Senior Business Development Director

Overview

In this senior client-facing role you will originate, shape and win high-value cyber opportunities for NCC Group. You’ll translate our cyber depth and global expertise into compelling propositions for senior client stakeholders, aligning business priorities with regulatory and risk considerations. You will lead cross-functional pursuit teams and drive transformational deals that strengthen executive engagement and position NCC Group as a long-term cyber resilience partner. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, sales leadership and cyber advisory, with a focus on growth across key verticals.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working
• 25 days holiday + option to buy 5
• Pension, Life Assurance, Share Save Scheme
• Medicash & Critical Illness
• Volunteer programmes
• Green Car Scheme and Cycle Scheme

Responsibilities

• Originate, shape and execute large strategic cyber opportunities to support growth and win-rate improvements
• Build trusted, senior relationships with client stakeholders (CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CROs, audit, risk, compliance, legal, board)
• Apply a consulting-led approach to map client priorities and regulatory pressures to NCC Group’s propositions
• Lead cross-functional pursuit teams to shape robust, client-relevant solutioning
• Apply disciplined opportunity qualification and governance to prioritise deals with best strategic fit
• Advise clients on technical assurance, cyber governance, regulatory readiness, digital identity, cloud security, application and product security, third-party risk, operational resilience, AI governance, incident readiness, continuous assurance

Key requirements

• Significant senior-level experience across cybersecurity, consulting, cyber services, technology, risk, compliance, security leadership or complex enterprise sales
• Track record of originating, shaping or closing strategic opportunities including large or transformational deals
• Strong understanding of cyber risk, regulatory expectations, audit cycles, remediation programmes, operational resilience, third-party risk, data protection, AI risk and board-level reporting
• Ability to engage credibly with senior business, technology, risk and security stakeholders and translate technical capability into business outcomes
• Strong senior customer network and ability to convert relationships into pipeline and revenue
• Knowledge of cybersecurity services and propositions including governance and compliance, identity, cloud security, incident readiness, red teaming, managed detection and response, AI security and third-party risk
• Strong commercial acumen, entrepreneurial mindset, collaborative and proactive style with influence across functions

• Executive-level communication
• Strategic thinking
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Cyber governance and compliance
• Regulatory readiness
• Identity and access management

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