Director / Partner – Cyber Security | Technology Consulting – Financial Services
Location: Major hubs across Germany
Practice: Technology Consulting – Financial Services
Level: Director or Partner
Our client, a leading Big 4 consulting firm, is seeking a senior Cyber Security Director or Partner to lead and expand its Financial Services Cyber practice. This role focuses on advising banks, insurers, asset managers and market infrastructure institutions on cyber strategy, resilience, regulatory compliance and large-scale security transformation. The successful candidate will shape the firm’s market offering, lead major engagements, and build long-term relationships at C?suite level, including CISOs, CROs and CIOs.
What We Offer
- A market-leading platform with strong client access across Financial Services
- Responsibility for shaping and scaling a national Cyber Security offering
- Leadership of major, business-critical cyber and resilience programmes
- Collaboration with experts across technology, risk, cloud, data and regulation
- Clear pathways to senior leadership and partnership (where applicable)
Key Focus Areas
The role will lead and grow work across topics including:
- Cyber Security Strategy & Operating Model Design
- Defining enterprise cyber strategy, risk appetite and target operating models
- Designing governance models, metrics, and cyber defence capabilities
- Cyber Risk, Resilience & Regulatory Compliance
- Supporting compliance with financial services regulations (e.g. DORA, BAIT/VAIT, ECB guidelines, ISO standards)
- Building and assessing cyber resilience, incident response and crisis management frameworks
- Security Architecture & Technology Advisory
- Advising on cloud security, identity management, network security and zero trust architectures
- Designing secure platforms and technology roadmaps aligned with digital transformation initiatives
- Cyber Transformation Delivery
- Leading multi-year cyber uplift programmes across large banks and insurers
- Supporting implementation across people, processes and technology layers
- Threat Intelligence & Security Operations
- Enhancing threat detection, SOC capabilities, vulnerability management and threat modelling
- Guiding organisations on emerging threats and regulatory expectations
- Innovation & Emerging Technologies
- Assessing impacts of AI, automation, quantum, and next-gen security technologies
- Advising on secure adoption of cloud, digital, and open banking ecosystems
Your Profile
We are seeking an accomplished cyber security leader with:
- Extensive experience in cyber security within Financial Services, either from consulting or industry
- Deep knowledge of cyber frameworks, regulatory expectations, and financial services risk environments
- Proven track record in leading major cyber transformation programmes
- Strong commercial capabilities including sales leadership, proposal development and revenue growth
- Ability to influence C?suite stakeholders and act as a trusted strategic advisor
- Experience leading large, multi-disciplinary teams and developing senior consulting talent
- Strong conceptual, analytical and communication skills
- Fluent German and English (written and spoken)
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and Grow the Cyber Security Practice
- Develop go-to-market propositions, methodologies and market perspectives
- Establish strategic alliances with technology vendors and cyber ecosystem partners
- Represent the firm in relevant forums, regulatory discussions and industry associations
- Drive Business Development & Market Growth
- Originate and lead major proposals in cyber, resilience and security transformation
- Build and maintain executive-level client relationships
- Manage a defined revenue portfolio and drive long-term practice growth
- Shape and Deliver Major Cyber Programmes
- Lead cyber strategy, resilience and transformation engagements from initial assessment to implementation
- Oversee cross-functional teams across strategy, technology and risk
- Ensure delivery quality, governance and risk management
- Lead, Develop & Scale the Team
- Recruit, mentor and develop senior managers and managers in the cyber domain
- Build capability across emerging areas such as cloud security, cyber resilience and digital identity
- Foster an inclusive, collaborative and performance-oriented culture