Senior Cyber Identity Consulting Director IAM, Banking

We are supporting a global consulting group's award-winning cyber security practice in the hiring of a Director specialising in Identity & Access Management (IAM) advising into the UK Financial Services sector.

Working on a hybrid basis, the role, team, and clients are London-centric. The position offers a basic salary of approximately £200,000 plus additional cash benefits, annual bonuses, and broad benefits.

Our client's cyber security services are organized into three capability groups:

• Cyber Risk, Resilience, and Privacy
• Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Cloud Security
• Cyber Threat Management

They serve clients across three coverage sectors:

• Financial Services
• Sectors
• Infrastructure, Government, and Health

A key focus of this role is leading the delivery of IAM engagements and contributing to the leadership of the IAM capability.

The Director will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing an IAM strategy for the FS sector in collaboration with leadership, defining vision, objectives, and overseeing implementation.
• Expanding market footprint by addressing client needs and exploring adjacent opportunities.
• Building relationships within the firm, including with IAM leads in other coverage groups and Technology Risk.
• Managing relationships with IAM alliance partners like SailPoint, CyberArk, Okta, to foster collaboration and sales opportunities.
• Working with IAM leadership on people management to support strategic goals.
• Connecting business transformation initiatives with IAM, and shaping the future of IAM through innovative services and tools.
• Building a pipeline of opportunities and securing client engagements.
• Defining staffing requirements and leading recruitment efforts.

Reporting to the Lead Cyber Security Partner for FS, the role involves:

• Overseeing delivery of FS IAM projects with support from senior team members.
• Growing IAM services within the FS sector.
• Leading business development and sales initiatives, and participating in the broader leadership team.
• Identifying growth opportunities within FS cyber security and developing strategies accordingly.
• Building networks with senior client stakeholders such as CIOs, CROs, COOs, CISOs, and Heads of Technology across FS organizations.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience working in the Financial Services sector, including with large, global organizations.
• Senior-level experience as an IAM Lead and Consultant.
• Extensive industry exposure with deep technical knowledge in IAM.
• Proven track record in leading, managing, and delivering cyber security advisory services to multinational clients.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences, alongside sales, negotiation, and project management skills.
• A solid understanding of risk management in a professional services environment.