Associate Director, Cyber Security

Company: Teneo
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Location: London
Job Description:

At Teneo, we provide expert cyber security strategy, risk and response advisory within a multi‑disciplinary environment, working closely with our strategy and communications, risk advisory and restructuring teams across a globally connected platform.

Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.

We are seeking experienced Cyber Security Associate Directors to join our growing global cyber team. This role is suited to a cyber security professional with strong experience across cyber strategy, risk, response and recovery, including advising organisations through incidents and supporting remediation and longer‑term transformation.

You will play a leading role in delivering client engagements, acting as a senior advisor to clients and working closely with Directors and Managing Directors to support clients through complex and high‑stakes situations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the delivery of complex cyber strategy, risk, response and recovery engagements, owning workstreams and coordinating multidisciplinary teams
  • Act as a key advisor to clients during cyber incidents and high‑pressure situations, supporting decision‑making, coordination and recovery efforts
  • Drive cyber strategy, risk and resilience initiatives, including assessments, operating model design, and transformation roadmap development
  • Develop and present clear, structured insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders
  • Lead, mentor and develop junior team members, fostering a high‑performing and collaborative team environment

Key Skills & Experience

  • Extensive experience across cyber strategy and risk and/or cyber response and recovery, with a track record of delivering complex engagements
  • Proven ability to lead workstreams and manage teams across multi‑disciplinary, cross‑border engagements
  • Expertise in one or more cyber domains such as data security, identity and access management, security operations or threat intelligence
  • Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience managing and developing teams in fast‑paced environments

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand‑alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organisations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organisational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I. The firm has more than 1,600 employees located in 40+ offices around the world.

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Equal Opportunity / Inclusion

Teneo are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We ensure that all employees and candidates are treated fairly and we strive to ensure that our company is representative of all sections of society. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances. Each employee should be respected and valued and able to give their best as a result. We want to ensure our workplace in London continues to be one where different voices are heard, valued and embraced – for the benefit of our employees and working culture, our clients and the quality of our work, as well as for the ultimate performance of our business.

We are committed to equal opportunities for all and provide these opportunities irrespective of an individual’s race, ethnic origin, disability, age, nationality, national origin, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, marital status and social class. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. xwzovoh

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for qualified individuals with disabilities in our interview process. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability, you may contact us at

Posted: April 2nd, 2026