Cyber Intelligence Manager, North America

Accenture PLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 123,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Cyber Intelligence Manager, North America, based in the United States. You will own strategy, financial performance, and delivery of cyber intelligence services across the Americas, guiding a high-performing team and expanding business with new and existing clients.

You will partner with global teams to deliver end-to-end solutions and embed AI in intelligence workflows. The role requires leadership of client engagements at the CISO/board level, growth of pipeline, and

Qualifications

• 15+ years’ relevant experience in cyber intelligence, cybersecurity operations, cyber incident response, threat hunting, or related field.
• 10+ years engaging executive stakeholders on enterprise cyber intelligence with sales and revenue accountability.
• 8+ years leading teams or managing a practice at scale.
• 8+ years developing new business in professional services with GTM and deal closure.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a North America cyber intelligence delivery team of up to five professionals.
• Serve as SMA on client engagements to shape intelligence delivery.
• Translate threat intelligence into actionable business decisions for CISO-level stakeholders.
• Drive North America pipeline, opportunity origination, and deal closure with the Americas MU Lead.
• Ensure delivery excellence, client satisfaction and repeatable outcomes.
• Evolve go-to-market strategy and embed AI in intelligence workflows.

Skills

Cyber intelligence

Executive leadership

Business development

Client relationship

AI automation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

We Are

Accenture is a global collective of innovators whose aim is to improve the way the world works and lives. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent, we drive success in new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. And we are looking to hire an experienced Cyber Intelligence business executive to an already outstanding team.

Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond to, and recover, at all points of the security lifecycle. We hire the very best security talent and arm them with the coolest tools and latest tech so they can help our clients build resilience as we create integrated, customized turnkey solutions. We blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and managed service solutions to rethink the entire security lifecycle.

You Are

You are passionate about security, love what you do and have a genuine desire to outsmart the bad guys. You have the experience to analyze a clients’ security posture, anticipate security requirements and help find right-sized solutions based on industry leading practices. You have a proven track record working successfully in a fast-paced, agile environment.

The ideal candidate has previously led one or more of the following:

• Managing a large-scale threat intelligence or cyber consulting practice with sales and revenue accountability across multiple geographic regions
• Building and scaling intelligence and/or other cyber resilience and defense delivery teams
• Developing and taking to market intelligence consulting, products, and managed services
• Executive-level client relationship management and complex deal origination
• Integrating AI and automation into cyber intelligence, resilience, and defense operations

The Work

The Work is an exciting opportunity to lead and grow Accenture’s Cyber Intelligence services and products business across the Americas. As Cyber Intelligence Manager, North America, you will own the strategy, financial performance, and delivery of one of the fastest-evolving businesses within our Cyber Resilience and Defense practice. You will be accountable for expanding the business through new and existing clients, leading a high-performing team, ensuring every engagement delivers measurable value to our clients and profitability for Accenture. You will set the vision and execute the plan for how intelligence is delivered to the largest enterprises in the region. This includes how generative and agentic AI reshapes both our delivery and our clients’ intelligence approach, integrated with other core cyber resilience and defense capabilities.

You will partner closely with our global Cyber Intelligence team and our other Cyber Resilience and Defense practices in the US to deliver differentiated end-to-end solutions that win in the US market. This is a role for a leader who is equally comfortable articulating cyber intelligence in business risk terms to a CISO or Board, directing a pursuit team to close a complex deal, and working side by side with analysts raising the quality and efficiency of intelligence production.

This role will report to the head of Americas Cyber Intelligence Market Unit Lead.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage a North America cyber intelligence delivery team of up to five consultants, analysts, and engineers, ensuring high performance, development, and retention
• Serve as Subject Matter Advisor (SMA) on client engagements, bringing deep cyber intelligence expertise to shape and elevate the quality of intelligence delivery across the region
• Act as a trusted advisor to CISO-level and senior client stakeholders, translating complex threat and geopolitical intelligence into actionable business decisions
• Drive business development in North America, including pipeline generation, opportunity origination, pursuit leadership, proposals, and deal closure in partnership with the Americas MU Lead
• Ensure delivery excellence across all North America engagements, maintaining consistent quality, client satisfaction, and scalable, repeatable outcomes
• Contribute to the evolution of Accenture’s cyber intelligence go-to-market strategy and service offerings in North America, in alignment with global Cyber Intelligence direction
• Embed AI and automation into intelligence delivery workflows to improve speed, quality, and coverage for clients
• Partner with the global Cyber Intelligence team and adjacent Accenture practices (Cyber Resilience & Defense, Managed Security Services, Data & AI) to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s what you need

• Minimum 15 years’ relevant experience in cyber intelligence, cybersecurity operations, cyber incident response, threat hunting, or a closely related field
• Minimum 10 years' experience engaging and advising executive stakeholders on enterprise level cyber intelligence, resilience, and defense with market wide sales and revenue growth accountability
• Minimum 8 years' experience leading teams and/or managing a practice, portfolio, or business unit at scale.
• Minimum 8 years' experience developing new business within a professional services or consulting business, including GTM, executive account management, and deal closure
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience

Bonus points if you have

• Extensive experience leading a professional services and products business for the world’s most prominent organizations across industries
• Demonstrated ability to grow a combined services and product business, including both consulting and managed services, at scale (double-digit year-over-year growth) while maintaining strong contract profitability
• Demonstrated experience producing and presenting original thought leadership on cybersecurity, emerging technology, and enterprise risk topics
• An individual brand and executive relationships as a recognized leader in the cybersecurity industry
• Experience partnering with global teams in a distributed delivery model
• Experience designing market-leading cyber resilience and defense offerings and winning market share in Canada, Mexico, and Brazil

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/30/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

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Role LocationAnnual Salary Range

California$132,500 to $338,300

Colorado$132,500 to $292,200

Connecticut$132,500 to $292,200

District of Columbia$141,100 to $311,200

Illinois$122,700 to $292,200

Maine$112,900 to $249,000

Maryland$132,500 to $292,200

Massachusetts$132,500 to $311,200

Minnesota$132,500 to $292,200

New York$122,700 to $338,300

New Jersey$141,100 to $338,300

Ohio$122,700 to $270,600

Virginia$122,700 to $311,200

Washington$141,100 to $311,200

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