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Client Commercial Lead – Public Sector (Billable Consultant looking for less utilisation and more relationship management) Location: Remote-first with travel to client site Salary: £70,000 – £90,000 + 10 - 15% bonus based on individual performance + significant annual profit share + 10% pension Contract: Full-time, permanent - Open to considering candidates seeking a 4-day work week on a pro rata basis (Fridays off) We are partnering with a specialist data analytics consultancy that has successfully grown into a multi-million-pound business. As they enter an exciting new growth phase, they are seeking a Client Consultancy Lead to help diversify their client base across different government departments such as DWP, Home Office, MoD, etc. This role is ideal for a commercially minded senior/principal delivery consultant who combines strong technical delivery awareness in digital, data or technology services with excellent relationship-building skills, looking for a less utilisation-heavy role and more of a client relationship lead. The consultancy offers a strong company-wide profit-sharing scheme, fostering collaboration and offering staff a direct stake in its success. The Role: Client Commercial Lead: We are seeking a Client Consultancy Lead / Principal Consultant to spearhead growth and open new doors in the UK public sector. The ideal candidate will be a senior consultant who has worked within data, digital transformation, or IT consulting services in central government departments, who is now looking to focus on relationship building and being a trusted advisor to the board. You will have a consultative approach and be used to selling outcomes (advisory, engineering, programmes of work) rather than off-the-shelf products. You will also scope bespoke solutions, co-create proposals with delivery teams, and set realistic expectations for delivery. This role is not about hard-sell tactics, we want someone who can act as a trusted advisor, building deep relationships and uncovering opportunities before they hit the tender stage. You will be equally comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, understanding complex problems, and positioning our client as the consultancy of choice. Top Priorities in the First Six Months: • Secure new client wins within targeted government departments like DWP and the Home Office, • Build long-term, trusted relationships across target government departments., • Growth & Diversification: Expand the public sector presence into government departments like DWP, Home Office, MoD etc, • Relationship Building: Develop trusted networks within target organisations, spotting opportunities early., • Problem Solving: Understand client challenges and shape data-driven consultancy solutions., • Strategic Engagement: Position yourself as a credible, approachable advisor who navigates the political landscape with ease., • Project Selling: Focus on consultancy teams and project delivery advisory work What We’re Looking For: • Strong background in previous technical consulting (Data) and public sector expertise (this is a mandatory requirement), • Established relationships within major government departments (this is a mandatory requirement), • Understanding of data, technology, and digital transformation, • Familiar with data and AI buzzwords and able to ground them in government use cases:, • Data governance (compliance, ethics, transparency)., • Data engineering & integration across silos., • Analytics for fraud detection, citizen services, and operational efficiency., • AI/ML applied in policy, security, or service delivery contexts., • A natural communicator, ideally an extrovert techie who enjoys client interaction., • Self-motivated, curious, and willing to go “all in” to solve client problems. Why join our client: • Profit share – share in the company’s long-term growth and success., • Bonus opportunities – including a 10–15% employment bonus and ownership dividend potential (five-figure payouts possible in strong years)., • Career growth – with 25% year-on-year growth targets, there are significant opportunities to progress., • Work-life balance – remote-first, collaborative culture with no long-hours expectation. Flexible working options, • Meaningful impact – apply your skills to projects that strengthen public services and improve society.

