Director of Cyber Security

JR United Kingdom; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting technology firm seeks a Cybersecurity Director to drive growth in their Cyber Resilience practice. The role involves engaging C-suite stakeholders, delivering major projects, and building a high-performing practice. Ideal candidates have proven cybersecurity consulting leadership and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Benefits

Medical care

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in cybersecurity consulting.
• Ideally progressed from hands-on delivery to board-level engagement.
• Confidence operating at C-suite level.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership in cybersecurity consulting

IAM expertise

Cloud migration enablement

Regulatory frameworks (DORA)

C-suite stakeholder engagement

Complex programme delivery

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

Cybersecurity Director (Consulting)

Location: London (Hybrid)

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.

The company has deep expertise across Financial Services, Insurance, and Utilities, and 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. Your responsibilities include driving 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 within 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 from hands-on delivery to board-level engagement.
• Expertise in IAM, cloud migration enablement, and regulatory frameworks (especially DORA).
• A track record of winning and delivering large, complex programmes.
• Confidence operating at C-suite level and trusted as a strategic advisor.
• Experience in major/Tier 1 consultancies leading cybersecurity programs.
• An entrepreneurial mindset—ready to build, lead, and define your own market and team.

Additional benefits include medical care.

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