Position: Head of Cyber Security Practice
Company: ELEKS
Category: Security
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

**REQUIREMENTS**
5+ years of experience in the IT industry
7+ years of experience in management or entrepreneurship
Understanding of business development, standard engagement, consulting, and project support processes and activities
Knowledge of standard size and effort estimation methods and practices
Fundamentals and techniques of personnel management; methods of management decision-making
Ability to quickly understand and interpret current regulatory and technical documents, standards, regulations, best practices, and internal regulations
Ability to understand business models, risks and translate them into solutions that support the business needs
Ability to critically and objectively review own and other’s design decisions and assumptions
Ability to estimate project sizes and efforts accurately enough and with sufficient precision
Usage of methods and techniques to manage risks, and evaluate complexity, the scope of work, and tasks deadlines
Usage of fundamental methods and techniques to manage personnel, as well as management decision-making methods
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to talk in technical language with peers and business language with upper and top management
Strong coaching and mentoring skills
Strong presentation and negotiation skills
Strong planning and organizing skills
Decision-making skills
Conflict management skills
Master’s degree

**WOULD BE A PLUS**
5+ years of experience in consulting services leadership
MBA, advanced professional certifications (i.e. CISSP, OSCP, CISM, CRISK …) and training(s)

**PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS**
Initiative and pro-active position
Strong result orientation
Sense of responsibility and self-structure
Assertiveness and resilience, the ability to communicate own vision
Attention to a client
Communication skills
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, idea orientation, abstract thinking.
Strategic thinking, ability to form and see the big picture
Ability to quickly switch contexts
Self-improvement potential
Ability to work with a diverse team and drive it
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and patterns
Leadership skills
Management skills

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
Identify and develop new strategic opportunities to diversify the client base and gain market share through cyber security services and products as well as partnership network, e.g. on security testing, security compliance and advisory, managed security services
Develop strong relationships with key customer contacts at all levels of the business to gain an understanding of key business drivers that influence purchasing decisions in the field of security services
Collect data, market feedback, and best practices – learn & develop a further strategy
Advise how best to deploy ELEKS’s resources for cyber security projects as well as apply ELEKS core services to the security industry
Mentor ELEKS teams to translate customers’ business needs into security strategies
Contribute information to sales strategies by evaluating current sales results for consulting services, identifying needs to be filled, monitoring competitive products, and analyzing and relaying customer reactions
Mentor contributors to the security-related projects – including members of the office, members of other functional areas, or external consultants
Support the Engagement team in pre-sales by providing domain expertise, vision, and estimates
Suggest and support marketing activities for the company’s consulting offering, representing the company’s consulting excellence including article publishing, participation in events, and presenting to the clients
Travel onsite when appropriate to supervise and perform client security services
Lead the implementation of necessary certifications and accreditations to further extend security services (i.e. CREST, CHECK, Cyber Essentials, PCI DSS …) both personal and company wise
Is responsible for the performance of the cyber security practice inside the portfolio