Cybersecurity Senior Manager - Strategy & Advisory
West MonroeChicago, Illinois, United States · Posted Jul 11, 2025Description
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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.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic cybersecurity consulting services for clients, ranging from strategy definition to solution implementation & adoption. Includes work in the private equity industry to address developing and executing against strategic roadmaps in various client scenarios, including carve-outs, mergers, and acquisitions.
- 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
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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.
Qualifications:
- 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 (Up to 30-50% per year on average)
- Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future
- Hybrid role: 1-2 days a week in office
- 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.
Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role is listed below. Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.
Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.
Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role is listed below. Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.
Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.
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