Management Consultant – Cybersecurity & Data Privacy

Talan (part of the Talan Group) is an expert provider of professional services. Our vision and mission is to take positive action in a complex world for the future good of people and the environment and to enlighten and enable our clients’ transformation in an increasingly complex world. We are purpose-driven, working across multiple sectors, tackling social and environmental challenges, improving and simplifying the way markets work, harnessing the power of digital transformation and ensuring data is protected and used ethically.

Talan provides a range of consultancy and outsourcing capabilities including programme management, market design and governance. We also have extensive and award-winning capabilities across cyber security, data privacy and digital transformation. We are IIP Gold accredited and Great Place to Work accredited.

The nature of what we do means we are very much a people business. The contribution every member of the team makes to our diverse range of experience, skills and personalities is valued. We invest heavily in learning and development to enable our people to develop skills and gain experience which will enhance career prospects for life. Many who started their careers with us have rapidly progressed to more senior positions. No two days are the same, but we believe in a flexible approach to working which we know our employees value.

The Role

Our Cybersecurity & Privacy Consulting practice delivers independent, strategic advisory services that help organisations address their most complex cyber, privacy, and resilience challenges. We support clients in aligning business, digital transformation and cyber strategies, enabling them to navigate risk with confidence, protect value, and unlock growth in an increasingly dynamic threat landscape.

As a Cybersecurity Managing Consultant, you will be a senior leader within our Cybersecurity & Privacy team, partnering closely with specialists in digital transformation, change management, enterprise technology, and risk advisory. You will engage with a diverse client portfolio – including major brands across multiple sectors – helping them build resilience, modernise their operating models, and seize opportunities created by emerging technologies.

You will take a central role in driving sales, shaping solutions and expanding key accounts across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. You will collaborate with our global Centres of Excellence, bringing multidisciplinary expertise to complex client challenges and helping accelerate the growth and maturity of our cybersecurity & privacy offering.

This role demands a strategic, commercially minded consultant with the credibility to influence senior stakeholders, leveraging your sales and technical experience to sell solutions and scale a growing business. You will pair strong analytical rigour with entrepreneurial thinking, combining structured problem solving with a passion for developing new opportunities and forming long-term client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Business Development & Thought Leadership
  • Lead business development activity across your network, target accounts and new markets, identifying, originating and shaping revenue opportunities.
  • Position our cybersecurity, privacy and digital transformation services through strong storytelling, subject matter expertise and commercial insight.
  • Support go-to-market initiatives, developing propositions, sales collateral and client-ready thought leadership.
  • Collaborate with Key Account Leads across Talan to build strategic opportunities by positioning cybersecurity and privacy as an enabler.
• Client Leadership & Solution Design
  • Lead end-to-end client engagements from discovery and scoping through to solution architecture, delivery oversight and value realisation.
  • Design and deliver integrated solutions spanning cybersecurity, data privacy, digital transformation, organisational change and technology enablement.
  • Position cybersecurity as a strategic business enabler, advising senior executives on risk-driven decision making and technology-led resilience strategies.
• Account Growth & Practice Building
  • Shape and expand key accounts, identifying cross-sell and upsell opportunities across change, data, technology and transformation services.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, contributing to long-term revenue growth and account expansion plans.
  • Champion best practice, intellectual capital development and continuous improvement across our consulting offerings.

Requirements

• Proven sales track record within a consulting environment – originating, shaping and closing complex consulting opportunities.
• Experience designing and delivering complex cybersecurity solutions, integrating privacy and technology transformation.
• Industry-recognised certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent, and NCSC certifications.
• Strong consulting toolkit: structured thinking, analytical strength, client-facing credibility and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to influence C-suite and senior leaders, positioning cybersecurity as a pillar of organisational transformation.
• Commercial awareness with experience in account growth, opportunity qualification and pipeline management.
• Drive and determination to take on our challenge of scaling our services.
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity technologies, privacy frameworks, GRC and risk management within enterprise settings.
• Evidence of client handling skills, commercial acumen, and the ability to spot opportunities and risks.
• Intellectual curiosity, structured thinking, and strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and bring structure to client challenges.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong academic results from a leading institution.
• Related experience in consulting, or blue-chip corporate sectors.
• Experience of being part of teams delivering challenging projects.
• 5-7 years’ experience in a similar role.

Desirable:

• Experience with the NCSC Assured Consulting Framework.
• Previous experience of working in our target sectors – financial services, energy & utilities, UK defence.
• Mid-tier, large consulting background.
• French language skills are an advantage, although we operate primarily as an English-speaking organisation.

Additional Information

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Profit related Bonus (discretionary).
• Reward and recognition schemes.
• Flexible working.
• Private Bupa healthcare.
• Life Assurance (up to 4 times annual salary).
• Matched pension contributions.
• Season Ticket Loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Buy and Sell annual leave.
• Reimbursement of eye test and up to £50 towards glasses or contacts.
• Corporate gym rates.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Summer and Christmas parties, along with monthly Social@77.