
Director of Cybersecurity Consulting
Elliott Davis
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Greenville • North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Develop and manage to an annual Net Revenue and Gross Margin budget, ensuring financial health and sustainable growth of the practice.
- Collaborate with the Digital Practice Leader to evaluate and evolve service offerings, ensuring continued relevance and innovation.
- Attract, retain, and develop top talent, building a pipeline of ready-now leaders and fostering a culture of continuous professional growth.
- Lead the Cybersecurity team in annual goal setting, performance management, and execution to drive strategic objectives.
- Ensure the practice has an optimal organizational structure that supports scalability, team development, and long-term sustainability.
- Establish a strong external presence as a recognized cybersecurity leader through speaking engagements, thought leadership, and whitepaper publications.
- Build strategic relationships with key security product and service suppliers to enhance service capabilities and customer value.
- Manage supplier relationships to ensure optimal performance and alignment with customer needs.
- Partner with growth leaders across the firm to support business development efforts by identifying customer needs, crafting tailored proposals, and presenting solutions.
- Maintain and expand a strong professional network to generate new business opportunities and referral sources.
- Build and nurture trusted advisor relationships with existing customers to promote retention, renewal, and expansion of services.
- Ability to perform fractional Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) service engagements.
- Execute customer engagements and perform services when applicable, demonstrating hands-on expertise and leadership.
- Ensure services are delivered with excellence—on time, on budget, and aligned with customer expectations.
- Oversee the maturity and optimization of engagement processes to promote efficient, high-quality service delivery.
- Perform quality reviews of customer deliverables to uphold standards and ensure customer satisfaction.
- Lead the team in effectively communicating project status and deliverables to customers, fostering transparency and trust.
- Collaborate with the centralized billing department to ensure timely and accurate invoicing; proactively address any customer concerns impacting payment.
- Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of the practice.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Information Security/Technology, Cybersecurity or related field experience preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security/Technology, Cybersecurity, or related discipline
- 15+ years of experience in Information Technology and/or Information Security.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, with the capacity to engage effectively with both internal and external customers and stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to all levels within an organization including board level.
- Able to build relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Experience building new products and services.
- Experience working in multiple industries.
- Broad understanding and experience of information security methodologies, best practices, and industry standards.
- Strong financial acumen, including managing annual budgets.
- Experience in contract development, key legal principles, and customer negotiations.
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
- Ability to take full ownership of customer deadlines and needs, including working necessary hours to meet customer deadlines.
- Ability to work both independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
Benefits
- generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
- flexible work schedules
- 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid and caregiver leave (once eligible)
- first-class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
- one-on-one professional coaching
- Leadership and career development programs
- access to Beyond: a one-of-a kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Information SecurityCybersecurityBudget ManagementContract DevelopmentCustomer NegotiationsInformation TechnologyService DeliveryProject ManagementQuality AssuranceProduct Development
Soft skills
CommunicationPresentation SkillsRelationship BuildingProblem-SolvingCritical ThinkingLeadershipTeam CollaborationStakeholder EngagementCustomer ServiceOrganizational Skills