PA Consulting

PA Consulting

London

Managing Consultant - Digital Trust and Cyber Security

Full-Time£52,000 - 92,000 per yeareergisterenUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £52,000 - 92,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Extensive experience in cyber security, some of which in a leadership role, ideally gained within a consulting organisation or a consulting style role
  • Proven track record of leading large-scale cyber security projects and engagements
  • Deep understanding of cyber security principles, technologies, and best practices
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to align cyber security strategies with organizational goals
  • Excellent client management skills, with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain executive-level relationships
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Proven leadership and team management skills, with a commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment
Responsibilities:
  • Shape and grow our Digital Trust & Cyber Security practice, focusing on Financial Services
  • Advise global financial institutions on digital security, operational resilience, third party risk management, data privacy, regulatory compliance, and emerging cyber risks
  • Engage and sell to our network of leading financial services executives, including CTOs, CIOs, CISOs, Heads of Data Privacy, and Heads of Operational Resilience
  • Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to grow our portfolio of customers and projects
  • Lead teams to deliver digital trust programmes of significant scale
  • Shape and lead our Digital Trust & Cyber Security strategy, ensuring alignment with financial services sector needs
  • Provide expert guidance on identity & access management (IAM), zero-trust architectures, cloud security, data privacy frameworks, payment systems, fraud detection, digital banking security, and third-party/vendor risk management
  • Advise financial institutions on regulatory compliance, including FCA/PRA, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and data privacy regulation
  • Act as a thought leader, contributing to industry forums, white papers, and public discussions on digital security, cyber risks, and operational resilience
  • Leverage an extensive C-suite network to drive business development and build long-term client relationships
  • Identify and secure new business opportunities, positioning our firm as a trusted advisor in digital trust, cyber security, and resilience consulting
  • Develop and execute go-to-market strategies, ensuring revenue growth and client retention in the financial sector
  • Lead high-profile client engagements, from origination to execution, ensuring measurable impact and business outcomes
  • Support financial institutions in achieving compliance with evolving regulations, enhancing operational resilience and cyber incident response capabilities
  • Develop cyber risk frameworks that embed security-by-design principles into digital transformation initiatives
  • Continue to help us build and lead a high-performing team of cyber security, risk, and digital trust specialists
  • Mentor and develop future leaders, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and thought leadership
  • Contribute to recruitment efforts, identifying top-tier talent to grow our cyber security and digital trust capabilities
Technologies:
  • Cloud
  • IAM
  • Support
  • Network
  • Security

More:

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We are a global consulting firm of over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists, with deep expertise across consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. For this role, we are focused on our Financial Services community and our Digital Trust & Cyber Security practice. We offer extensive benefits including private healthcare for you and your family, 25 days annual leave plus a half day on Christmas Eve with the option to buy 5 more days, a generous pension scheme, community and charity initiatives, an annual performance-based bonus, PA share ownership, and tax efficient benefits. We support hybrid working, typically in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week, and we are committed to equality, inclusion, and supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people.

last updated 36 week of 2026

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