Director of Cyber Security

JR United Kingdom; Chester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing consulting-led technology business is seeking a Cybersecurity Director to scale its Cyber Resilience practice. This pivotal role involves driving substantial projects, collaborating within an agile structure, and engaging senior stakeholders, ideal for a leader ready to define their own market.

Benefits

Medical care

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in cybersecurity consulting with leadership experience.
• Track record of engaging with C-suite stakeholders.
• Background in Tier 1 consultancies and large cybersecurity programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth by winning and delivering major projects.
• Shape go-to-market strategy and engage C-suite stakeholders.
• Build out your own market or vertical within the practice.

Skills

Leadership in cybersecurity consulting

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Cloud migration enablement

Regulatory frameworks (DORA)

Winning and delivering large programmes

Strategic advisory skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

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We’re partnering with a rapidly evolving, consulting-led technology business backed by decades of industry heritage and now entering a new chapter of bold, strategic growth.

With deep expertise across Financial Services, Insurance, and Utilities, this business is investing heavily in its Cyber Resilience practice—focusing on Identity & Access Management, Cloud Enablement, DORA readiness, and network security at the edge.

The Role

As Cybersecurity Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in scaling a high-performing practice with ambitions to double in size this year. You’ll drive growth by winning and delivering major projects, shaping go-to-market strategy, and engaging C-suite stakeholders across industry sectors. You’ll lead with influence, collaborate across a flat, agile business structure, and be trusted to build out your own market or vertical.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven leadership in cybersecurity consulting, ideally having progressed through hands-on delivery into board-level engagement.
• Expertise in IAM, cloud migration enablement, and regulatory frameworks (especially DORA).
• Track record of winning and delivering large, complex programmes.
• Gravitas with clients – you can operate confidently at C-suite level and are trusted as a strategic advisor.
• Background in major/Tier 1 consultancies leading on cybersecurity programs.
• Entrepreneurial mindset – ready to build, lead, and define your own market and team.

Additional Benefits

Medical care

To hear more about the Cybersecurity Director opportunity, get in touch with Anna-Jane Murphy at Anson McCade on 020 7780 6706.