Strategic Cyber Defense Advisor - Senior Manager

EY; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 443,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Cybersecurity Senior Manager to lead strategic solution development and support priority account growth across client engagements. You will act as a trusted advisor to account leadership teams, helping clients address complex cyber risks while expanding EY Cyber services.

You will collaborate with partners, architects, and global cybersecurity practices to position EY as the preferred cyber transformation advisor and to drive growth in strategic accounts within the insurance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 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 objectives and risk priorities.
• Design innovative offerings spanning Cyber Defense & Fraud.
• Lead development of repeatable service offerings, solution accelerators, and implementation frameworks.
• 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.
• 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

Executive presence

Strategic thinking

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Proposal development

Account growth planning

Education

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

Job description

EY is seeking a Cybersecurity Senior Manager to lead strategic solution development and support priority account growth across client engagements. You will act as a trusted advisor to account leadership teams, helping clients address complex cyber risks while expanding EY Cyber services.

You will collaborate with partners, architects, and global cybersecurity practices to position EY as the preferred cyber transformation advisor and to drive growth in strategic accounts within the insurance,