Senior Business Development Director – FSI

Overview

In this strategic advisory role, you originate and shape high-value cyber opportunities to drive NCC Group’s growth. You will engage senior client stakeholders, translate complex cyber capabilities into compelling propositions, and lead cross-functional pursuit teams. Your work centers on aligning client priorities, regulatory pressures, and cyber risk with our offerings to secure transformational deals. You join the Global Growth Team within the Financial Services & Insurance vertical, contributing to long-term cyber resilience partnerships.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible Working
• 25 days of holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
• Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme
• Community & Volunteering Programmes
• Green Car Scheme and Cycle Scheme

Responsibilities

• Originate, shape and execute large, strategic cyber opportunities to support growth and improve win rate
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders (CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CROs, audit, risk, compliance, legal, board)
• Adopt a consulting-led approach to map client priorities and regulatory pressures to NCC Group’s propositions
• Lead cross-functional pursuit teams to create robust, client-aligned solutions
• Prioritise opportunities using disciplined qualification and governance to maximise strategic fit and win potential
• Advise clients across priority areas including technical assurance, cyber governance, regulatory readiness, digital identity, cloud security, application/product security, third-party risk, operational resilience, AI governance, incident readiness, continuous assurance and proactive security

Key requirements

• Significant senior-level experience in cybersecurity, advisory, consulting, or complex enterprise sales
• Proven track record of originating, shaping or closing strategic opportunities, including large, multi-stakeholder deals
• Deep understanding of cyber risk, regulatory expectations, audit cycles, operational resilience and third-party risk
• Credible engagement with senior business, technology, risk and security stakeholders
• Strong network to convert trusted relationships into pipeline, revenue growth, and new-logo opportunities
• Knowledge of cybersecurity services and propositions across governance, identity, cloud, incident readiness, red teaming, managed detection and response, and third-party risk
• Strong commercial acumen, entrepreneurial mindset, collaborative and proactive style

• collaborative
• entrepreneurial
• proactive
• cybersecurity services propositions
• technical assurance
• governance and compliance

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