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Cybersecurity, Managing Director
West Monroe has an opportunity for a Managing Director-level leader that has retained hands-on abilities to join our nationwide Technology & Experience practice and to lead our national Cybersecurity team. This role will focus on leading the creation and delivery of cybersecurity services as well as provide our clients thought leadership on applying new security technologies to make their business more secure and resilient. This technology leader will be responsible for key client account ownership, scoping, selling, and acting as the Engagement Lead for cybersecurity related projects. This leader must be based in Chicago, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Dallas.
Managing Director-level team members within West Monroe have three main responsibilities:
Business Development
- Hunt new strategic clients – using relationships and other proven business development skills
- Initiate and lead business development meetings with prospective clients
- Understand investment needs and requirements and help turn those goals into concrete engagements and detailed proposals
- Create pricing estimates and project proposals/approaches
- Attend networking events and actively build and leverage a professional network and affiliate network in the local community
- Maintain a strong professional network of contacts in the local market
Client Delivery
- Expertise in cybersecurity coupled with the ability to communicate issues to C-Level executives and boards on cybersecurity approaches and market dynamics
- Strategic leadership on teams serving clients across industries while demonstrating executive presence with senior-level client counterparts
- Interface with all levels of business and technology leadership both internally and at clients
- Close alignment with the day-to-day cybersecurity project leaders
- Facilitate client workshops focused on project initiation and executive steering meetings
- Ensure proper management of project economics including pricing, budgets, and adjustments
- Mentor and manage teams of technical and business consultants and QA the plans and work done by the team
Practice Development
- Lead the strategic direction of the Cybersecurity team and actively lead entrepreneurial activities to expand offerings and the skills of the team
- Drive the development/enhancement of West Monroe’s methodologies and approaches to cybersecurity project delivery
- Coach and manage other consultants and actively participate in the performance management process
- Actively participate in recruiting and retaining top quality consultants
Qualifications
- Proven leader with extensive ability to build solid and collaborative relationships with team members, foster a productive team environment, and coach staff with timely meaningful written and verbal feedback
- A bachelor’s degree in a Technical or Engineering major or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 15 years of leadership experience in client-facing business and technology consulting services with projects and teams of cybersecurity engineers, consultants, and architects
- Expertise in cybersecurity strategy and risk management
- Prior experience in a CISO or Security Leadership position, or Consulting background
- Commitment to continued professional information security advancement i.e. CISSP, SANS GIAC series or other certifications
- Ability to travel a minimum of 50%+ is required
Based on pay transparency guidelines, a reasonable expectation for the salary range for this role is listed below. Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity. Employees in proximity of our Seattle, Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco offices will have a geographic premium applied to this salary scale.
Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available for use after successful completion of one year of employment.
National
$280,000—$350,000 USD
Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role is listed below. Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.
Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available for use after successful completion of one year of employment.
Chicago
$280,000—$350,000 USD
West Monroe is a digital services firm that partners with companies in transformative industries to deliver quantifiable financial value. We believe that digital is a mindset and it’s something companies become, not something they do. We bring together diverse, multidisciplinary teams that use their expertise to develop and execute new ideas and ways of working.
At West Monroe, we invest in our people and care in a big way. We are growing the next generation of leaders who lead with inclusion, enabling us to address our clients’ most complex challenges. If you’re looking for a place where you’ll feel supported, our team will help you grow. We believe that growth breeds opportunity for all. And know that when we come together, we can do what's never been done.
Our fast-paced culture and collaborative teams bring the energy and expertise needed to make an impact and deliver beyond expectations. If you are ready to set big goals with us, join us on our journey of building what matters for our clients, our people, and our communities.
West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit www.westmonroe.com/inclusion.
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West Monroe is a digital services firm that was born in technology but built for business—partnering with companies in transformative industries to deliver quantifiable financial value.
We believe that digital is a mindset—not a project, a team, or a destination—and it’s something companies become, not something they do. That’s why we work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams that blend management consulting, digital design, and product engineering to move companies from traditional ways of working to digital operating models—and create experiences that transcend the digital and physical worlds. Connected by the 13 founding values that drive our culture, our 2,000 employees work collaboratively across the firm with the belief that your success is our success.
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