BCG Platinion | Principal, Cybersecurity

About the role

BCG Platinion's Cybersecurity Consultants are technical experts, innovators, and change agents who collaborate with clients to enhance their cybersecurity practices. They are responsible for developing cybersecurity strategies, policies, processes, and operating models, as well as delivering high-impact cybersecurity programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop cybersecurity strategies, policies, processes, and operating models to protect clients' internal infrastructure and their customers.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, presenting strategic recommendations, training, and reporting to executive audiences.
• Lead multiple concurrent engagements, ensuring successful end-to-end delivery of complex, high-impact cybersecurity programs.
• Scope, structure, and oversee engagements across diverse client environments and stakeholder groups.
• Develop high-quality proposals, reports, and executive presentations.
• Develop and lead client proposals end-to-end, bringing original thought leadership to each engagement.
• Own the full proposal process - from concept to delivery, contributing original insights and thought leadership alongside standard role expectations.
• Shape and expand cybersecurity offerings and capabilities; contribute to building and scaling the practice.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop top talent to strengthen team capabilities and market differentiation.
• Mentorship, leading and offering guidance to other members of the team to develop talent, provide direction, and oversee output and projects.
• Management experience, leading team members through our career development process and providing timely and accurate performance feedback.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and promote continuous learning across cybersecurity and adjacent technology domains.

Requirements

• 8+ years of practical experience in cybersecurity consulting or project management (with teams of five persons or more) in a financial, healthcare, telecommunications, industrial or government organization.
• BS in mathematics, natural sciences, information technology, business management, or similar degree.
• 4+ years of experience managing projects and decision processes at large organizations.
• Hands-on experience with, or extensive knowledge of some of the following:
• Cybersecurity strategy, governance, and policy development.
• Cyber risk management and security assessments.
• Design and implementation of enterprise cybersecurity programs.
• Security architecture and secure system development lifecycle (SDLC) integration.
• AI platform security and emerging technology risk.
• Cloud, Big Data, and mobile security.
• Cyber supply chain and third-party risk management.
• Identity and access management (IAM).
• Continuous monitoring and vulnerability management.
• Incident response, penetration testing, SIEM, BCP, and DRP.
• Cybersecurity workforce development and awareness programs.
• Broad knowledge of cybersecurity technologies throughout organizational and acquisition lifecycle.
• Knowledge and experience with cybersecurity regulatory environments.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with cybersecurity regulatory environments.
• Business-fluent written and spoken English language skills.
• GenAI tool fluency (e.g., demonstrated use of GenAI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude) and validation of responses.
• Willingness to travel around the globe to work with clients and BCG teams.

Skills

• Client leadership and delivery.
• Business development.
• Team leadership and development.

Benefits

At BCG, we offer a comprehensive benefit program that includes:

• Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children.
• $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs.
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits.
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually.
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities.
• Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not.
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years.
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.
• Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

Pay

The base compensation for this role is $230,000 in USD. In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus and BCG's Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution.

Schedule

The role involves significant travel to client sites, with the amount of travel depending on client needs and project nature.