Senior OT Cybersecurity Leader – Strategy & Delivery

Accenture; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an OT Cybersecurity Senior Manager to lead multi-workstream engagements for critical infrastructure clients, ensuring delivery quality, client satisfaction, and financial performance. You will direct delivery teams, build trusted relationships at the CISO and VP level, and contribute to business development in OT security.

The role requires 10+ years in OT/ICS cybersecurity, 7+ in consulting, and 5+ years of leadership, with deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in OT/ICS cybersecurity or critical infrastructure security roles
• Minimum 7 years of consulting experience, with a demonstrated track record delivering OT security programs to Fortune/Global 1000 or critical infrastructure clients
• Minimum 5 years of people leadership experience, including managing, mentoring, and developing consultants and senior consultants
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading OT security assessments, program design, or managed security implementations across multiple industry verticals
• Minimum 5 years of experience engaging with C-suite and VP-level client stakeholders on OT risk, compliance, and program strategy
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-workstream OT security engagements across critical infrastructure clients—owning delivery quality, client satisfaction, and financial performance
• Develop and execute OT security program strategies for clients, including multi-year roadmaps, governance structures, CSOC build-outs, and technology investment plans
• Serve as a trusted senior advisor to client CISOs, VP-level leaders, and operational stakeholders on OT risk strategy, regulatory compliance (NERC CIP, TSA, CFATS), and program maturity
• Drive client growth through relationship development, add-on scoping, and proactive identification of security capability gaps
• Oversee and mentor a team of consultants and managers—providing technical guidance, career development, and quality assurance across deliverables
• Serve as a senior SME on competitive OT security pursuits—shaping win strategy, contributing to RFP responses and orals preparation, and lending technical credibility to proposals across the practice pipeline
• Lead or co-lead OT security business development efforts including opportunity qualification, client presentations, and proposal strategy
• Represent Accenture's OT security capabilities externally through speaking engagements, industry forums, and client workshops
• Contribute to Accenture's OT Security practice development—building reusable assets, methods, accelerators, and partnerships with OT technology vendors (Dragos, RunZero, NetRise, Claroty, etc.)
• Manage engagement economics: staffing, forecasting, margin, risk escalation

Skills

OT cybersecurity

Consulting leadership

CISO advisory

Regulatory frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture is seeking an OT Cybersecurity Senior Manager to lead multi-workstream engagements for critical infrastructure clients, ensuring delivery quality, client satisfaction, and financial performance. You will direct delivery teams, build trusted relationships at the CISO and VP level, and contribute to business development in OT security.

The role requires 10+ years in OT/ICS cybersecurity, 7+ in consulting, and 5+ years of leadership, with deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as