Senior Risk & Resilience Consultant / Senior Information Security Consultant & Manager (Associate level)

We have an exciting, permanent opportunity for a Senior Risk & Resilience Consultant / Senior Information Security Consultant & Manager (Associate level) to join any of our UK offices (hybrid working) as we continue to grow.

You’ll provide day-to-day hands-on strategic level leadership within a growing high-performing and fast-paced consultancy environment, ensuring the security team delivers high quality, responsive services to both internal stakeholders and clients.

In addition to people management and leadership responsibilities, this position is strategic, hands-on, and client-facing with responsibility for shaping the direction and ongoing development of our Information Security practice. You will oversee the delivery of client engagements across a range of security and assurance frameworks, including ISO/IEC 27001 and Cyber Essentials, while identifying opportunities to enhance service offerings, strengthen team capability, and support business growth. Working closely with colleagues across Data Privacy, Business Continuity, Enterprise Risk, and the wider Howden Group, you will help deliver joined-up, client-centric solutions that address complex business challenges. You will also monitor developments in the threat landscape, emerging technologies, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), helping clients understand both the opportunities and risks associated with technological change. A particular area of focus will be helping clients and colleagues navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape. A key requirement of the role is the ability to communicate information security risks clearly and meaningfully, translating technical issues into business-focused impacts that enable stakeholders to make confident, informed decisions.

A snapshot of your day:

• Lead the strategic direction, performance, and growth of the Information Security practice, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, commercially focused consultancy services.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and day-to-day management to the Information Security team, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing culture and ensuring effective allocation of people, tools, and investment to meet operational and business objectives.
• Develop and maintain trusted advisor relationships with clients, providing strategic guidance on information security governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, and security best practice.
• Oversee the successful delivery of client engagements across a range of information security and assurance disciplines, including ISO/IEC 27001, Cyber Essentials, and wider governance, risk, and compliance activities, whilst driving collaboration across Information Security, Data Privacy, Business Continuity, Enterprise Risk, and the wider Howden Group to deliver integrated and client-focused assurance services and identify opportunities to expand and enhance the organisation's security service portfolio.
• Support proposal development, client presentations, and bid activities, helping secure new business opportunities and strengthen existing client relationships.
• Monitor developments in the threat landscape, regulatory environment, emerging technologies, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), ensuring service offerings remain relevant, innovative, and aligned to market needs.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of methodologies, frameworks, policies, templates, and delivery standards to enhance quality, consistency, and operational efficiency and identify opportunities to leverage new technologies, including AI.
• Champion thought leadership initiatives, representing the organisation through client workshops, webinars, industry events, publications, and market-facing activities.