Cyber Risk Analyst

Summary

You will be joining a market leading team which provides cyber consultancy services bringing together capabilities across Global FINEX cyber and the wider WTW group of companies. The team is collaborative innovative and welcoming and advocates for growth personally and professionally across the firm. This is an and exciting opportunity for a candidate with a minimum of two years of industry (cyber or information security-related) experience looking for a demanding full-time client-facing risk consulting and advisory role.

The successful candidate will be provided an opportunity to innovate and enhance our suite of consulting services and there may be opportunities for rapid promotion for an individual who shows clear skills and capabilities in the role. The successful candidate will also be required to make occasional trips to client offices (UK-based) and so must be happy to travel when requested.

Global FINEX is part of WTW and is a division of the Risk & Insurance Broking segment that acts as a knowledge base for WTW worldwide with our teams of experts in Financial Executive and Professional Risks providing specialist advice and services to our clients and associates.

We have 700 colleagues based in Great Britain / Europe International (Asia Latin America Middle East Africa and Australasia) and North America who act on behalf of organisations from global conglomerates and government institutions to regional practices and medium size enterprise. We are specialists who utilise deep industry experience to provide tailored risk management solutions.

• Cyber risk assessment and analysis:
  Our clients are looking to better understand how cyber risk permeates their business. The candidate will leverage qualitative cyber risk assessment methods and frameworks to provide our clients with actionable insights relating to their cyber gaps or exposures. The candidate will also be exposed to proprietary quantitative models (e.g. Cyber Quantified) and will work with WTWs specialist teams to quantify their cyber risks and exposures to clients.
• With changing supply and demand in the cyber insurance market there is an opportunity to provide impartial timely and evidence-based advice and guidance to existing and prospective client organisations. The successful candidate will work closely with our Cyber insurance broking team(s) to better articulate a clients cyber security and insurance risk profile and subsequently support the insurance / risk transfer options available.
• Cyber data analysis:
  At WTW we have invested heavily in collecting and structuring data which can be used for the benefit of our clients. The candidate will use WTW and external data to provide our clients and cyber insurance broking team with information that they can use to guide risk management improvements and security strategy development insurance purchasing decisions and new product development / innovation.

This is a great opportunity for an individual with good statistical analytical and communication skills. The candidate will continue to develop their knowledge of the cyber operating space using this knowledge and experience to generate insightful deliverables for our clients. The individual will be responsible for creating client-facing cyber risk assessment reports and presentations (under supervision during probation period) and will be required to manage their own caseload at the end of the probation period.

• Sales and Client management
• Financial Management and Billing
• Consulting and Project Management

• Knowledge of cyber risks and the emerging cyber threat landscape / key trends etc.
• Knowledge of new technologies and security tooling and best practices.

Industry experience in a cyber / information security and / or cyber insurance role.

Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of information and cyber security concepts controls technologies and frameworks / standards.

Industry-recognised certifications / qualifications commensurate with experience. For this role the successful candidate will possess at least one of the following :
CompTIA Security, CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA), CRISC, CISA, CCSP, CISM, CISSP. All qualifications will be considered based on their direct applicability to the role. Opportunities for continued Professional Development will be available for the successful candidate.

Research and information gathering for thought leadership

Project management and support to senior consultants with ongoing projects

Written communication skills for report analysis and commentary

Verbal communication skills required to explain process steps and requirements to internal and external audiences and other departments within WTW

Ability to manage own time work on own initiative and to meet often tight deadlines

The desire to learn to be pragmatic and flexible

Stage 1: CV Review and general discussion (60…