Cyber Data Protection Manager

About the role

Join Deloitte & Touche LLP's Cyber Risk Digital Trust & Privacy practice to help leading organizations reduce cyber risk, protect critical data, and build resilience in an increasingly complex digital world.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to clients, helping them assess strategic and practical data protection needs in response to emerging risks
• Aid clients in designing, implementing, and operating technology and process solutions to reduce data risks
• Aid clients with developing requirements, evaluating vendor solutions, architecting, implementing, and operating data protection solutions
• Drive day-to-day execution, communicate updates to clients and firm leadership
• Provide leadership and support to delivery teams to ensure completion and accuracy of high-quality work products
• Track and report on project timelines to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
• Manage and lead the proposal development process
• Contribute to Deloitte's thought leadership in client organizations and external marketplace
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team environment

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in data protection and information security, which may include Data Discovery, Data Classification and Rights Management (DCRM, DRM, IRM), Data Access Governance(DAG), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Cloud Security and SaaS Security (e.g., AWS security, Azure/M365 security, Databricks, Snowflake)
• 3+ years of professional experience developing data protection strategies, roadmaps, and frameworks, including designing, implementing, and operating data protection services
• 3+ years of total hands-on technical experience and/or architecture-level experience with two or more data protection technologies
• Hands-on technical experience and/or architecture-level experience with Microsoft Purview, including one or more of the following: DLP, sensitivity labels, data classification, DSPM, DSPM for AI, on-demand classification, or related Microsoft 365 data security capabilities
• Knowledge of AI security and governance concepts, including data protection considerations for generative AI, copilots, agents, or other AI-enabled business use cases
• Experience defining data protection use cases, documenting business requirements, and evaluating technology solutions
• Experience leading collaborative efforts across organizational silos, including multifunctional teams of IT professionals, legal/compliance teams, and business executives
• Experience managing project plans, budgets, staffing, and executive-level stakeholder communications in a consulting or client-facing environment
• Familiarity with change management, deployment, and operational processes in large IT organizations
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SC-100, SC-400, AWS Security Specialty or similar
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• Ability to travel 25-50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

Preferred

• Significant industry work experience preferred
• Experience with public cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP) security and modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Data bricks)
• Experience with third-party DSPM, data discovery, or data governance solutions such as Cyera, Securiti, Varonis, Sentra, AvePoint, Atlan, or Collibra
• Familiarity with sophisticated multinational companies and distributed business models
• Experience in regulated industries and familiarity with requirements such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, or global privacy obligations
• Demonstrated success contributing to proposals, practice growth, market eminence, or people development