Cyber Strategy Advisory Lead

RSM; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 107,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

RSM is seeking a Cyber Strategy Advisory Manager to lead large-scale cybersecurity assessments, remediation programs, and technology-enabled implementations for complex clients.

This role blends cybersecurity expertise with disciplined program leadership, managing scope, budget, risks, and executive reporting while building trusted client relationships. Travel up to 30%; experience with financial services or private equity is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale, multi-workstream assessments, transformations, or implementations for large and complex organizations.
• Proven ability to manage integrated program plans, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, deliverables, and executive reporting across concurrent workstreams.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams that may include cybersecurity, technology, risk, compliance, internal audit, legal, privacy, business operations, and third-party vendors.
• Strong cybersecurity advisory experience in areas such as cyber risk and maturity, governance and compliance, security program design, resilience, third-party risk, cloud security, digital identity, data protection, security operations, or GRC technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, multi-workstream cybersecurity assessments, remediation programs, and implementations for complex clients from mobilization through closeout and operational transition.
• Translate assessment findings into executable remediation plans and sustained programs for private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, or multi-entity clients.
• Develop and manage integrated program plans spanning governance, risk, compliance, cloud, identity, data protection, and security operations.
• Establish governance, roles, dependencies, decision rights, and escalation paths across distributed delivery teams.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

AuditBoard

OneTrust

Microsoft

Job description

RSM is seeking a Cyber Strategy Advisory Manager to lead large-scale cybersecurity assessments, remediation programs, and technology-enabled implementations for complex clients.

This role blends cybersecurity expertise with disciplined program leadership, managing scope, budget, risks, and executive reporting while building trusted client relationships. Travel up to 30%; experience with financial services or private equity is strongly preferred.