Client Security Advisor - PA/NJ/DE/MI

This position will be remote and can be hired anywhere within PA, MI, NJ, or DE.

About the role

The Cybersecurity Advisor (or Portfolio Security Advisor (SA)) plays a critical role in serving as a trusted partner to Optiv’s strategic clients. By combining sales skills and broad security practitioner knowledge, the SA designs security solutions for assigned clients in the assigned territory. Aligned with their client's security initiatives and alongside a dedicated sales team, the SA advises and designs solutions for highly defensible and scalable security programs using some of the most advanced security services and technologies. The SA has real-world knowledge and can design pragmatic security solutions tailored to each client’s unique environment and provide clients and sellers with consistent security expertise on all sales opportunities.

In partnership with domain specialists and experts, the SA will facilitate thought leadership and inspire cybersecurity solutions powered by our ecosystem of people, products, and partners.

Responsibilities

• Drive the generation of services and technologies business to meet or exceed quarterly and annual quota objectives in partnership with the account and domain teams.
• Follow the Optiv Standardized Sales Operating Processes (SOPs) to achieve consistent success.
• Understand and maintain knowledge of the client’s security environment, business operations, security needs, and risk appetite.
• Identify their security concerns and how they correlate to Optiv’s strategic solutions across the assigned domain and holistic cybersecurity programs.
• Identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities across clients and Optiv's partner relationships.
• Qualify leads and partner with internal colleagues to determine scope, proposal management, and follow through to closure.
• Participate in sales opportunities across Optiv's entire portfolio.
• Clearly articulate how the necessary elements of the Optiv technology and services portfolio meet the specific needs of the client stakeholders at the leadership level.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, news, and maintain a broad understanding of the security landscape to facilitate thought leadership, support, analysis, and guidance to clients and internal Optiv groups.
• Collaborate with service delivery to ensure the team has necessary supporting domain specialty materials that present a consistent and comprehensive approach.
• Effectively work with multiple client personas across the security team, as well as other relevant personas to develop security strategy and define roadmaps to execute on security strategy aligned with business goals, budgetary spend, and metrics based on return on investment.
• Maintain advisory relationships with key stakeholders at clients by facilitating thought leadership, support, information, and guidance in conjunction with sales partners.
• Maintain strong working relationships with relevant Optiv technology partners, based on client spend and Optiv focus.
• Perform additional duties as directed or needed.

Requirements

• BS/BA or applicable work experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years in an information security role, preferably as a consulting advisor, architect, or Cybersecurity leader.
• Highly motivated self-starter that does not require day-to-day management.
• Ability to work in a highly adaptable and nimble team environment with responsive communication.
• Thorough understanding of the current threat landscape, vulnerabilities, and defensive controls.
• Strong business and technical acumen and ability to lead technology-focused discussions.
• Strong presentation, written, and oral communication skills to clients, including whiteboard sessions and other presentation mechanisms.
• Strong attention to detail for reviewing statements of work (SOWs), quotes, and client deliverables.
• Maintains broad security-related knowledge and continuously expands their expertise in other domains across the portfolio.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CRISC, CISM, C-CISO, etc.
• Ability to work in-person and remotely with distributed teams in a decentralized environment.
• Ability to travel within assigned region or assigned accounts up to 40%.

Benefits

• A company committed to inclusive values through Employee Resource Groups.
• Work/life balance.
• Professional training resources.
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects.
• Volunteer opportunities through “Optiv Chips In,” encouraging employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable).