Cyber Advisory Services Manager

Reporting to the Deputy Group CISO, the Cyber Advisory Services Manager leads the GCS consulting and advisory capability – the function that turns Group cyber standards and expertise into practical, tailored support for all the divisions. This is a role for a confident, credible cyber security generalist with strong consulting instincts: someone who is equally comfortable advising a divisional CIO on strategic security posture, reviewing a firewall ruleset for technical debt, or scoping the cyber workstream of a merger integration programme.

The role provides a broad portfolio of advisory services to the Group and its divisions, including:

• technical standards advice and interpretation
• Security configuration, rule base assessment and policy change support
• input to non‑functional security requirements for Group and divisional programmes
• cyber security input to mergers, acquisitions, and divestiture activity
• deployment of specialist consulting resource into divisions that need temporary uplift in cyber capability

The Cyber Advisory Services Manager acts as an important feedback loop into GCS: gathering intelligence from divisional engagements that informs the evolution of Group standards, identifies emerging needs, and ensures that GCS remains relevant and responsive to the businesses it serves. The role works in close partnership with the Cyber Architecture Manager, the Head of Cyber Assurance, and the Security Platform Engineering Manager to ensure that advisory activity is consistent with and supportive of the broader GCS strategy.