Security Engineering Practice Lead

Position Title: Security Engineering Practice Lead

Location: UK Manchester / Cheltenham / London

Role Purpose:

Lead a team of technically gifted consultants whilst defining, developing and executing a strategy for the practice, based on:

• Services: Ownership of the services within the practice, including sales support material, sales training, client facing material, delivery methodologies, delivery training, operational guidance for delivery & scheduling, reporting artifacts, tooling, research and development.
• Growth: Responsible for revenue and profit growth of services contained within the Practice. Achievement of growth targets that are aligned with overall growth that underpins the practice plan.
• Innovation: Responsible for the development and evolution of services within the Practice. Practice Leads are expected to keep abreast of client needs, industry trends, and technology developments to lead NCC Group towards new areas of working that keep the business at the forefront of cyber trends and support of our Innovation, Insights, and Intelligence directive.
• Capability: Lead and continue to build and develop a team of consultants with the required training and certifications to be able to deliver to client needs.

The Practice Lead will support globally consistent delivery methodologies, pre-sales support material, tools, and processes that align to NCC Group’s Gated Business Lifecycle (or any subsequent framework) and are suitably adaptable to regional needs.

Practice Lead must have a solid understanding in these areas, combined with the business acumen and leadership capability needed to fulfil responsibilities.

The role is also responsible for:

• Raising awareness of the services and proactively promoting them among the Sales community and directly to clients via all channels, and when applicable, co-ordinating marketing campaigns or joint partner promotion activities.
• Being the point person for new client opportunities and ensuring the right senior consultants own opportunities and develop bespoke proposals that address the client need.
• Being the overall person responsible for the high-quality delivery of the services to clients by providing the right level of oversight and intervention.
• Contributing to financial performance and creating strong collaboration with peer functions across the business.

• Identifying and developing resources to support the consistent profitably of delivering globally.
• Achieving revenue and profitability growth objectives as described in the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for the Practice (or subsequent sub-targets derived from it).

Key Accountabilities:

Leadership – Regional leadership and accountability of financial performance, cross and inter-Practice alignment, stakeholder management, input into the strategy for the Practice, capability function (C&I) and company-wide initiatives.

Collaboration – Build a community of practitioners that are initially connected in region who feed into a global community and proactively seek to collaborate across the business, knowledge share and foster a growth mindset. Active collaboration across other practice areas.

Culture – Role modelling our values and ways of working to drive engagement of a high performing workforce and encourage a thriving work environment.

Delivery – Actively encouraging and enabling client centric delivery using consistent global artifacts such as methodologies, training, tools, and deliverable templates.

Key Clients and Opportunities – Proactive support and ownership of key client relationships and opportunities including presales opportunity development, scoping SOW review and approval, and delivery oversight.

Sales – Working collaboratively with the sales team to deliver client focused solutions. Using insights and market data, plus tools such as collateral, sample/sanitised deliverables, scoping questionnaires, and reference-able customers/case studies.

Resourcing – Using insights and market data, ensure skills are being utilised and developed to support client present and future demand. Horizon scanning to ensure business remains ahead of resourcing requirements. Direct input into project resourcing decisions (scheduling) as required to the global resourcing team.

Marketing & Research– Collaboratively initiate and respond to regional marketing requirements for website content, collateral, blog posts, and external presentations & event attendance. Performed in partnership with Product Management colleagues. Review of Practice-specific research proposals in collaboration with NCC global research organization.

What we are looking for in you:

• Deep technical and consulting skills with proven track record in professional services.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across a regional organization spanning hundreds of employees and drive positive outcomes.
• Experience in commercial management.
• Demonstrated success in the planning and development of relevant professional service offerings, full product lifecycle experience preferred.

Behaviours:

• Focusing on Clients and Customers.
• Working as One NCC.
• Always Learning.
• Being Inclusive and Respectful.
• Delivery Brilliantly.
• Enabling Performance
• Looking Externally

Why NCC Group?

At NCC Group, our mission is to create a more secure digital future. That mission underpins everything we do, from our work with our incredible clients to groundbreaking research shaping our industry. Our teams' partner with clients across a multitude of industries, delving into, securing new products, and emerging technologies, as well as solving complex security problems. As global leaders in cyber and escrow, NCC Group is a people-powered business seeking the next group of brilliant minds to join our ranks.

Our colleagues are our greatest asset, and NCC Group is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, authenticity, and accountability. We want colleagues to put down roots at NCC Group, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package, as well as opportunities for learning and development and career growth. We believe our people are at their brilliant best when they feel bolstered in all aspects of their well-being, and we offer wellness programs and flexible working arrangements to provide that vital support.

What do we offer in return?

We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits;

Flexible working

? Financial & Investment

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Share Save Scheme
• Maternity & Paternity leave

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Green Car Scheme

? Cycle Scheme

? Healthcare

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? Learning & Development

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So, what’s next?

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we would love to hear from you! Click on apply to this job to send us your CV and the relevant member of our global talent team will be in touch with you. Alternatively send your details to global.ta@nccgroup.com .

About your application

We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, please email global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy (candidate-privacy-notice-261023.pdf (nccgroupplc.com)). We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.

Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.