Our CSS Advisory Services – Strategy, Risk and Compliance Senior Manager will focus on the advancement and growth of the CSS Advisory practice based on a multitude of designated responsibilities that includes the following:
Customer / Engagement Management
• Lead and deliver security related strategy initiatives based upon an understanding of current security trends and customer business focuses
• Manage customer satisfaction targets, deliverable milestones, and project profitability
• Translate business, industry, and regulatory requirements into information security objectives and associated tactical/strategic information security initiatives
• Drive the execution of defined methodologies in a manner consistent with global practice expectations
• Determine and define customer specific solutions and consulting methodologies as required
Business Development
• Drive the pursuit and delivery of advisory services at key enterprise, service provider, and government customers
• Successfully support business development and deepening customer relationships within the region on behalf of Cisco Security Advisory Services
• Scope engagements and support the development of proposals and statements of work, effectively translating customer requirements into an engagement to meet those needs; complete accurate project profitability models
Practice Development and Team Management
• Cultivate internal cross-functional relationships to facilitate the sale and delivery of security solutions
• Recruit, manage, develop and mentor delivery consultants across the region
• Participate in the development and continuous improvement of service portfolio
• Participate in Labs research, PR, and speaking opportunities, as appropriate
• Participate in the development and ongoing improvement of the full commercial and proprietary consulting toolset
• Complete time and expense reporting in a timely and accurate manner
Minimum Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
10+ years of in-depth information security and/or risk management experience with specific focus on one or more of the following:
• Information Risk Management
• IT and security governance
• Network security
• Security architecture
• Incident response planning
• Security operations
• Security program development
• Compliance management
A minimum of 5 years experience managing the delivery and execution of security consulting engagements with Fortune 500 multinational organizations
Proven capabilities to perform as an experienced senior security consultant including:
• Demonstrated experience in the pursuit and close of strategic consulting services engagements
• Strong ability to consistently and successfully lead engagements from a technical and managerial perspective, achieving high levels of customer satisfaction and margin targets
• Strong understanding of industry leading practices in information security, compliance, and risk management
• Significant experience with and exposure to multiple industry verticals such as service provider, energy, financial, or manufacturing
• Successful experience in holding credibility with top client executives while presenting complex ideas and creating urgency to execute proposed engagements and recommendations
• Ability to engage and build relationships at CxO and management levels as well as demonstrate technical acumen when required
• Excellent consulting skills, Successful consulting experience preferred
• Excellent verbal, and written communication skills
• Excellent collaboration and teaming skills as well as people development, mentoring and coaching
Practical experience with one or more of the following:
• Data Management
• Local Laws and Regulation relating to security and privacy
• International Standards Organization (ISO) 27001/27002/27005
• NIST SP 800-53 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
• ISACA Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
• Cloud Security Alliance, Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM)
• SANS Critical Controls
Travel: Willingness to travel 50%-70% of the time
Education Requirements:
• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience
Certifications (preferred, but not required):
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
• Certified PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA)
• ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
• Others as appropriate to specific domain expertise
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