Who You'll Work With

You will be based in our Boston, Chicago, New York, Silicon Valley or Washington DC office as part of our global Risk & Resilience practice.

You will work with other members of our global Risk & Resilience practice as well as colleagues in McKinsey Digital.

Your impact within our firm

You'll work in client-based teams of consultants and experts to take a holistic approach to establish cyber resiliency and implement enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy tailored to the organization and its business priorities.

In this role, you will help clients establish a comprehensive cyber strategy (covering risk, business and cultural dimensions), "de-risk" their digitization efforts and establish a secure enterprise. Your work will encompass assessing risk & resilience, securing the digital transformation (establishing digital resilience), establishing crisis response and preparedness, and building long-term cyber capabilities for our clients. You will help understand and quantify cyber exposures, evaluate cyber resiliency strategies as well as use our proprietary assessments to deliver our core methodologies. This involves gathering and analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses and developing and communicating recommendations for client presentations.

Additionally, you'll gain new skills and build on the strengths you bring to the firm. McKinsey believes in strengths-based development and coaching, and you'll receive frequent mentoring from colleagues. This will include a senior colleague from your practice who will help you grow and achieve your career goals. You will also have a professional development manager who manages staffing to help you choose projects based on your priorities as well as the needs of client service teams.

Your qualifications and skills

• Bachelor's degree ideally in computer science, mathematics, engineering or business degree with specialization in technology management; graduate degree is a plus
• 5+ years of work experience in cybersecurity consulting preferred
• Relevant certifications including (but not limited to) CISSP, CISM, CCSK, and SANS GIAC are nice to have
• Entrepreneurial spirit with desire to work in a fast-paced, consulting start-up environment
• Ability to consistently deliver exceptional results on demanding timelines
• Ability to demonstrate program ownership and consistent delivery on commitments
• Great organizational skills with exceptional follow-through and attention to detail
• Ability to work in new, cross-functional environments
• Sound problem-solver who can quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply
• Strong client-focused mindset
• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Willingness to travel frequently