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Director of Cybersecurity / Associate Partner – IAM & DORA
Location: Hybrid - Central London, UK
Industry: Cybersecurity / Cloud / Advisory / Financial Services
Salary: Up to £170,000 + bonus + full package
About the Opportunity
A newly launched cybersecurity advisory practice backed by a global tech powerhouse is looking for its founding Director of Cybersecurity — an IAM expert and DORA specialist — to help shape the next generation of digital resilience services.
This is a rare opportunity to build your own domain from the ground up, leading advisory engagements across finance, insurance, and other regulated industries, while staying hands-on with the technology you love.
The practice sits at the intersection of Cybersecurity, Data & AI, and Cloud Transformation, and is designed to bring strategic, high-impact advisory services to CxOs navigating complex regulatory and operational challenges.
The Role
As Director of Cybersecurity, you will lead and scale the IAM and Digital Resilience (DORA) capability — from client solutioning to delivery leadership, all while playing a technical architect’s role on key engagements.
You'll partner closely with clients, executives, and cross-functional tech teams to deliver secure, scalable, and regulation-ready IAM strategies — especially for clients in regulated sectors such as banking and insurance.
This is your chance to define offerings, build delivery teams, and shape a cybersecurity capability within a greenfield, high-growth environment.
What You’ll Do
* Lead strategy, design, and implementation of IAM solutions across enterprise environments.
* Advise clients on DORA compliance, resilience frameworks, and IAM modernization.
* Stay hands-on with key technologies (e.g., Azure AD, SailPoint, Ping, Okta) and cloud-native security patterns.
* Drive pre-sales and advisory engagements, shaping proposals and delivering CxO-level briefings.
* Build reusable playbooks, accelerators, and go-to-market assets.
* Collaborate with peers in cloud, AI, and data to deliver integrated security transformation projects.
* Mentor technical consultants and shape the hiring roadmap as the practice scales.
What We’re Looking For
* 10+ years in cybersecurity, with deep expertise in IAM and access governance.
* Hands-on experience with enterprise IAM tools and Zero Trust architecture.
* Strong knowledge of DORA, especially in financial services, banking, or insurance contexts.
* Experience selling or delivering security advisory engagements to enterprise clients.
* Comfortable bridging business and technical conversations with clients and internal teams.
* Builder mentality: you enjoy shaping new offerings and capabilities from the ground up.
Bonus Points
* Certifications like CISSP, CISM, or cloud security certs (Azure/AWS).
* Exposure to related domains: PAM, IGA, identity lifecycle, DevSecOps.
* Experience integrating IAM with modern cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
* Familiarity with regulatory frameworks like NIS2, GDPR, PSD2, or ISO 27001.
How to Apply
If you’re an IAM expert with a passion for strategy, security, and still getting your hands dirty, this is your moment to shape something that matters.
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