Cybersecurity Management Consulting Pittsburgh Lead

As Wavestone continues to expand across its key hubs in North America we have a strong ambition to grow our local cybersecurity presence in the Pittsburgh market where both the business community and demand for cyber expertise are significant. To support this we are seeking an experienced senior leader based in Pittsburgh to join our North America Cybersecurity capability and be part of Wavestones Global Cybersecurity Practicea leading consulting organization with over 25 years of experience 1100 cybersecurity specialists worldwide and a strong presence across North America and Europe. This individual will serve as a key local anchor leveraging their understanding of the Pittsburgh cybersecurity ecosystem to drive business development strengthen client relationships mentor consultants and support the delivery of end-to-end cybersecurity services across strategy advisory and large-scale transformation programs.

At the crossroads of management and digital consulting you will support large organizationsincluding FTSE 100 Fortune 500 and CAC 40 clientsthrough their most critical cybersecurity and technologydriven transformations. Your role will focus on aligning cybersecurity strategies with business priorities and organizational objectives supporting executive leadership in achieving their security ambitions through pragmatic actionable solutions and fostering a culture of security awareness and proactive risk management.

Acting as a trusted advisor to CISOs and executive leadership you will help clients assess their cybersecurity posture define realistic and riskbased roadmaps and lead transformation programs that measurably reduce cyber risk and strengthen organizational resilience. You will contribute across 3 main types of engagements:

• Innovate for our clients partners and employees: Identity and Access Management IT and OT cybersecurity convergence IoT security product security office setup thirdparty risk management and related initiatives.
• Protect our clients: Security principles and architecture definition cloud and API security SOC and Fusion Center design and sourcing industrial and OT cybersecurity incident response resilience and crisis management.
• Ensure operational excellence: Cybersecurity and operational resilience convergence cybersecurity strategy and road mapping risk management and regulatory compliance and largescale program development and management.

Responsibilities

• Lead large and complex cybersecurity engagements in challenging contexts defining relevant strategies and delivery approaches anticipating risks mobilizing the right expertise and ensuring highquality outcomes that enable client decisionmaking and implementation.
• Act as a recognized trusted advisor to clients bringing market insight and cybersecurity expertise to influence executive stakeholders manage complex situations (e.g. staffing arbitrations conflicts) and proactively secure client satisfaction.
• Play a key role in driving local business development in the Pittsburgh market leveraging a strong understanding of the regional cybersecurity ecosystem to originate and grow client relationships strengthen Wavestones footprint and lead pitches and proposals with autonomy to win competitive deals.
• Leverage and develop differentiated expertise to create impact both in client engagements and in sales activities contributing to thought leadership new value propositions and the visibility of Wavestones cybersecurity capabilities in the US market.
• Lead coach and develop Managers and Senior Managers acting as a role model for the Positive Way fostering engagement supporting career progression and reinforcing performance and talent development across teams.
• Contribute actively to the development of the Practice supporting Partners and Associate Partners in team leadership staffing and coordination while strengthening crosspractice collaboration and aligning delivery sales and people objectives.

We are recruiting for a Senior Manager or Associate Partner.

Qualifications :

• 12 years of experience in a clientfacing consulting role or equivalent leadership position within cybersecurity IT risk or management consulting with demonstrated exposure to large complex organizations.
• Bachelors degree required (Masters degree preferred) in a relevant field such as Information Systems Computer Science Engineering Risk Management or Business.
• Proven experience leading complex cybersecurity transformation programs spanning both strategic advisory (e.g. maturity assessments operating model design regulatory remediation) and operational delivery (e.g. IAM resilience cloud or security program rollout).
• Strong cybersecurity domain knowledge with sufficient technical depth to establish credibility with CISOs IT leadership and technical teams while maintaining a pragmatic businessoriented advisory posture (Wavestone is not an MSSP or systems integrator).
• Demonstrated ability to structure and manage large multi-workstream engagements including governance risk management stakeholder alignment and executive-level communication.
• Proven track record in business development including account growth opportunity identification proposal shaping and contributing to winning deals.
• Established presence in the Pittsburgh cybersecurity and technology community with a strong network and credibility among senior stakeholders (e.g. CIOs CTOs CISOs); demonstrated involvement in the local ecosystem and a proactive approach to community engagement and relationship building.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with experience mentoring and developing teams combined with excellent communication and presentation abilities to influence senior stakeholders and deliver high-impact executive materials.
• Deep expertise in cybersecurity and/or operational resilience domains (e.g. GRC data protection cyber risk cloud security incident response) with the ability to apply them in real-world client contexts.
• Strong experience in Banking Healthcare and/or Manufacturing with a solid understanding of industry-specific business and regulatory requirements to effectively tailor cybersecurity solutions.

*Only candidates legally authorized to work for any employer in the U.S on a full-time basis without the need for sponsorship will be considered. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Additional Information :

Our Commitment: Wavestones Positive Way
At Wavestone we believe our employees are our greatest ambassadors. By embodying our shared values vision mission and corporate brand youll become a powerful force for positive change. We are united by a shared commitment to making a positive impact no matter where we are. This is better defined by our value base The Positive Way which serves as the glue that binds us together:

• Energetic - A positive attitude gives energy to lead projects to success. While we may not control the circumstances we can always choose how we respond to them.
• Responsible - We act with integrity and take ownership of our decisions and actions considering their impact around us.
• Together - We want to be a great team not a team of greats. The teams strength is each individual member; each members strength is the team.

We are Energetic Responsible and Together!

Benefits

• 25 PTO / 6 Federal Holidays / 4 Floating Holidays
• 4 months parental leave to birthing parent / 2 months to supporting parent
• Medical / Dental / Vision coverage
• 401K Savings Plan with Company Match
• HSA/FSA
• Up to 4% bonus based on personal and company performance with room to grow as you progress in your career
• Regular Compensation increases based on performance
• Employee Stock Options Plan (ESOP)

Travel and Location
This full-time position is based in our Pittsburgh office. You must reside or be willing to relocate within commutable distance to the office.
Travel requirements tend to fluctuate depending on your projects and client needs

Diversity and Inclusion
Wavestone seeks diversity among our team members and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

At Wavestone we celebrate diversity and inclusion. We have a strong global CSR agenda and an active Diversity & Inclusion committee with Gender Equality LGBTQ Disability Inclusion and Anti-Racism networks.

If you need flexibility assistance or an adjustment to our recruitment process due to a disability or impairment you may reach out to us to discuss this.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time