Role Expectations
- Identify and develop opportunities to profitably grow the business in region;
- Support the delivery of bids / proposals associated with the opportunities identified;
- Closing deals, including having a billable role in the delivery of key front-end work at our customers;
- Responsibility for delivery of complex cyber security projects;
- Build and maintain effective working relationships at a senior/ executive level with the customers in each industry, positioning Trustwave as a trusted advisor regarding cyber security;
- Assist in the development of marketing initiatives to promote existing and new Trustwave Security offerings;
- Deliver against the personal business development and delivery targets;
- Frequent travel will be required for customer meetings and working at customer sites.
Desired Experience
- More than 8 years in the Information Security industry, including experience leading and running a consulting business;
- Experience as a Consulting Principal, Associate Director, Director, CISO, CSO or Head of Information Security in one or more of the following industries: Financial Services, Consumer Industries, Retail, Manufacturing or Energy;
- Outstanding knowledge cyber threats and security solutions, security as a business enabler and digital transformation for at least one of the industries listed above;
- Strong understanding of the wider security market;
- Detailed understanding of, and experience in Security Strategy and Transformation;
- Good understanding of, and experience in Risk Management;
- Broad understanding of Managed Security Services, Security Operation Centers, Security Incident Response, Identity and Access Management, Data Protection and Privacy;
- Experience in working with and influencing executives and senior management within customer organizations to identify requirements/opportunities and formulate high-level solutions;
- Ability to identify the customer’s Current Mode of Operation (As-Is), specify and design the Future Mode of Operation (To-Be) and develop a detailed gap analysis and roadmap of value-add digital transformation initiatives, aligned with the customer’s business and security strategy;
- Ability to conduct a high-level gap analysis of IT/Information systems and compare them to relevant security standards (e.g ISO27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, GDPR, PCI DSS, COBIT, etc.);
- Ability to develop high quality documentation and marketing collateral;
- Effective presentation skills, including the ability to develop materials and then present to an executive level audience or at public events.
In addition, we are looking for the following attributes:
- Drive, enthusiasm and ambition to contribute to profitable growth in a fast moving and dynamic security consulting practice;
- Strong interpersonal skills promoting customer confidence in the security consulting function and in Trustwave;
- Self-Starter;
- Ability to manage time and prioritize work;
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment;
- Ability to pick up and understand new technology concepts;
- Ability to pick up and understand new security policies and regimes;
- Is willing to go through Government or Industry security clearance process when required.
Education required:
- Engineering or Business Administration degree (University Diploma or MBA)
- CISM or CISSP (preferred)