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Ankura

Senior Managing Director, Incident Response & Managed Detection & Response (MDR)

Ankura, , ME, United States

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Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

Practice Overview:

Ankura’s well-regarded and fast-growing Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice offers a full-service suite of information security and privacy solutions for our clients, regardless of industry or size. We provide proactive advisory services such as maturity and preparedness assessments, incident response planning and testing, and cyber resilience, and also managed security services customized to our clients’ requirements.

The cybersecurity team includes leaders from the intelligence community, including former federal law enforcement, private security firms, and pioneering technology companies. Our experts assess cyber risk and readiness, test and harden clients’ infrastructure, and respond instantly and decisively when threats arise.

Role Overview:

As a Senior Managing Director of Incident Response & Global Managed Detection & Response (MDR), you will play a pivotal role in spearheading our global technical operations and technical delivery, driving innovation within the threat detection domain, and providing senior leadership for our global practice team members. The primary responsibility of the role will be to develop and implement go-to-market strategies around revenue growth.

Responsibilities:

  1. Driving practice-level revenue through new client relationships across industries, with particular focus in Incident Response & Managing Detection & Response (MDR).
  2. Lead and inspire a team of talented IR (U.S.) and MDR (Global) professionals.
  3. Lead the global MDR shared services center responsible for providing 24x7x365 SOC/MDR services to clients.
  4. Collaborate with senior practitioners to develop and implement go-to-market strategies related to driving revenue growth.
  5. Help grow the Cyber IR and MDR consulting practice and support commercial clients across a variety of industries.
  6. Utilize professional and personal network to identify new opportunities.
  7. Participate in business development by building relationships with current and future clients.
  8. Identify sales opportunities and progress from a lead to sold engagement.
  9. Effectively communicate with clients regarding existing projects and upselling of additional services.
  10. Work closely with the US, EMEA, and APAC IR leads to deliver exceptional service to our clients.
  11. Oversee network and endpoint monitoring, threat analysis, and incident response.
  12. Develop and implement cutting-edge security strategies and solutions.
  13. Provide expert-level technical guidance to clients.
  14. Collaborate closely with client security teams, legal counsel, and Ankura leadership.
  15. Drive continuous improvement within the IR and MDR practice.
  16. Provide strategic insights to leadership teams regarding market trends.
  17. Represent Ankura at industry events and conferences.

Qualifications:

  1. Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
  2. Minimum of 15 years of experience in cybersecurity.
  3. Proven revenue generation of $2.7MM to 3.5MM per year in consulting and/or professional services.
  4. Existing relationships within law firms and insurance carriers.
  5. Proven track record of success in leading and motivating teams.
  6. Deep technical expertise in endpoint security, network traffic analysis, SIEM, and SOC operations.
  7. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  8. Willing to travel if required and at short notice.

Desired Certifications:

  1. Network +
  2. Security +
  3. GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  4. GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)
  5. GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
  6. GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)

Why Ankura?

  1. Join a team of passionate and innovative experts at the forefront of cybersecurity.
  2. Work on high-impact projects that make a real difference in protecting organizations from cyber threats.
  3. Enjoy a collaborative and supportive work environment.
  4. Receive competitive compensation and benefits.
  5. Become part of a company committed to making a positive impact on the world.

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Ankura is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status.

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