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About the Role
Design and deliver complex cyber security programmes and projects, ensuring alignment to client objectives, regulatory requirements, the cyber threat landscape and business priorities. Establish effective programme governance, control, reporting, risk management and assurance to support successful delivery outcomes. Lead multi-disciplinary teams across cyber security, technology, risk, operations and business functions to deliver transformational change. Deliver cyber maturity assessments, security roadmaps, implementation plans, operating models and business cases that enable organisations to improve their security maturity. Manage programme risks, issues, dependencies and stakeholder expectations, ensuring security initiatives remain on track and deliver value. Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and executive sponsors to provide strategic guidance and programme leadership. Apply structured programme and project management methodologies alongside cyber security best practices to address complex client challenges. Support capability development through knowledge sharing, mentoring, business development activities and contributions to the growth of cyber programme delivery offerings.
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver complex cyber security programmes and projects
- Establish effective programme governance, control, reporting, risk management and assurance
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams across cyber security, technology, risk, operations and business functions
- Deliver cyber maturity assessments, security roadmaps, implementation plans, operating models and business cases
- Manage programme risks, issues, dependencies and stakeholder expectations
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and executive sponsors
- Apply structured programme and project management methodologies alongside cyber security best practices
- Support capability development through knowledge sharing, mentoring, business development activities and contributions to the growth of cyber programme delivery offerings
Requirements
- Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering cyber security programmes and/or large-scale security transformation initiatives
- Strong understanding of cyber security principles, frameworks, technologies, governance and risk management practices
- Experience developing and managing programme governance structures, delivery plans, budgets, reporting and assurance activities
- Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage audiences from technical teams through to senior executives
- Experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver complex business and technology change programmes
- Strong understanding of programme and project management methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery approaches
- Ability to translate complex cyber security challenges into practical, business-focused solutions and delivery plans
- Highly effective leadership and team management skills, with experience coordinating diverse delivery teams and suppliers
- Up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies, threat landscapes, security regulations and industry best practices
- Holistic understanding of cyber security across people, process and technology, with the ability to balance security outcomes against business objectives
- Applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK for some UK roles requiring higher levels of National Security Vetting.
Skills
- Cyber security principles
- Frameworks
- Technologies
- Governance
- Risk management practices
- Programme governance structures
- Delivery plans
- Budgets
- Reporting
- Assurance activities
- Stakeholder management
- Facilitation
- Communication
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Hybrid delivery approaches
- Leadership
- Team management
- Emerging technologies
- Threat landscapes
- Security regulations
- Industry best practices
- Cyber security across people, process and technology
Location
- UK
- Ireland
- US
- Netherlands
Work Type
- Hybrid working model
- Discretionary hybrid working model
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Relevant programme and project management qualifications such as MSP®, PRINCE2®, PMP®, AgilePM®, SAFe® or equivalent
- Relevant cyber security qualifications or certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, SABSA, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, SANS, GIAC certifications or equivalent
Benefits
- Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
- 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
- Generous company pension scheme
- Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
- Annual performance-based bonus
- PA share ownership
- Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
About the Company
- We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.
- As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.
- Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster.
- Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.
- We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists.
- We have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.
- Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.
- PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.
- Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.
- Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges.
- We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.
- We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people.
Equal Opportunity
- We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience.
- We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
- Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [email protected]