Managing Consultant – Cyber Security

RSM UK; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

27 days holiday

Financial wellbeing benefits

Access to courses and training

Job summary

RSM UK in Leeds is seeking an experienced cyber security consultant to help clients strengthen resilience across mid-market engagements. You will manage cyber assurance and advisory work end-to-end, delivering value to diverse boards and management teams.

This role offers hybrid working, a clear career path, and access to 300+ training courses as part of our commitment to development. You will work with a team of specialists to design robust security controls and risk management practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in technology risk, information security or cyber security.
• Experience delivering cyber security assurance and advisory services.
• End-to-end engagement management in a professional services context.
• Proficient report writing.
• Familiar with cyber security toolsets including offensive security.
• Understanding of technology trends and threats.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of engagement delivery.
• Plan, manage, deliver and report engagements to high quality.
• Manage a client portfolio with Directors and Partners to ensure value and quality.
• Involved in client onboarding and risk management processes.
• Develop other team members.

Skills

Tech risk experience

Cyber security

Engagement management

Report writing

Cyber toolsets

Threat intelligence

Tools

Offensive security

Job description

As one of the world’s largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

At RSM, our consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver our six core solutions: business transformation, forensic, deal services, restructuring, finance function support, and risk and governance.
Our solutions are designed to address the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities our clients face as they strive to achieve their aspirations and organisational goals. Whether it’s supporting global expansion, developing acquisition strategies, facilitating private equity investments, or collaborating with boards to manage risk and governance, our consulting experts work as one cohesive team. We prioritise simplicity, providing data-driven insights, value-added assurance, and high-quality execution to empower our clients in building sustainable, future-fit businesses.

It’s an exciting time to join our consulting team, as we embark on ambitious growth plans that promise to create diverse career opportunities. We are committed to enhancing our six solutions, expanding and developing our team of expert consultants, embracing a digital-first approach, strengthening our global presence, and building strong client relationships.

No career pathway in your current role? You won’t stand still in our Cyber Security team which is a part of our wider Technology & Cyber Risk Assurance team. You’ll work with our team of specialists and be a valued member of a diverse and inclusive team.

The purpose of this role is to manage cyber engagements end-to-end across a diverse portfolio of clients across the breadth of the mid-market, ensuring both excellent client service and identification of further work opportunities. The role will involve managing the delivery of compliance whilst working on a variety of assurance and advisory assignments.

You’ll make an impact by:

• A key part of the team providing oversight of engagement delivery.
• Responsible for planning, managing, delivering, and reporting against engagements to a high-quality.
• Responsible for managing a client portfolio in conjunction with Directors and Partners to ensure our work adds value and is of the highest quality.
• Involved in client onboarding, performing risk management processes, and developing commercial arrangements.
• Supporting the development of other members of the team.

What we are looking for:

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning new things, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies in everyday life and are passionate about making improvements, this role is perfect for you!

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Relevant experience within a technology risk, information security or cyber security role.
• Significant experience delivering cyber security assurance and advisory services.
• Proven experience in managing engagements end-to-end in a professional service context.
• Proficient in report writing.
• Proficient in using common cyber security toolsets including offensive security and other industry standard tools.
• Understand technology trends, cyber threats, and industry issues.

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and flexible working
• 27 days holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, health, and wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse talent development team.

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client’s needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That’s why we’re working together to ensure our firm’s principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.
At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.