Associate Director, IT Strategy Consulting, Cybersecurity

Gartner; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in London is seeking a Director for UKI to lead its cybersecurity resilience consulting practice. You will develop C-level client relationships, deliver strategic engagement reports, and mentor consultant teams. Essential qualifications include proven security consulting experience and communication skills. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

World-class benefits

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Proven security consulting experience – essential.
• Proven track record of helping to achieve sales targets - essential.
• Technical security exposure recognized in the industry - essential.
• Delivery of large transformation programs interfacing with technology streams - essential.
• U.K. clearance – essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee teams and advise clients at a strategic level.
• Develop and maintain C-level client relationships.
• Deliver board-level engagement reports.
• Manage, mentor, and grow Gartner consultants.

Skills

Security consulting experience

Sales target achievement

Communication skills

Technical security exposure

People skills

Education

Relevant security qualifications (e.g., CISM, CISSP)

Job description

Overview

Gartner’s Consulting business helps clients translate insights into transformational actions and achieve mission-critical priorities. We are growing rapidly, expanding our high-performance EMEA Cybersecurity Resilience Consulting practice, and seeking a Director for UKI to lead and develop client engagements in this area.

We work with CIOs, CISOs, and senior executives to collaborate and optimize cybersecurity resilience defensibility in an evolving digital environment, leveraging Gartner’s data-driven insights to help executives prioritize and invest where it matters most.

What you’ll do

Our Consulting Associate Directors are responsible for subject-matter expertise, high-level delivery and oversight, client relationship management, and sales support. You will oversee teams and advise clients at the highest strategic level on both big-picture and tactical matters, focusing on how technology enables a wide range of business outcomes.

• Developing, building, and maintaining C-level client relationships.
• Delivering board-level engagement reports and presenting key findings to board-level executives and stakeholders.
• Managing, mentoring, and growing Gartner consultants.
• Developing thought leadership in at least one core security domain (for example: Strategy, Operating model, SOC, Threat Modelling, or Security Architecture).
• Developing, building, and enhancing the Gartner brand with CISOs and leaders across UKI.

What you’ll need

• Proven security consulting experience – essential
• Proven track record of helping to achieve sales targets - essential
• Superior communication, presentation, and facilitation skills both written and oral – essential
• Technical security exposure and experience recognized in the industry - essential
• Relevant security qualifications (e.g., CISM, CISSP) – highly desirable
• Consulting experience from a cybersecurity firm – highly desirable
• Delivery of large transformation programs, interfacing with other technology streams (e.g., digital, cloud modernization, apps) – essential
• Excellent people skills and customer relationship track record – essential
• U.K. clearance – essential

Who you are

• Comfortable selling to, influencing and building trust-based, value-added relationships with senior executives
• Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
• A consistently high achiever with perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges
• Proven track record in achieving/exceeding revenue targets
• Ability to travel to client sites as necessary

Associates are expected to travel to client sites and meetings as required by business needs or engagement requirements. While we value hybrid work, in-person collaboration with clients and teams is an essential part of how we work and grow together.

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Who we are

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight to help enterprise leaders succeed with mission-critical priorities. Since 1979, we’ve grown to more than 21,000 associates globally, supporting ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We hire associates with intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to make a difference. The bar is high, and so is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

We offer opportunities to grow professionally and personally, with a vast potential ahead. Our teams are inclusive and diverse, and we invest in leaders who bring out the best in you and the company. Gartner is recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, competitive compensation, and rewards for top performers. In our hybrid environment, we provide flexibility and support to thrive, including in-person collaboration when productive.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

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