Cyber Risk Consultant

Summary: 

Cyber Risk Solutions (CRS) is a cyber risk consulting and advisory services team embedded within WTW’s Global FINEX (financial, executive, and professional risk and insurance) practice. The remit of the team is to:

• Service client & prospect demand for cyber risk advisory services (70% of time);
• Support FINEX’s core insurance broking business through risk insight, proprietary data and analytical tools, differentiating our proposition in RFPs and with existing clients to up-sell and cross-sell (20% of time).
• Support thought leadership articles and research into cyber risks and threats (10% of time).

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 career opportunity for a candidate with a minimum of a relevant one year of industry experience looking for a full-time demanding, client-facing risk consulting and advisory role.

The Role:

Global FINEX

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.

Typical client project work

• 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 WTW’s 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 client’s 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.

The Requirements:
 

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 support the team in creating reports and presentations, eventually moving towards the presentation of outputs to small groups, either individually or as part of a team.

Core competencies to be developed

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

Experience to be developed

• Knowledge of cyber risks and the emerging cyber threat landscape / key trends etc.
• Industry experience in a cyber / information security and / or cyber insurance role (desirable). 

The successful candidate will possess or have the potential to develop:

• Ability to demonstrate high-level knowledge and awareness of information and cyber security concepts, technologies and frameworks / standards.
• Industry-recognised certifications / qualifications commensurate with experience. For this role, the successful candidate may possess or be working towards any of the following: CISMP, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), ISO27001 LI / LA, 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 & 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

Equal Opportunity Employer 

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.