Security Consulting Manager - Financial Services

Accenture UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Volunteer leave

Industry-leading learning & career dev

Flexible hybrid working

Global client exposure

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Security Consulting Manager to lead end-to-end cybersecurity engagements for major financial services clients in London. You will oversee delivery, build trusted client relationships, and originate new opportunities while aligning with Accenture's cybersecurity strategy.

You will bring extensive FS cybersecurity experience, regulatory insight, and the ability to guide multi-disciplinary teams through complex transformations in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive cybersecurity experience in financial services.
• Experience leading complex engagements and teams.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements in FS.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity engagements for financial services clients.
• Advise clients on strategy, risk, and resilience; manage stakeholders.
• Develop opportunities within existing and new accounts; support sales pursuits.

Skills

Leadership

Client management

Cybersecurity

Regulatory knowledge

Business development

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Postgraduate qualifications advantageous

Job description

Security Consulting Manager
Location: London, UK (With Client Travel)
Career Level: Manager
Salary: Competitive Salary & Package (Dependent on Experience)

As a Manager in the Accenture Cybersecurity Financial Services team, you will be responsible for leading cybersecurity engagements for some of the world's largest insurers, banks, and capital markets organisations. You will combine technical, commercial, regulatory, and industry expertise to help clients address complex cyber risk, resilience, and transformation challenges, while supporting the growth of Accenture's Cybersecurity business.

We are particularly looking for candidates with extensive experience working within or consulting to the insurance industry. The ideal candidate will understand the business, regulatory landscape, and culture of the sector. They will apply cybersecurity expertise in the context of insurance operations and ways of working within the industry. Additionally, they will bring with them a network of cybersecurity contacts working in insurance, to support with regular industry and client insights.

In this role, you will oversee project delivery, build trusted client relationships, and develop new opportunities across existing and prospective accounts. You will act as the bridge between the client, account leadership, and Accenture's network of cybersecurity specialists. You will also be a key part of building the insurance capability for Accenture Cybersecurity through industry thought leadership for our clients, and through origination of new opportunities.

Client Delivery & Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity engagements within financial services organisations, managing scope, timelines, budgets, quality, and stakeholder expectations.
• Act as a trusted cybersecurity advisor to client stakeholders, building relationships across business, technology, risk, and security functions.
• Conduct cybersecurity strategy assessments, operating model reviews, control evaluations, and transformation planning activities.
• Support clients in addressing regulatory requirements and industry expectations relating to cyber resilience, operational resilience, third-party risk, data protection, and emerging technologies.
• Identify and articulate risks at business, technology, and programme levels, developing practical and commercially viable remediation strategies.

Technical Expertise

• Assess and enhance cybersecurity capabilities across a broad set of domains including IAM, cloud security, cyber resilience, security operations, AI security, application security, and third-party risk management.
• Design target-state security capabilities, operating models, governance frameworks, and transformation roadmaps.
• Develop security control frameworks aligned to recognised industry standards and regulatory expectations, including NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, NIS2, DORA, PRA, FCA, and other applicable requirements.
• Produce high-quality client deliverables including maturity assessments, roadmaps, operating models, business cases, risk assessments, and executive presentations.
• Maintain awareness of emerging threats, regulatory developments, and innovations impacting the financial services sector.

Commercial & Business Development

• Identify and develop opportunities within existing client accounts and build relationships with prospective clients.
• Support sales pursuits, proposal development, RFP responses, and commercial discussions.
• Contribute to account planning, pipeline development, and revenue growth objectives.
• Collaborate with industry, alliance, and technology teams to develop differentiated security offerings for the Insurance & Financial Services market.

People Leadership & Growth

• Lead, coach, and develop teams of cybersecurity consultants across Analyst, Consultant, Associate Manager, and Manager grades.
• Provide mentoring, technical guidance, and constructive performance feedback to support career development.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture.
• Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, asset development, recruitment, training, and community initiatives.

Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cybersecurity for financial services, security transformation, risk management, technology advisory, or related fields.
• Experience delivering complex cybersecurity engagements for financial services organisations, including banks, insurers, asset managers, or market infrastructure providers.
• Strong understanding of financial services regulatory requirements and industry frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage senior client stakeholders.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, cloud security certifications) are desirable.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience; postgraduate qualifications are advantageous.

What’s in it for you:

At Accenture, you'll work alongside some of the industry's leading cyber security professionals, helping clients solve complex business and technology challenges.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

• 30 days annual leave, plus public holidays
• Private medical insurance
• An additional three days of paid volunteering leave each year
• Access to industry-leading learning, certifications, and career development programmes
• Opportunities to work with leading financial institutions and global organisations
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements