Associate Director, Quantum Security & Crypto Strategy

EY; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 159,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

EY seeks an Associate Director to lead enterprise quantum-safety initiatives, PQC readiness, and cryptographic modernization across governance, data, and infrastructure. You will guide complex engagements, shape market offerings, and mentor diverse teams.

Translate research and vendor capabilities into repeatable services, collaborate with executives, and drive strategic programs with measurable business impact across global EY clients.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in cryptography, cybersecurity, computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Significant experience in cybersecurity, cryptography, quantum technologies, enterprise architecture, technical product leadership or advanced computing, including responsibility for complex programs and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated delivery in PQC readiness, cryptographic discovery, PKI or key-management modernization, protocol engineering, encryption services or quantum-safe transformation.
• Experience creating architecture blueprints, standards, policies, roadmaps, proposals, patents, research outputs, executive materials or commercial offerings.
• Experience in consulting, technology, research, government or product organizations and in regulated or critical-infrastructure sectors is desirable.
• Relevant security, cryptography, cloud, architecture or quantum certifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-workstream engagements from opportunity shaping and mobilization through delivery, executive readout and implementation planning.
• Own scope, quality, financial performance, staffing, risks, dependencies, governance and stakeholder expectations across global teams.
• Build trusted relationships with CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, Chief Risk Officers, enterprise architects and data-protection leaders.
• Shape go-to-market strategy and offerings for quantum-risk assessment, crypto discovery, crypto- agility, PQC migration, quantum-resistant networking and quantum cyber defense.
• Translate research, patents, prototypes and vendor capabilities into repeatable services, accelerators, reference architectures, demonstrations and business cases.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams of cryptographers, architects, engineers, researchers, product specialists and consultants.
• Produce executive-ready proposals, roadmaps, architecture blueprints, standards, whitepapers and thought leadership; represent EY in relevant industry forums.
• Maintain sufficient knowledge of quantum computing to identify credible use cases and connect quantum safety strategy with the broader quantum ecosystem.

Skills

Quantum cryptography

Enterprise cryptography

Crypto governance

Executive communication

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Python

Education

Master's degree or PhD in cryptography, cybersecurity, computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering or related field

Tools

Qiskit

PennyLane

Amazon Braket

CUDA-Q

Job description

EY seeks an Associate Director to lead enterprise quantum-safety initiatives, PQC readiness, and cryptographic modernization across governance, data, and infrastructure. You will guide complex engagements, shape market offerings, and mentor diverse teams.

Translate research and vendor capabilities into repeatable services, collaborate with executives, and drive strategic programs with measurable business impact across global EY clients.