Strategic Advisory Director

Overview

As Strategic Advisory Director, you will lead senior client engagements to originate, shape and win high-value cyber opportunities for NCC Group. You will translate deep cyber expertise and market insight into compelling propositions for strategic growth, sitting at the crossroads of sales, delivery, and leadership. You will manage cross-functional pursuit teams and build executive relationships to position NCC Group as a long-term cyber resilience partner. Your work shapes transformational deals while addressing regulatory, identity, and third-party risk through a consulting-led approach.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible Working
• Generous Holiday Allowance
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Share Save Scheme
• Volunteer Programmes

Responsibilities

• Originate, shape and execute large strategic cyber opportunities to support growth and win rate
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders (CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, board-level audiences)
• Apply consulting-led methods to connect client priorities and regulatory pressures with NCC Group capabilities
• Lead cross-functional pursuit teams and shape client-relevant, commercially robust solutions
• Prioritise opportunities using governance and strategic fit to optimise investment
• Advise clients on priority areas including governance, regulatory readiness, cloud security, third-party risk, AI governance and incident readiness

Key requirements

• Significant senior-level experience in cybersecurity, advisory, consulting, or enterprise sales
• Track record of originating, shaping or closing strategic opportunities, including large or transformational deals
• Strong understanding of cyber risk, regulatory expectations, and board-level reporting
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate technical capability into commercial outcomes
• Extensive senior customer network with ability to convert relationships into pipeline and revenue
• Knowledge of cybersecurity services and propositions (identity, cloud security, governance, incident readiness, third-party risk, AI security)

• commercial acumen
• influencing and collaboration
• proactive problem-solving
• cyber risk management
• regulatory readiness
• identity and access management

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