Cyber & AI Strategy Consultant

Plexal

Cheltenham

On-site

GBP 45,000 - 65,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Salary range £45k-£65k
Pension scheme (up to 10%)
Private healthcare, life assurance and
Critical illness cover
Annual bonus scheme
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Volunteering day

Job summary

Plexal is seeking an Innovation Consultant in Cheltenham to serve as a subject-matter expert across client projects, delivering evidence-based insights on cyber security and AI, and helping organisations navigate threat landscapes.

You will work within cross-functional teams to design research, interpret findings, and produce recommendations, while monitoring trends and shaping Plexal’s innovation strategy. Plexal offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

  • Higher Education degree or equivalent knowledge gained via work experience.
  • Solid grounding in cyber security and interest in AI’s role in shaping the threat landscape.
  • Ability to communicate cyber and emerging technology topics to non-specialist and specialist audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a subject matter expert on cyber security and AI, providing clients with clear, evidence based insights.
  • Support the design and delivery of end-to-end research and consulting projects for clients, including scoping research questions, applying qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, interpreting findings and turning analysis into clear recommendations.
  • Monitor emerging cyber and AI trends, threat vectors, market dynamics and regulatory developments to shape Plexal’s innovation strategy.
  • Create high-impact deliverables, presentations and reports that help clients make decisions on cybersecurity, emerging technology strategy and innovation opportunities.
  • Assess technology robustness, interrogate vendor claims, and evaluate risks, tradeoffs and opportunities.
  • Monitor cyber technology trends, threat landscapes, policy developments, market needs and wider drivers to inform client advice and Plexal’s innovation work.
  • Support clients to engage effectively with the cyber innovation ecosystem, including startups, academia and industry.

Skills

Research skills
Cyber security concepts
Threat landscapes
AI in cybersecurity
Written communication
Independent work

Education

Higher Education degree

Job description

Plexal is seeking an Innovation Consultant in Cheltenham to serve as a subject-matter expert across client projects, delivering evidence-based insights on cyber security and AI, and helping organisations navigate threat landscapes.

You will work within cross-functional teams to design research, interpret findings, and produce recommendations, while monitoring trends and shaping Plexal’s innovation strategy. Plexal offers a competitive salary and benefits.

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