Senior Business Security Consultant

About Northwave Defending the digital frontier is our mission. At Northwave, 275 cybersecurity specialists transform how organisations approach digital safety. From our HQ in Utrecht, our DACH HQ in Leipzig and offices in Austria, Sweden, and Belgium. Northwave combines ethical hacking expertise with behavioral psychology insights and cutting-edge security management at the highest level. We respond to threats and anticipate them, providing 24/7 managed security services and tailored solutions for each client's journey. By joining Northwave, you’ll become part of an organisation where innovation drives results, whether your talents lie in technical penetration testing or strategic client partnerships. Here, your expertise will grow and help shape the future of digital security across industries, leaving a lasting impact. Your MissionAs a Senior Business Security Consultant, you act as a strategic advisor and trusted partner for our clients. You help organizations navigate their digital transformation in a secure, resilient, and sustainable way. By connecting business objectives with cybersecurity challenges, you translate regulatory requirements and evolving threat landscapes into practical strategies that create measurable business value. Drawing on your experience, you quickly understand complex organizational structures, identify both risks and opportunities, and engage with senior decision-makers as a trusted sparring partner. You take ownership of challenging client engagements, lead projects independently from initial concept through successful delivery, and ensure that recommendations are not only designed but also effectively embedded within the organization. Your projects cover a broad range of topics, including security strategy, risk management, compliance frameworks such as NIS2, DORA, and ISO 27001, as well as Northwave's comprehensive Managed Security Services. In this role, you work with mid-sized and large organizations across the DACH region, supporting them in their cybersecurity and business transformation initiatives. As a Senior Consultant, you bring together Northwave's various areas of expertise. You coordinate collaboration between technical, behavioral, and incident response teams, provide functional leadership within multidisciplinary project teams, and ensure that individual measures are integrated into coherent and effective security programs. In addition, you actively contribute to the growth and development of our consulting business. You identify emerging client needs, participate in sales and business development activities, and leverage your expertise to expand our service portfolio. At the same time, you mentor and support colleagues, foster knowledge sharing, and help strengthen the capabilities of the consulting team as a whole. What You EnjoyAnalyzing complex business models, industry-specific requirements, and organizational challenges, and translating these insights into tailored security strategies. Leading and successfully delivering large-scale, complex consulting and transformation projects with a high degree of ownership and accountability. Translating evolving threat landscapes and regulatory frameworks such as NIS2, DORA, and ISO 27001 into practical and actionable strategic roadmaps. Advising and challenging executive leadership teams, board members, and other senior stakeholders on cybersecurity-related decisions. Providing guidance, coaching, and functional leadership to colleagues within project teams while actively promoting knowledge sharing across the organization. Facilitating workshops, executive presentations, and strategic decision-making processes at management and board level. Identifying business opportunities and actively contributing to sales, proposal development, and business development activities. Collaborating with interdisciplinary experts to design innovative and effective security solutions for our clients. Continuously expanding your cybersec