Cyber Risk Advisory Lead – Client-Facing & Workshops

Canopius; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive base salary

Discretionary bonus

Health and dental insurance

Job summary

Canopius is seeking a confident cybersecurity professional to join the Cyber Insights & Analytics team in the Cyber Underwriting division. This client-facing advisory role blends cybersecurity expertise with risk management and stakeholder engagement.

You will lead engagements, design exercises, deliver security awareness, translate technical findings into business risk, and collaborate with underwriters and brokers to provide practical, commercially relevant insights.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience in cybersecurity consulting, cyber risk advisory, security governance or related field.
• Strong cybersecurity fundamentals including identity and access management, endpoint/network security, vulnerability management, incident response, backup and recovery, and business resilience.
• Experience leading client meetings, workshops, presentations or advisory engagements with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to translate technical findings for varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity advisory engagements for policyholders, working independently when possible.
• Design and facilitate cyber incident tabletop exercises to evaluate and improve client readiness.
• Deliver security awareness training, cyber risk briefings, and workshops.
• Assess client risks and controls and provide practical, proportionate recommendations.
• Translate findings into clear business risks and recommended mitigations.
• Develop trusted relationships with policyholders, brokers, underwriters and internal stakeholders.
• Communicate complex cybersecurity concepts to audiences with varying levels of knowledge.
• Support onboarding and ongoing engagement of policyholders with Canopius’ cyber services.
• Apply threat intelligence to advisory engagements and client communications.
• Contribute to threat intelligence reports, webinars, and thought leadership.

Skills

Cybersecurity consulting

Stakeholder engagement

Cyber risk advisory

Threat intelligence

Communication with senior stakeholders

Analytical judgement

Business awareness

Project management

Job description

Canopius is seeking a confident cybersecurity professional to join the Cyber Insights & Analytics team in the Cyber Underwriting division. This client-facing advisory role blends cybersecurity expertise with risk management and stakeholder engagement.

You will lead engagements, design exercises, deliver security awareness, translate technical findings into business risk, and collaborate with underwriters and brokers to provide practical, commercially relevant insights.