Senior Cyber Defense & Fraud Strategy Lead

EY; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 171,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY is seeking a Cybersecurity Senior Manager (SM2) to lead strategic cyber solution development and support priority account growth. You will advise executive leaders, drive differentiated cyber defenses, and shape EY’s cyber offerings across client engagements.

You will collaborate with partners, architects, and global practices to develop innovative solutions, pursue opportunities, and position EY as the preferred cyber transformation advisor.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of cybersecurity consulting, advisory, or industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale cyber transformation programs.
• Proven success supporting sales pursuits and account growth.
• Experience developing cybersecurity business cases, roadmaps, and operating models.
• Strong understanding of managed security services and security operations.
• Experience working directly with CISOs and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of integrated cybersecurity solutions aligned to client business objectives and risk priorities.
• Collaborate with sector cyber teams to bring leading practices and emerging capabilities into client solutions.
• Develop operating models, service catalogs, staffing plans, implementation roadmaps, and target-state architectures.
• Incorporate AI, automation, analytics, and GenAI-enabled capabilities into cybersecurity solutions.
• Serve as the cyber domain lead for strategic accounts across the insurance sector.
• Support account teams in identifying, qualifying, and shaping cybersecurity opportunities.
• Develop account growth strategies and opportunity roadmaps.
• Build trusted relationships with C-suite executives, including CIO and CISO.
• Drive executive-level discussions around cybersecurity transformation and business risk.
• Maintain account intelligence on client priorities, operating models, technology landscape, and cyber maturity.
• Lead cybersecurity proposal development for strategic opportunities for Cyber Defense & Fraud.
• Develop pursuit materials including executive presentations, Statements of Work (SOWs), business cases, cost estimates, transformation roadmaps and managed service solutions
• Present solutions during client workshops, orals, and executive sessions.
• Support contract negotiations and commercial discussions.
• Manage pipeline forecasting and reporting for cyber opportunities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on cybersecurity strategy and transformation initiatives.
• Conduct assessments of cyber operating models, capabilities, and organizational structures.
• Advise clients on cyber investment prioritization, service optimization, managed service adoption, workforce transformation and risk reduction strategies
• Align cybersecurity programs with regulatory and industry requirements.
• Contribute to development of new EY cyber offerings and go-to-market solutions for Cyber Defense & Fraud.
• Support thought leadership, client roundtables, and industry events.
• Mentor managers, consultants, and solution architects.
• Share reusable assets, methodologies, and market insights for Cyber Defense & Fraud across the cyber practice.

Skills

Cybersecurity strategy

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Business development

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Job description

EY is seeking a Cybersecurity Senior Manager (SM2) to lead strategic cyber solution development and support priority account growth. You will advise executive leaders, drive differentiated cyber defenses, and shape EY’s cyber offerings across client engagements.

You will collaborate with partners, architects, and global practices to develop innovative solutions, pursue opportunities, and position EY as the preferred cyber transformation advisor.