Cyber Crisis Readiness Lead

Accenture; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 94,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Security – CIFR Crisis Readiness is seeking a crisis management leader to drive client engagements across crisis readiness, response, and recovery. You will assemble cross-functional teams, advise senior stakeholders, and guide simulations and post‑incident improvements.

You will mentor a team of crisis readiness consultants, tailor governance frameworks to client environments, and contribute to business development through thought leadership and proposals. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in crisis management, business continuity, incident management, or a closely related advisory discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of client-facing consulting experience in crisis management, cybersecurity, or a closely related advisory discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience advising or engaging directly with senior executives in high-stakes or crisis scenarios.
• Minimum 4 years of experience managing and developing teams in a consulting or advisory environment.
• Minimum 3 years demonstrated experience leading or facilitating client workshops, crisis simulations, tabletop exercises, or readiness assessments.
• Minimum 3 years demonstrated project or program management experience planning, coordinating, and delivering complex engagements on time and within scope.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead client cyber crisis and incident engagements across the full lifecycle — crisis readiness, response, and recovery — serving as the authoritative point of contact and advisor for client stakeholders before, during, and after a cyber incident.
• Assess client needs and assemble the right mix of technical and functional resources to build a team capable of delivering the right solution for the engagement.
• Lead and direct team workstreams under high‑pressure, ambiguous circumstances to drive client outcomes during active crisis engagements.
• Design, develop, and facilitate crisis simulations, tabletop exercises, and readiness assessments architected to reflect realistic, client‑specific cyber scenarios — engaging senior stakeholders to test and strengthen organizational crisis and incident response capabilities.
• Develop, refine, and dynamically adapt crisis readiness frameworks, playbooks, and governance structures to meet the specific demands of a client’s environment — translating standard methodologies into tailored solutions that reflect the client’s organizational context, regulatory requirements, and the realities of an active cyber crisis.
• Lead post‑incident reviews and lessons‑learned workshops, translating findings into actionable improvement roadmaps and owning the delivery of those findings back to senior client stakeholders.
• Contribute to practice and business development by authoring thought leadership, developing and refining methodologies, supporting proposals, and identifying expansion opportunities within existing client relationships.
• Manage and develop a team of crisis readiness consultants, providing day‑to‑day oversight, mentorship, and delivery guidance.]
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Skills

Crisis management

Incident response

Client-facing consulting

Leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture Security – CIFR Crisis Readiness is seeking a crisis management leader to drive client engagements across crisis readiness, response, and recovery. You will assemble cross-functional teams, advise senior stakeholders, and guide simulations and post‑incident improvements.

You will mentor a team of crisis readiness consultants, tailor governance frameworks to client environments, and contribute to business development through thought leadership and proposals. Travel may be required.