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With GDS Cybersecurity practice targeting a growth of 5M+ hours in FY27, this role will spearhead innovation, alliance integration, and market activation across regions.\nKey responsibilities:\nLead the global strategy and execution for Microsoft capability development and delivery across geos.\nDrive EY’s Cybersecurity market share expansion across sectors through strategic partnerships, solution innovation, and regional enablement. - Represent GDS in the Global Cybersecurity Committee for Microsoft, aligning innovation efforts and methodologies globally.\nCollaborate with high-growth EY Consulting services in Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Entra ID, Zero Trust architecture, and Security Copilot-enabled SecOps transformation.\nTransform service delivery models by leveraging alliances with Microsoft, Qualys, and others.\nActivate market strategies tailored to regional nuances and client needs, ensuring GDS value positioning in strategic deals.\nEssential Functions of the job\nDevelop and execute strategic initiatives to industrialize Microsoft solutions and expand EY’s Cybersecurity capabilities.\nLead innovation in emerging technologies evolving gen AI remediation and Quantum Computing.\nStrengthen interlocks with PPEDs across service lines and geographies to drive cross-functional collaboration.\nOwn and drive GDS representation in global forums and analyst engagements.\nEnable account-centric sales approaches aligned with EY’s All-In strategy.- Guide pricing and delivery teams to optimize value creation and client impact.\nAnalytical/Decision Making Responsibilities\nFormulate and implement strategies with autonomy, subject to approval by the GDS Cybersecurity Leader.\nMonitor and adapt strategies based on regulatory, technological, and geopolitical shifts.\nSolve complex problems across domains including technology, operations, finance, ethics, and innovation.\nEvaluate solution options, implement decisions, and assess outcomes for continuous improvement.\nEducation & Experience\nMinimum 20+ years of relevant experience in Cybersecurity, Risk, or Technology Consulting.\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Systems Management; MBA or equivalent preferred.\nProfessional certifications such as CISSP, CCISO, CISM, PMP, or Prince2®.\nDemonstrated leadership in global delivery, strategic alliances, and sectorfocused growth initiatives.\nAt least 10 years of experience in a leadership role, managing crossfunctional teams (200+ team size) and leading large-scale projects or initiatives within a global organization.\nDemonstrated success in meeting or exceeding sales targets, with a history of closing significant deals (e.g., multi-million-dollar contracts) and fostering long-term client relationships at” C” level of Fortune 500 companies. Demonstrated ability to work successfully within a matrixed organization and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering advisory services.\nKnowledge and Skills Requirements\nDeep expertise in Cybersecurity domains including CTMDR, Data Privacy, IAM, Security Architecture, and Managed Services.\nStrong understanding of delivery models for assessment, implementation, and managed services.\nProven ability to drive alliance partnerships and develop market-ready solutions.\nKnowledge of EY’s organizational structure, regional dynamics, and go-tomarket frameworks.\nFamiliarity with innovation frameworks and transformation strategies.\nStakeholder management across global, regional, and sector levels.\nEY | Building a better working world\nEY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.\nEnabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.\nWorking across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4800,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":20,"management_years_min":10,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cybersecurity","Business Travel","Travel Technology","Information Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T05:20:34Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-14T06:34:16Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ey-gds-microsoft-cybersecurity-leader","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ey-gds-microsoft-cybersecurity-leader.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T05:03:56Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":7483,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2859},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2859"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fey-gds-microsoft-cybersecurity-leader"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fey-gds-microsoft-cybersecurity-leader"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fey-gds-microsoft-cybersecurity-leader"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ey-gds-microsoft-cybersecurity-leader\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fey-gds-microsoft-cybersecurity-leader"}]}