Information Protection – Executive Advisor – Security Generalist – Cor recruitment

Service Line Information:
Using a wide variety of technical and sector-specific skills, KPMG's Risk Consulting group proactively helps clients increase profits whilst reducing reputational, operational, financial and other risks. We are experienced in managing diverse issues including fraud, regulatory compliance, risk frameworks and modelling, capital efficiency, corporate governance, dispute resolution, deriving value from contracts and much more.

Technology - Our clients need to deal effectively with technology related risks and derive maximum value from data and documentation. Our specialists provide independent, jargon free advice and advanced technology capabilities to help our clients proactively manage their technology risks and use their data to its full potential.

Job Description:

"Information Security Consultancy of the Year" - SC Magazine Europe Awards 2011

To learn more about our services please visit our external website - www.kpmg.co.uk/security

Roles and Responsibilities

The work will involve providing advice, assurance and attestation to clients relating to information protection risks and controls, technical infrastructure, applications, processes and projects predominantly across clients in the oil and gas, communications, technology and consumer goods and retail sectors.

Responsibilities

- Management and delivery of information protection advisory and assurance services to our clients.
- Responsibility for the overall output from client engagements.
- Scoping, financial management, managing delivery risk, production and review of deliverables.
- Building and managing excellent client relationships (typically at CISO and CIO level) across a number of clients.
- Actively identifying and progressing business development opportunities, as well as managing sales activities such as proposal writing and assisting with client presentations.
- Developing internal networks and maintaining excellent relationships with colleagues across KPMG.
- Coaching and developing team members on engagements.
- Contributing to practice management, e.g. training, knowledge management, etc.
- Being an ambassador for Information Protection and KPMG.

Qualifications and Skills

- University Degree.
- MSc in Information Security, IT or relevant subject.
- Maintain a number of recognised information protection (eg CISSP, CISM, M. Inst IISP, etc) qualifications.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral), negotiation and project management skills.
- Ability to identify and assess complex information protection risks and controls.
- Ability to develop excellent client and internal relationships.

Experience and Background

- Proven experience of successfully managing and delivering information protection services in or to clients in the oil and gas, communications, technology or consumer goods and retail sector.
- Experience in business analysis and understanding of information protection and information security principles, standards, processes and technologies, preferably within the sectors named above.
- Experience and knowledge of core systems used by clients in the sectors named above.
- Clear and demonstrable understanding of security, risk and IT standards, policies and frameworks.
- Proven experience in identifying and converting sales opportunities.
- Experience in IT risk and control / audit environments.
- Experience of producing high quality deliverables working alone and as part of a team.