Strategic Cyber Advisory Director

NCC Group; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible Working

Generous Holiday Allowance

Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme

Pension, Life Assurance & Share Save

Community & Volunteering Programmes

Green Car Scheme

Cycle Scheme

Special Time Off

Family Planning

Descripción de la vacante

NCC Group is seeking an experienced Strategic Advisory Director in Madrid to originate, shape and win high-value cyber opportunities. You will work with senior client stakeholders to translate NCC Group’s cyber depth into compelling propositions that drive strategic growth and executive engagement.

In this senior, client-facing role you will lead cross-functional pursuit teams, prioritise deals with strongest strategic fit, and advise clients across governance, regulatory readiness and proactive

Formación

• Significant senior-level experience across cybersecurity, cyber advisory, consulting, cyber services, technology, risk, compliance, security leadership or complex enterprise sales.
• Proven track record of originating, shaping or closing strategic opportunities, ideally including large or transformational deals with multiple stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Strong understanding of cyber risk, regulatory expectations, audit cycles, remediation programmes, operational resilience, third-party risk, data protection, AI risk and board-level reporting.

Responsabilidades

• Originate, shape and execute large, strategic cyber opportunities that support NCC Group’s growth ambitions, improve win rate and increase pull-through across multiple capabilities.
• Build trusted senior relationships with client stakeholders, including CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CROs, audit, risk, compliance, legal, privacy and board-level audiences.
• Take a consulting-led approach to identify long-term, high-value opportunities by connecting client business priorities, regulatory pressures and cyber risk to NCC Group’s propositions and capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional pursuit teams, bringing together expertise from across NCC Group and its partner ecosystem to shape commercially robust and client-relevant solutions.
• Apply disciplined opportunity qualification and governance, prioritising investment in deals with the strongest strategic fit and propensity to win.
• Advise clients across priority areas including technical assurance, cyber governance, regulatory readiness, digital identity, cloud security, application and product security, third-party risk, operational resilience, AI governance, incident readiness, continuous assurance and proactive security.

Conocimientos

Strategic sales

Cybersecurity

Stakeholder management

Consulting leadership

Relationship building

Executive communication

Descripción del empleo

Description

As Strategic Advisory Director, you will play a senior, client-facing role in originating, shaping and winning high-value cyber opportunities for NCC Group. Working with senior client stakeholders and prospects, you will translate NCC Group’s technical depth, global cyber expertise and market insight into compelling propositions that support strategic growth, strengthen executive engagement and position NCC Group as a long-term cyber resilience partner.

Department: Sales

Location: ESP Madrid

Key Responsibilities

• Originate, shape and execute large, strategic cyber opportunities that support NCC Group’s growth ambitions, improve win rate and increase pull-through across multiple capabilities.
• Build trusted senior relationships with client stakeholders, including CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CROs, audit, risk, compliance, legal, privacy and board-level audiences.
• Take a consulting-led approach to identify long-term, high-value opportunities by connecting client business priorities, regulatory pressures and cyber risk to NCC Group’s propositions and capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional pursuit teams, bringing together expertise from across NCC Group and its partner ecosystem to shape commercially robust and client-relevant solutions.
• Apply disciplined opportunity qualification and governance, prioritising investment in deals with the strongest strategic fit and propensity to win.
• Advise clients across priority areas including technical assurance, cyber governance, regulatory readiness, digital identity, cloud security, application and product security, third-party risk, operational resilience, AI governance, incident readiness, continuous assurance and proactive security.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Significant senior-level experience across cybersecurity, cyber advisory, consulting, cyber services, technology, risk, compliance, security leadership or complex enterprise sales.
• A strong track record of originating, shaping or closing strategic opportunities, ideally including large or transformational deals with multiple stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Strong understanding of cyber risk, regulatory expectations, audit cycles, remediation programmes, operational resilience, third-party risk, fraud exposure, data protection, AI risk and board-level reporting.
• Ability to engage credibly with senior business, technology, risk and security stakeholders, translating complex technical capability into clear commercial, regulatory and operational outcomes.
• A strong senior customer network and the ability to convert trusted relationships into qualified pipeline, executive introductions, revenue growth and new-logo opportunities.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity services and propositions, including technical assurance, governance and compliance, identity, cloud security, incident readiness, red teaming, continuous testing, managed detection and response, AI security and third-party risk.
• Strong commercial acumen, an entrepreneurial mindset, a collaborative, pragmatic and proactive style, with the ability to influence across Sales, Delivery, Marketing, Product, Solution Architecture, Partners and senior leadership.

Job Benefits

• Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
• Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
• Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
• Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
• Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
• Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
• Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
• Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.

We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, you can utilise the Manage Your Data tool provided by Pinpoint or contact us directly at: [e-mail]. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Notice.

We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.

Please note that this role involves mandatory pre‑employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process.