ServiceNow HR Consultant - Manager Base Location: London The KPMG Powered Enterprise function is a cornerstone of our business. We do work that matters to our local business and communities – supporting technical innovation and adoption of cutting edge solutions across the United Kingdom. Working on complex engagements for the whole of the KPMG client side business portfolio through delivery of core technology and managed services capabilities, collaboration and innovation development services and building of our Alliances network. Our integrated capability teams design, build and operate flexible technology enabled solutions for clients to help them solve the most complex business problems and transform their operations. These clients trust us to get it right first time. KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancy businesses, we've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is. Why Join KPMG Powered Enterprise function as ServiceNow HR Consultant – Manager? Powered Enterprise is KPMG’s world-class accelerated Enterprise Business Transformation approach for cloud-based solutions that uses pre-designed back-office leading practices and KPMG’s six layer Target Operating Model. It enables clients to make better, faster decisions, resulting in a quicker implementation and a faster path to Return on Investment. This solution combines the breadth and scale of KPMG’s leading practice, capabilities and insight into a complete solution for an effective back-office. The Powered Apps teams are communities of technology focussed professionals who work together to deliver KPMG Powered Enterprise though a standardised delivery model, which drives professional delivery to clients. The teams use their functional knowledge and experience (e.g. Finance, HR, Procurement), coupled with their expertise in the cloud applications (e.g. Workday, Oracle, Coupa) to lead and deliver client programmes, support pre-sales activities and develop improvement and extensions to Powered Enterprise. KPMG are growing their S&D - Powered Apps team to meet an ever increasing demand for our market leading services and are seeking IT management consultants with relevant expertise and experience. What will you be doing? Work closely with clients from both HR and systems backgrounds, gathering business requirements and translating them into a technical implementation. In addition to addressing HR needs by providing technical solutions of moderate complexity based on industry leading practice, you will be expected to: • Work closely with clients from both HR and systems backgrounds, gathering business requirements and translating them into a technical implementation., • Play a leading role in client meetings, facilitating workshops and maximising their productivity based on the audience, • Combine knowledge of industry leading practice and understanding of available ServiceNow products and functionality to develop and deliver end to end solutions, • Lead an offshore team to design, configure and test build components or process areas to ensure successful deployment, • Develop lasting client relationships and actively build a professional network What will you need to do it? • Experience of implementing at least one module of the ServiceNow HR application, • Certification in ServiceNow HR modules, • Background working as a Functional Consultant, advising and implementing business process changes within HR., • Demonstrable experience of leading client facing meetings and facilitation of workshops with larger groups of client teams, • Been responsible for the end to end delivery of workstreams, including leading offshore teams to design, configure and test a module or process area to successful deployment for a client Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras: • Consultancy background with experience assisting in pre sales and business development activities., • Previous experience gained in HR Operations from within major FTSE100 organisations, • Knowledge of the functionality of other Cloud Base HR packages eg, Oracle or Workday To discuss this or wider Technology roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG. 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Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are. Who We Are We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included. As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few! Job Description The Principal Consultant on the Offensive Security team is focused on assessing and challenging the security posture across a comprehensive portfolio of clients. The individual will utilize a variety of tools developed and act as a key team member in client engagements. They will be the client’s advocate for cybersecurity best practices and will provide recommendations in this domain. Your Impact • Conducts periodic scans of networks to find and detect vulnerabilities, • Performs client penetration testing to find any vulnerabilities or weaknesses that might be exploited by a malicious party, using open-source, custom, and commercial testing tools, • Ability to assist in scoping engagements by clearly articulating various penetration approaches and methodologies to audiences ranging from highly technical to executive personnel, • Report generation that clearly communicates testing and assessment details, results, and remediation recommendations to clients, • Develop scripts, tools, and methodologies to automate and streamline internal processes and engagements, • Conducts IT application testing, cybersecurity tool and systems analysis, system and network administration, and systems engineering support for the sustainment of information technology systems (mobile application testing, penetration testing, application, security, and hardware testing), • Conduct threat hunting and/or compromise assessment engagements to identify active or dormant indicators of compromise (IoCs) using Crypsis and Palo Alto Networks’ threat