Security Consulting Manager – Financial Services

Overview

In this role you lead cybersecurity engagements for insurers, banks, and capital markets, combining technical, commercial, regulatory, and industry expertise to mitigate cyber risk and enable resilience. You will oversee delivery, nurture trusted client relationships, and help grow Accenture’s Cybersecurity business. You’ll champion the insurance niche, shaping capability and thought leadership while origination of new opportunities. Expect to work across client teams and Accenture specialists to drive impact at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• 30 days annual leave
• Private medical insurance
• Paid volunteering leave (3 days per year)
• Industry-leading learning and certifications
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Diverse, inclusive, collaborative environment

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity engagements in financial services, managing scope, timelines, budgets, quality, and stakeholder expectations
• Act as a trusted cybersecurity advisor to client stakeholders across business, technology, risk, and security functions
• Perform cybersecurity strategy assessments, operating model reviews, control evaluations, and transformation planning
• Support regulatory requirements and industry expectations related to cyber resilience, operational resilience, third-party risk, data protection, and emerging technologies
• Identify and articulate risks at business, technology, and programme levels, developing practical remediation strategies

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in cybersecurity for financial services
• Experience delivering complex cybersecurity engagements for banks, insurers, asset managers, or market infrastructure providers
• Strong understanding of financial services regulatory requirements and industry frameworks
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage senior client stakeholders
• Relevant industry certifications desirable (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, cloud security certifications)
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience; postgraduate qualifications advantageous

• Leadership and people management
• Client relationship management
• Effective communication and presentation
• IAM
• cloud security
• cyber resilience

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