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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cybersecurity Consulting - EU Practice Lead - **Company:** Visa - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, PCI Data Security Standards, Software Security - **Published:** September 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=048ce97b943bae1c ## About the Role * Professional experience in cybersecurity, with experience in consulting leadership or equivalent senior management roles. * Proven track record of building and/or scaling a cybersecurity consulting practice or major cyber advisory offering, including P&L or clear revenue/margin ownership. * Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-stakeholder cybersecurity programs for clients, preferably in payments, banking, or fintech. * Significant experience engaging and influencing C-level stakeholders in technology, risk, and business leadership roles. * Experience operating in a matrixed, global environment across multiple regions and cultures. Skills and Competencies: * Deep expertise across core cybersecurity domains: strategy and governance, risk management, security architecture, cloud and application security, identity and access management, threat detection and response, and incident management. * Strong understanding of relevant regulatory and industry frameworks (e.g., NIST2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, GDPR/other regional privacy regulations) and their implications for clients. * Proven commercial acumen, including pipeline management, deal shaping, pricing, and margin management. * Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with ability to translate complex technical topics into clear, compelling narratives for non-technical stakeholders. * Demonstrated leadership in building and scaling diverse, high-performing teams, with strong coaching and talent-development capability. * Entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable operating in ambiguity, with a bias for action and measurable outcomes. Nice to Have: * Prior experience in payments, card networks, or digital commerce ecosystems. * Exposure to fraud and financial crime risk topics and ability to collaborate closely with corresponding domain experts. * Experience working across multiple European countries and regulatory environments. ## Description Build Practice Strategy: * Define and own the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for VCA's Cybersecurity Consulting practice in Europe. * Monitor market trends, client needs, and regulatory drivers to refine offerings paying attention to regional diversity. * Build scalable, repeatable consulting offerings, methodologies, and frameworks tailored to key client segments and regions. * Establish governance, KPIs, and performance dashboards to track financial performance, pipeline, delivery quality, and client impact. * Drive the P&L for the Cybersecurity Consulting practice, including revenue, margin, utilization, pricing, and investment decisions. * Define the operating model for the practice (roles, locations, sourcing mix, partner ecosystem) and scale capacity in line with growth targets. * Mentor and develop talent, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, inclusion, and excellence. * Establish and maintain a curated ecosystem of specialist partners and subcontractors for niche domains and surge capacity. Cybersecurity Advisory Delivery: * Dual hat as an Advisor and hands on Project Manager for clients on complex cybersecurity engagements, ensuring high-quality, outcome-focused delivery. * Provide expert guidance on areas such as cybersecurity strategy and operating model, risk assessment, security architecture, threat detection and response, incident response and recovery, and regulatory/security compliance. * Evangelize Visa data, products and platforms into cybersecurity solutions where appropriate. * Represent Visa in industry forums, conferences and publications as a thought leader in cybersecurity and cyber fraud prevention. Business Development and Go-to-Market: * Partner with Client Account Executives and regional Consulting teams to originate, shape, and close cybersecurity advisory opportunities. * Lead key pursuits and major deal negotiations, including solution design, commercials, and resourcing strategy. * Develop thought leadership (whitepapers, conference talks, industry forums) to position Visa Consulting & Analytics as a trusted cybersecurity advisor in payments and digital commerce. * Build strategic relationships with C-level and senior security stakeholders (CISO, CIO, CRO, Risk leaders) across priority markets. Collaboration and Internal Partnership: * Work closely with Visa's Cyber, Product, and RaIS teams to design integrated solutions and "One Visa" offerings. * Collaborate with other Consulting & Analytics practices (e.g., Risk, Strategy, Digital, Stablecoins for example) to create end-to-end client value propositions. * Align with global and regional cybersecurity leaders to ensure reuse of IP, consistency of standards, and cross-region solution sharing. Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.