Sr. Security Advisor - Threat Exposure Management

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr. Security Advisor - Threat Exposure Management based in Canada.

This is a senior cybersecurity advisory role focused on helping clients understand, prioritize, and reduce their exposure to evolving cyber threats.

You will combine deep security expertise with strong consulting and commercial skills to design pragmatic, scalable security programs.

The role centers on Threat Exposure Management while also drawing on adjacent domains such as vulnerability management, threat intelligence, cloud, identity, endpoint, and security operations.

You will work directly with senior client stakeholders to assess security environments, define roadmaps, and align technology and services with business objectives.

As a trusted technical advisor, you will influence security strategy while partnering closely with sales, delivery teams, and technology partners.

The position offers significant autonomy, exposure to complex cybersecurity challenges, and opportunities to shape client solutions and industry conversations.

This is a fully remote opportunity for a security professional who enjoys combining hands-on expertise, strategic thinking, and client-facing leadership.

Accountabilities:

• Lead cybersecurity advisory and solution-design activities focused primarily on Threat Exposure Management, while supporting broader security initiatives across vulnerability management, threat intelligence, asset management, incident response, application security, and related domains.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders by understanding their business operations, security environments, risk appetite, priorities, and challenges, and translating these insights into actionable cybersecurity strategies.
• Develop pragmatic, scalable security programs and roadmaps that align security objectives with business goals, budgets, risk priorities, and measurable outcomes.
• Drive technical and commercial opportunities in partnership with account teams, identifying client needs, qualifying opportunities, developing solutions, and supporting proposals through to closure.
• Conduct requirements gathering, security assessments, technology evaluations, solution selection, demonstrations, and other activities required to develop comprehensive client solutions.
• Clearly communicate cybersecurity strategies, technologies, and services to technical and executive audiences through presentations, workshops, whiteboarding sessions, and thought-leadership discussions.
• Identify cross-sell and expansion opportunities across existing client relationships and technology partnerships while maintaining a strong focus on delivering meaningful client value.
• Collaborate with internal delivery, sales, and technical teams to ensure proposed solutions are aligned with delivery capabilities, client expectations, and long-term satisfaction.
• Maintain strong relationships with relevant technology vendors and partners, staying current on their products and capabilities and incorporating them appropriately into client solutions.
• Participate in account planning, forecasting, pipeline management, proposal development, contracts, RFIs, RFPs, and statements of work.
• Monitor cybersecurity trends, emerging threats, vulnerabilities, defensive technologies, and industry developments to provide informed guidance and maintain strong technical credibility.
• Contribute to internal centers of excellence and help develop reusable security materials, methodologies, and solution approaches.
• Capture client feedback and collaborate internally to improve services, solutions, and the overall client experience.
• Continuously strengthen technical, commercial, and consulting capabilities through certifications, professional development, industry engagement, and ongoing learning.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent practical experience, combined with at least 5 years of professional information security experience focused on Threat Management, preferably within consulting, advisory, architecture, or engineering roles.
• Strong expertise in areas such as vulnerability management, threat management and hunting, application security tools, enterprise incident management, digital forensics/eDiscovery, threat intelligence platforms, and asset management.
• Thorough understanding of the current cyber threat landscape, common vulnerabilities, defensive controls, and approaches to reducing organizational exposure.
• Experience designing or advising on cybersecurity programs and translating complex technical requirements into practical security strategies and solutions.
• Strong business and technical acumen, with the ability to lead technology-focused conversations and connect security investments to business outcomes.
• Demonstrated client-facing consulting and advisory experience, including working with multiple stakeholder personas and senior decision-makers.
• Strong presentation, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate workshops and explain complex cybersecurity concepts clearly.
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast-moving, adaptable environment while managing multiple priorities and maintaining high attention to detail.
• Strong sales and relationship-building capabilities, including discovery, questioning, solution positioning, objection handling, meeting facilitation, and supporting opportunities through to completion.
• Experience reviewing statements of work, proposals, quotes, contracts, and client deliverables with a high degree of accuracy.
• Relevant cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CISM, GIAC, or equivalent are preferred.
• Vendor-specific certifications relevant to Threat Exposure Management or another cybersecurity specialty are an asset.
• Broad cybersecurity knowledge beyond the primary specialty, with an interest in continuously developing expertise across adjacent security domains.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% or as business needs require.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government-sponsored Secret Clearance.

Benefits:

• Annual salary range of $134,000-$180,000, with actual compensation determined by factors such as experience, education, skills, geography, and internal equity.
• Eligibility for a variable incentive-based bonus plan.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
• Fully remote work arrangement from Toronto, Canada, with the technology and resources required to work effectively from home.
• Work-life balance and flexibility.
• Professional training and development resources.
• Opportunities to work on complex, challenging cybersecurity projects and develop specialized expertise.
• Diversity, equality, and inclusion initiatives, including employee resource groups.
• Volunteer and community engagement opportunities.
• Opportunities for continued professional and technical growth.