Cybersecurity Senior Manager - Strategy & Advisory

Responsibilities

• Leverage industry-recognized frameworks to lead risk assessments & controls reviews to develop implementation strategies and roadmaps to guide solution(s) delivery
• Manage client relationships to determine project objectives and translate requirements into concrete proposals, including detailed work plans and cost estimates
• Lead junior consultants on projects, delegate workstreams, and act as career advisor/mentor
• Promote thought leadership in emerging Cybersecurity technologies and trends through writing blogs & white papers, attending industry events, and contributing to Centers of Excellence
• Assist with business development at existing clients, looking for opportunities to cross-sell solutions
• Actively build a professional & affiliate network
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.
• Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field preferred or equivalent experience required
• Consulting firm/industry experience preferred
• 7-10+ years of experience in Cybersecurity. Experience related to cybersecurity due diligence for M&A transactions and experience related to cybersecurity activities related to mergers, carveouts, and new company standups.
• Adept at leading cyber risk assessments & controls reviews using NIST or similar frameworks
• Well-versed in various compliance, privacy, and regulatory frameworks: SOC1/2, ISO 20001, PCI DSS, CMMC, FedRAMP, GDPR, CCPA, etc.
• Broad knowledge of cybersecurity competencies such as security controls, incident response strategy, identity and access management, cloud security, application security, etc.
• Knowledge of leading solutions/product capabilities for security domains
• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions: people management, strategy/roadmap, design, solution development, implementation, change management, etc.
• Competent verbal, presentation/facilitation, and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel for client engagements (15-20% per year on average)
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future
• Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
• Chicago
• $193,500 - $227,700 USD
• Employees (and their families) are covered by

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Additional Information

Are you ready to make an impact? West Monroe is excited to hire a Cybersecurity - Senior Manager to deliver on full lifecycle Cyber projects for various industries, which may involve strategy & roadmap development, security controls reviews & remediation/hardening, risk advisory, compliance assessments, resiliency planning, application & cloud security, data protection, and/or identity management. Our senior managers engage directly with clients to understand their IT and cyber organization & systems, identify cybersecurity weaknesses, make recommendations, and lead consultants in hardening the environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-growth, employee-centric firm and lead the improvement of security posture across different industries including: Private Equity, Energy & Utilities, Consumer and Industrial Products, Healthcare, and Financial Services.

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