Cybersecurity, Privacy and Forensics - Data Protection - Sr. Manager

A career in our Cybersecurity, Privacy and Forensics will provide you the opportunity to solve our clients most critical business and data protection related challenges. You will be part of a growing team driving strategic programs, data analytics, innovation, deals, cyber resilency, response, and technical implementation activities. You will have access to not only the top Cybersecurity, Privacy and Forensics professionals at PwC, but at our clients and industry analysts across the globe. Our Data Protection team focuses on helping our clients implement an effective data protection programme that protects against threats, propels data-driven transformation, and drives growth. As companies pivot toward a digital business model, exponentially more data is generated and shared among organisations, partners and customers. You'll play an integral role in helping our clients ensure they are mitigating risk by developing transformation strategies focused on data security, including efficiently integrating and managing new or existing data protection technology across their sensitive data landscape. Our team helps organisations safeguard critical assets by identifying, prioritising, and protecting sensitive or high value business assets. In joining, you'll focus on assessing, designing, and implementing data protection capabilities including data classification, encryption, de-identification, and sensitive data monitoring technologies to support a a data protection vision for our clients that can be integrated into their broader ERM, cybersecurity & regulatory framework.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Take action to ensure everyone has a voice, inviting opinion from all.
• Establish the root causes of issues and tackle them, rather than just the symptoms.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
• Develop specialised expertise in one or more areas.
• Advise stakeholders on relevant technical issues for their business area.
• Navigate the complexities of global teams and engagements.
• Build trust with teams and stakeholders through open and honest conversation.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills: Demonstrates extensive knowledge and/or a proven record of success managing projects relating to the defining and assessing of Data Protection and Generative AI strategy, architecture and practices, and technology implementation including the following:

• Thorough knowledge of at least three Data Protection and Generative AI capabilities such as Database Activity Monitoring (IBM, Imperva etc.), Data Access Governance (Netwrix, SailPoint, Varonis etc.), Data Classification (Fortra, Microsoft etc.), Data Loss Prevention (Forcepoint, Fortra, Trellix, Symantec etc.), Information Rights Management (Microsoft, Seclore, Vera etc.);
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Data Protection and Generative AI technologies like Purview Information Protection, Purview Data Lifecycle Management, Purview eDiscovery, Copilot for M365 etc;
• Managing teams developing and implementing Data Protection and Generative AI solutions and capabilities that are clearly aligned to their business, technology, and threat drivers;
• Managing teams implementing Data Protection and Generative AI tools within a complex business environment, through requirements gathering, building, testing, and production roll-out;
• Demonstrates experience leading Data Protection and Generative AI projects to define strategy and roadmap, operating model, policies/standards, and tool design and process documents;
• Leading evaluation of new solutions and services, developing skills and vendor relations within new Data Protection and Generative AI solutions and technologies;
• Demonstrating knowledge of NIST, HIPAA, COBIT, GDPR, CCPA etc. as well as other industry recognized information security/privacy standards and industry leading practices;
• Identifying and addressing client needs: building solid relationships with clients; demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; and resolving potential conflicts as a leader;
• Managing a team and/or work stream on engagement(s), development of staff, business development, and communications with executives;
• Leading project planning, engagement administration, budget management, and the successful completion of engagement work streams;
• Managing business development opportunities and/or engagements from pre-sale and initial scoping through final delivery and sign-off;
• Collaborating with business development teams responsible for writing and presenting proposals to prospective clients; and;
• Demonstrated negotiation, documentation, and presentation skills;

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