Cyber Leadership and Human Risk - Manager

Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond, and recover along with all points of the security lifecycle. Cybersecurity challenges are different for every business in every industry. Leveraging our global resources and advanced technologies, we create integrated, turnkey solutions tailored to our client's needs across their entire value chain. Whether we’re defending against known cyberattacks, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we will help companies build cyber resilience to grow with confidence. Our team of the security sector’s brightest people uses the coolest tech to out-hack the hackers and help clients build resilience from within. We blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security, and managed service solutions to rethink the entire security lifecycle.

Do you have the deep functional and technical experience to help implement security solutions that align with our clients’ business objectives? Do you have the expertise to design and deliver solutions for establishing system user's credentials, and processes for applying those credentials to access enterprise systems and applications?

You Are

As a Manager in Accenture's Security practice, you will forge strong relationships with some of the brightest minds in the business and serve as a trusted advisor and delivery leader for clients navigating the intersection of human behavior, cybersecurity risk, AI transformation, and organizational change.

You may be asked to:

• Own and lead a human risk management (HRM) program from end-to-end; strategy through execution for a domestic or global enterprise client
• Serve as a Delivery Lead or project manager, coordinating workstreams, managing resources, and driving accountability across cross-functional teams
• Step into a PMO function, building governance frameworks, reporting structures, and stakeholder communication rhythms
• Act as a senior individual contributor — conducting assessments, building deliverables, and delivering workshops as an SMA
• Contribute to RFPs
• Develop junior resources to set them up for success, ensuring effective execution while building their skills and professional capabilities.

What stays constant: your ability to bring credibility, calm, and momentum to whatever the engagement demands, as well as passion for your own self-directed continuous learning to remain an SMA on the evolving threat landscape.

The Work

Human Risk Management & Cybersecurity Advisory

• Design and execute cybersecurity awareness, training, and behavior change programs for enterprise clients across various industries
• Assess client human risk posture — including security culture gaps and training effectiveness — and translate findings into actionable roadmaps
• Advise on and implement AI-enabled learning experiences and human risk management technologies
• Translate emerging threat intelligence (social engineering, identity-based attacks, AI misuse, Responsible AI, Non-Human Identities) into practical, timely employee education and engagement strategies
• Define and track KPIs that measure risk reduction, AI adoption, behavior change, security culture maturity, and program ROI

Delivery Leadership & Program Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional cybersecurity engagements — managing timelines, risks, and stakeholder expectations
• Stand up and run PMO functions: governance frameworks, reporting cadences, RAID logs, and executive dashboards
• Coordinate distributed delivery teams — onshore, offshore, and client-side — with clarity and accountability
• Develop executive-ready presentations, status reports, and strategic recommendations that drive decision-making at the C-suite and board level

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders at all levels of the organization — from CHROs and CISOs to frontline managers and operations practitioners
• Facilitate workshops, webcasts, and working sessions that drive alignment and advance program momentum
• Support business development by identifying new opportunities, contributing to proposals, and helping scope future engagements
• Partner with Accenture's broader security, change management, and learning communities to bring the best of the firm to each client

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Qualification

Here's what you need

• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in cybersecurity, risk management, organizational change, learning & development, or consulting
• Minimum of 7 years of demonstrated experience with human risk management — including at least one of: security awareness programs, behavioral analytics, insider risk, or cybersecurity culture change
• Minimum of 7 years managing or contributing to fast-paced, complex, multi-workstream projects in a consulting or client-facing environment
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Professional

Skills

Requirements

• Strong executive communication skills — written and verbal — with the ability to adapt your message to technical and non-technical audiences alike

• Bonus points if you have

• Experience in a professional services or management consulting environment

• Familiarity with human risk management platforms (e.g., KnowBe4, Proofpoint Security Awareness, RedFlags, Immersive, Cofense, Hoxhunt)

• Exposure to PMO methodologies, delivery frameworks, or project governance (PMP, Agile, or equivalent experience)

• Working knowledge of adjacent cybersecurity domains: identity & access management, data protection, insider risk, cloud security, or AI risk

• Experience using data and metrics to assess program effectiveness, identify trends, and build executive insights

• Industry certifications such as CRISC, CISM, SSAP, PMP, or PROSCI are a plus, but not required

• Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

• We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/30/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

• U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Location

Annual

Salary Range

California 94,400 to 293,800

Colorado 94,400 to 253,800

Connecticut 94,400 to 253,800

District of Columbia 100,500 to 270,300

Illinois 87,400 to 253,800

Maine 80,400 to 216,200

Maryland 94,400 to 253,800

Massachusetts 94,400 to 270,300

Minnesota 94,400 to 253,800

New York 87,400 to 293,800

New Jersey 100,500 to 293,800

Ohio 87,400 to 235,000

Virginia 87,400 to 270,300

Washington 100,500 to 270,300

Locations

New York City, NY

Albany, NY

Arlington, VA

Atlanta, GA

Austin, TX

Beaverton, OR

Bentonville, AR

Boston, MA

Carmel, IN

Charlotte, NC

Chicago, IL

Cincinnati, OH

Cleveland, OH

Columbus, OH

Culver City, CA

Denver, CO

Des Moines, IA

Detroit, MI

Hartford, CT

Houston, TX

Irving, TX

Kirkland, WA

Miami, FL

Milwaukee, WI

Minneapolis, MN

Morristown, NJ

Mountain View, CA

Nashville, TN

Oklahoma City, OK

Orlando, FL

Overland Park, KS

Philadelphia, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

Raleigh, NC

Redmond, WA

Sacramento, CA

San Diego, CA

San Francisco, CA

Scottsdale, AZ

Seattle, WA

St. Louis, MO

St. Petersburg, FL

Walnut Creek, CA

Additional Information

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