Role: Vertical Director, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Location: Manchester, London, Cheltenham – hybrid Thanks for checking out our job opening; we are excited that YOU are interested in learning more about NCC Group. We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future. We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to join in our mission, to make the world safer and more secure. Take a look at our website here to learn more about why we’re one of the leading global Cyber Security and Risk Mitigation business… https://www.nccgroup.com/uk/ The Opportunity: As a Director of the TMT Vertical, you will be responsible for driving strategic change across your industry, leveraging NCC Group’s portfolio of capabilities to increase revenue and margin across sector opportunities. You will be part of a UK Markets team driving growth and change in our strategic markets. You will lead the development of sector specific propositions, conducting research and providing insight into sector challenges, nuances and needs, allowing NCC Group to differentiate its services to provide greater value to our clients. You will directly lead a team of account managers and business development professionals, whilst providing Go to Market leadership across our functional and delivery teams, facilitating growth and fostering strategic, long-term relationships with existing and future clients. Key Accountabilities: Leading a team of industry professionals to drive growth across the Technology, Media and telecommunications vertical Serve as an industry expert driving sector and client success by developing brand leadership within your sector Revenue, margin, orders and pipeline growth against agreed objectives Driving customer excellence through our programme and service delivery Leading Proposition and Account development for the sector Developing go-to-market strategy for the sector and cross-sector initiatives Generating pipeline visibility and a clear demand signal for the delivery teams Positioning to customers through brand awareness activities (events, marketing, comms etc.) Informing product and service line innovation Conducting sector specific research (internal & external) Requirements : Deep sector knowledge, immersed in the market drivers within your market Cyber/IT experience, preferably in cybersecurity Strong consultative skills, business acumen and creativity A demonstrable track record of success within customer facing, target driven role Consistently managed C-level stakeholder relationships Ability to build trusted-adviser associations within organisations Have excellent communication skills and professional manner Research and insight development experience Proven leadership ability to influence, develop, and empower colleagues Behaviours: Focusing on Clients and Customers Working as One NCC Always Learning Being Inclusive and Respectful Delivering Brilliantly About NCC Group The NCC Group family has over 2,200 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we have now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia- Pacific and United Arab Emirates. We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business. Our values and code of ethics are at the heart of how we operate – we work together, we are brilliantly creative and we embrace difference. We treat everyone and everything with equal respect. We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel psychologically, emotionally and physically safe to be authentic, sharing their personal experiences to represent the diversity of the world they live in, and have equal opportunity to achieve their best. About your application We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles. If you do not want us to retain your details, please email global.tanccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage. Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.