Cybersecurity Advisor – Risk, Compliance, GRC

Role Overview

• Drive the generation services and technologies business to meet or exceed quarterly and annual quota objectives in partnership with the account and domain teams.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of the client’s security environment, business operations, security needs, and risk appetite.
• Identify their security concerns and how they correlate to Optiv’s strategic solutions across the assigned domain and holistic cybersecurity programs.
• Identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities across clients and Optiv's partner relationships.
• Qualify leads and partner with internal colleagues to determine scope, proposal management, and follow through to closure.
• Participate in sales opportunities across Optiv's entire portfolio.
• Clearly articulate how the necessary elements of the Optiv technology and services portfolio meet the specific needs of the client stakeholders at a senior leadership level.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, news, and maintain a broad understanding of the security landscape to facilitate thought leadership, support, analysis, and guidance to clients and internal Optiv groups.
• Collaborate with service delivery to ensure the team has necessary supporting domain specialty materials that present a consistent and comprehensive approach.
• Effectively work with multiple client personas across the security leadership team, as well as other relevant personas to develop security strategy and define roadmaps to execute on security strategy aligned business goals, budgetary spend, and metrics based on return of investment.
• Actively participate in the Field Center of Excellence and position Optiv services and our key Risk/Compliance/GRC technology partners and their products to deliver value to clients.

Requirements

• BS/BA or equivalent and applicable work experience.
• Minimum of eight (8) years in an information security role, preferably as a consulting advisor, architect, or engineer with at least 3 years specifically focused on GRC, Audit, or Risk Management.
• Strong business and technical acumen and ability to lead technology focused discussions.
• Strong presentation, written, and oral communication skills to clients, including whiteboard sessions and other presentation mechanisms.
• Strong attention to detail for reviewing statements of work (SOWs), quotes, and client deliverables.
• Maintains broad security related knowledge and continuously expands their expertise in other domains across the portfolio.
• Vendor specific certification(s) focused primarily on specialty. CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGRC or other relevant professional cybersecurity certifications.
• Experience speaking and evangelizing technology vision at events.

Tech Stack

• Cyber Security

Benefits

• Work/life balance
• Professional training resources
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)