Executive Cybersecurity Director - Financial Services

Accenture PLC; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 141,000 - 338,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Cybersecurity Director to lead and manage complex information security engagements within our Financial Services team. You will provide subject matter expertise, drive project delivery, and interface with client security stakeholders and senior leaders to shape outcomes.

You will oversee large-scale transformations, collaborate with ecosystem partners, and mentor teams across Analyst to Manager levels, travel 25%–100% as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, including deep expertise in cybersecurity in financial services (regulatory requirements and industry frameworks)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client stakeholders at key accounts to align security initiatives with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Advise C-suite and other business leaders on integrating cybersecurity risk management into operational resilience, capital programs, mergers and acquisitions, and transformation initiatives.
• Oversee large-scale cybersecurity transformation programs focused on secure security all environments, threat detection modernization, cyber resilience, and identity and access management for work force and customer environments.
• Collaborate with ecosystem partners and technology vendors to design scalable cybersecurity architectures that enable secure modernization, automation, cloud adoption, without compromising utility reliability or safety.
• Represent Accenture Cybersecurity in client engagements, proposals, and leadership forums.
• Partnering with additional Accenture Industry teams to define and develop new/differentiated go-to-market solutions for our clients.
• Establishing trusted relationships with our clients.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Regulatory compliance

Client interaction

Cloud security

Financial services security

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Cybersecurity Director to lead and manage complex information security engagements within our Financial Services team. You will provide subject matter expertise, drive project delivery, and interface with client security stakeholders and senior leaders to shape outcomes.

You will oversee large-scale transformations, collaborate with ecosystem partners, and mentor teams across Analyst to Manager levels, travel 25%–100% as needed.