Description
Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) is seeking a leader to build, lead, and scale our Cybersecurity Consulting practice for our European region. This role will own the strategy, go-to-market, and P&L for Cybersecurity Consulting, helping clients across financial services, fintech, and merchant ecosystems strengthen their security posture in an evolving threat landscape.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build Practice Strategy:
- Define and own the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for VCA's Cybersecurity Consulting practice in Europe.
- Monitor market trends, client needs, and regulatory drivers to refine offerings.
- Build scalable, repeatable consulting offerings, methodologies, and frameworks.
- Establish governance, KPIs, and performance dashboards.
- Drive the P&L for the Cybersecurity Consulting practice.
- Cybersecurity Advisory Delivery:
- Provide expert guidance on areas such as cybersecurity strategy and operating model, risk assessment, security architecture, threat detection and response, incident response and recovery, and regulatory/security compliance.
- Evangelize Visa data, products and platforms into cybersecurity solutions.
- Represent Visa in industry forums, conferences and publications as a thought leader in cybersecurity and cyber fraud prevention.
- Business Development and Go-to-Market:
- Partner with Client Account Executives and regional Consulting teams to originate, shape, and close cybersecurity advisory opportunities.
- Develop thought leadership to position Visa Consulting & Analytics as a trusted cybersecurity advisor.
- Build strategic relationships with C-level and senior security stakeholders.
- Collaboration and Internal Partnership:
- Work closely with Visa's Cyber, Product, and RaIS teams to design integrated solutions.
- Collaborate with other Consulting & Analytics practices to create end-to-end client value propositions.
Qualifications:
- Experience:
- Professional experience in cybersecurity, with experience in consulting leadership or equivalent senior management roles.
- Proven track record of building and/or scaling a cybersecurity consulting practice.
- Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-stakeholder cybersecurity programs.
- Skills and Competencies:
- Deep expertise across core cybersecurity domains.
- Strong understanding of relevant regulatory and industry frameworks.
- Proven commercial acumen.
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills.
- Demonstrated leadership in building and scaling diverse, high-performing teams.