Strategic Advisory Director

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NCC Group is seeking a senior leader to originate, shape and close large cyber opportunities, working with CISOs, CIOs and board-level stakeholders in complex enterprise environments.

You will lead cross-functional pursuit teams, translate client priorities into strategic NCC Group solutions, and drive regulatory readiness, risk management and continuous assurance across cloud, identity and security domains.

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level experience across cybersecurity, cyber advisory, consulting, cyber services, technology, risk, compliance, security leadership or complex enterprise sales.

Responsibilities

• Originate, shape and execute large, strategic cyber opportunities supporting growth ambitions.
• Improve win rate and increase pull-through across multiple capabilities.
• Build trusted senior relationships with CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CROs, audit, risk, compliance, legal, privacy and board-level stakeholders.
• Identify long-term, high-value opportunities by connecting client priorities, regulatory pressures and cyber risk to NCC Group propositions and capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional pursuit teams across NCC Group and its partner ecosystem.
• Shape commercially robust and client-relevant solutions.
• Apply opportunity qualification and governance to prioritise strategically aligned deals.
• Advise clients on technical assurance, cyber governance, regulatory readiness, digital identity, cloud security, application and product security, third-party risk, operational resilience, AI governance, incident readiness, continuous assurance and proactive security.
• Partner with sales, delivery, marketing, solution engineering, legal, finance, propositions, partnerships and senior leadership

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Strategic opportunity origination

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial acumen

Cyber risk management

Sales leadership

Relationship building

Influencing skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

• Originate, shape and execute large, strategic cyber opportunities supporting NCC Group’s growth ambitions
• Improve win rate and increase pull-through across multiple capabilities
• Build trusted senior relationships with CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CROs, audit, risk, compliance, legal, privacy and board-level stakeholders
• Identify long-term, high-value opportunities by connecting client priorities, regulatory pressures and cyber risk to NCC Group propositions and capabilities
• Lead cross-functional pursuit teams across NCC Group and its partner ecosystem
• Shape commercially robust and client-relevant solutions
• Apply opportunity qualification and governance to prioritise strategically aligned deals
• Advise clients on technical assurance, cyber governance, regulatory readiness, digital identity, cloud security, application and product security, third-party risk, operational resilience, AI governance, incident readiness, continuous assurance and proactive security
• Partner with sales, delivery, marketing, solution engineering, legal, finance, propositions, partnerships and senior leadership

Requirements

• Significant senior-level experience across cybersecurity, cyber advisory, consulting, cyber services, technology, risk, compliance, security leadership or complex enterprise sales
• Strong track record of originating, shaping or closing strategic opportunities, ideally including large or transformational deals with multiple stakeholders and decision-makers
• Strong understanding of cyber risk, regulatory expectations, audit cycles, remediation programmes, operational resilience, third-party risk, fraud exposure, data protection, AI risk and board-level reporting
• Ability to engage credibly with senior business, technology, risk and security stakeholders and translate complex technical capability into clear commercial, regulatory and operational outcomes
• Strong senior customer network and ability to convert trusted relationships into qualified pipeline, executive introductions, revenue growth and new-logo opportunities
• Knowledge of cybersecurity services and propositions, including technical assurance, governance and compliance, identity, cloud security, incident readiness, red teaming, continuous testing, managed detection and response, AI security and third-party risk
• Strong commercial acumen, entrepreneurial mindset, and collaborative, pragmatic and proactive style
• Ability to influence across Sales, Delivery, Marketing, Product, Solution Architecture, Partners and senior leadership

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in cybersecurity, cyber advisory, and risk management, with a strong ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate complex technical capabilities into strategic business outcomes. Proven track record in originating and closing large, transformational deals while building trusted relationships across various sectors.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cybersecurity Expertise
• Strategic Opportunity Origination
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Commercial Acumen
• Cyber Risk Management

Hard Skills

• Cyber Advisory
• Technical Assurance
• Governance and Compliance
• Cloud Security
• Incident Readiness
• Third-Party Risk
• Operational Resilience
• Data Protection
• AI Risk
• Red Teaming

Soft Skills

• Collaborative Style
• Proactive Approach
• Influencing Skills
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Relationship Building

Industry Keywords

• Cyber Risk
• Regulatory Expectations
• Audit Cycles
• Remediation Programmes
• Fraud Exposure
• Board-Level Reporting
• Managed Detection and Response
• Continuous Testing
• Sales Leadership
• Complex Enterprise Sales