Manager, Cybersecurity & Privacy Advisory Practice; General Flow

Manager, Cybersecurity & Privacy Advisory Practice (General Flow)

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About PKF O’Connor Davies
PKF O’Connor Davies is a top‑ranked accounting, tax, and advisory firm with offices across the U.S. and internationally through our PKF global network. For over a century, we have built our reputation on deep industry expertise, a personalized approach, and a commitment to delivering real value to our clients.

Position Overview
We are seeking a Manager, Cybersecurity & Privacy Advisory to lead and execute engagements that strengthen governance, reduce risk and drive measurable program maturity across industries. The ideal candidate brings a balanced understanding of cybersecurity and privacy, along with hands‑on experience applying frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST SP 800‑171, ISO 27001 and CMMC. This individual demonstrates sound judgment, technical fluency and the ability to translate complex compliance or risk requirements into achievable, sustainable outcomes.

The role blends delivery leadership and mentorship, overseeing projects, guiding teams and collaborating across service lines to deliver pragmatic, high‑quality results that clients can operationalize.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead and manage cybersecurity and privacy advisory engagements, ensuring quality, efficiency and client satisfaction.
• Conduct assessments and readiness reviews against NIST CSF, NIST SP 800‑171, ISO 27001 and CMMC frameworks.
• Evaluate, develop and maintain program documentation such as cybersecurity policies, risk registers, control matrices and improvement roadmaps.
• Provide clear, actionable recommendations to help clients mature their programs and align security initiatives with business objectives.
• Lead small engagement teams, mentoring associates and senior associates to support professional growth and client delivery.
• Collaborate across audit, risk and technology groups to deliver integrated, practical client solutions.
• Contribute to internal development of methodologies, templates and training materials that advance the practice.
• Support proposal efforts and client discussions as part of a broader team.
• Stay current on cybersecurity, privacy and compliance developments affecting clients across diverse sectors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Cybersecurity or a related discipline (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of cybersecurity, privacy or risk‑advisory experience.
• Active CISSP or CISA certification (required).
• Strong working knowledge of NIST CSF, NIST SP 800‑171, ISO 27001 and CMMC frameworks.
• CMMC Lead Assessor certification (preferred at start; however, if not, a willingness to obtain within six months of employment).
• Experience leading small project teams and mentoring staff on engagements.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and professionally across technical and business audiences.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance if required by client engagements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with privacy frameworks and regulations such as the NIST Privacy Framework, GDPR or CCPA.
• CMMC Lead Assessor
• ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor certification.
• Technical competency to perform platform specific audits such as firewall rule config, Azure, Active Directory, etc.
• Experience supporting organizations in regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare or manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to design and operationalize cybersecurity governance programs.

Required Skills

• Strong analytical, critical‑thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Clear, professional communication, able to bridge technical and executive perspectives.
• Builds trusted relationships through transparency, accountability and responsiveness.
• Collaborative leadership that promotes team success and continuous learning.
• Practical problem‑solver who values progress over perfection and thrives in a growing, dynamic environment.
• Maintains professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive information.

Additional Details

Location:

This role can be based from any PKF O’Connor Davies office.
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