hunting tools (and/or client owned hunting instrumentation where applicable), • Conduct cloud penetration testing engagements to assess specific workloads (i.e., AWS, GCP, Azure, containers, or other PaaS and SaaS instances) for vulnerabilities and subsequently attempt to exploit identified weakness after receiving permission from client stakeholders, • Provide recommendations to clients on specific security measures to monitor and protect sensitive data and systems from infiltration and cyber-attacks including response and recovery of a data security breach, • Ability to perform travel requirements as needed to meet business demands Qualifications Your Experience • 6 - 8 years of professional experience with risk assessment tools, technologies, and methods focused on Information Assurance, Information Systems/Network Security, Infrastructure Design, and Vulnerabilities Assessments, • Demonstrate a deep understanding of how malicious software works (i.e.-malware, trojans, rootkits, etc.), • Ability to modify known and/or craft custom exploits manually without dependence on consumer tools such as Metasploit, • Knowledge of tools and techniques used to conduct network, wireless, and web application penetration testing, • Familiarity with web application penetration testing and code auditing to find security gaps and vulnerabilities, • Knowledge and experience in conducting cyber risk assessments using industry standards, • Experience with penetration testing, administering, and troubleshooting major flavors of Linux, Windows, and major cloud IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS providers (i.e., AWS, GCP, and Azure), • Experience with security assessment tools, • Knowledge of network vulnerability assessments, web and cloud application security testing, network penetration testing, red teaming, security operations, or 'hunt', • Knowledge of computer forensic tools, technologies, and methods, • Assist in the development of internal infrastructure design for research, development, and testing focused on offensive security, • Identified ability to grow into a valuable contributor to the practice, • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, or equivalent years of professional experience to meet job requirements and expectations or equivalent experience required Additional Information The Team Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Network's security advisory team. Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response, risk management, and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions, we are experienced in working quickly to provide an effective incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans with a focus on providing long-term support to improve our clients’ security posture. Our Commitment We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at . Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Consultant/Senior Consultant (£55k–£80k) Corporate | Financial | Political | Reputation and Crisis A global strategic communications consultancy is expanding its London team and is looking for several new hires at Consultant and Senior Consultant level. We are looking for people with deep expertise in at least one of the following: • Corporate Communications and Reputation, • Financial and Capital Markets Communications / Investor Relations, including public and private markets, UK PLCs, and private equity, • Public Affairs and Political Strategy (knowledge of the current political landscape and Labour policymaking welcome), • Issues, Crisis, Cyber, and Special Situations, including sensitive and high-stakes scenarios Sector experience in energy, extractives, and industrials or science, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals is also highly valued. If you have advised senior leaders through complex, high-profile communications challenges, this is an opportunity to do that work on a genuinely global stage. The Role You will: • Provide strategic counsel to senior executives on reputation, transformation, corporate narrative, and stakeholder engagement, • Shape messaging and integrated comms strategies based on research, insight, and structured thinking, • Support companies through significant events such as M&A, capital raises, regulatory change, political scrutiny, and crisis or cyber incidents, • Develop high-quality written work, including speeches, statements, Q&As, strategic content plans, investor-facing materials, media briefs, and leadership messaging, • Work closely with colleagues and external partners across borders, sectors, and disciplines, • Build and maintain strong client relationships and help identify opportunities for growth and new approaches, • Lead workstreams and collaborate with colleagues to develop and support junior team members You Will Succeed Here If You Have • 4 to 6+ years of experience in strategic communications (agency or in-house), • Strong writing skills and the ability to translate complex, technical, or financial information into a clear narrative, • Confidence advising senior stakeholders and handling sensitive or high-pressure situations, • Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, • Experience using insight and monitoring tools such as Pulsar, Factiva, or Quid is an advantage, • Established media relationships are beneficial but not essential, • A collaborative mindset and desire to help shape a fast-growing team culture, • The right to work in the UK What’s on Offer • Competitive salary plus discretionary bonus, • Private health insurance, employee assistance programme, volunteering hours, and a flexible public holiday policy, • Hybrid working model with three days in the office, • Structured development, mentoring, training, and opportunities for international collaboration and office exchange, • A supportive and sociable culture that values diversity and different experiences, • The chance to work with colleagues and clients across Europe, the US, and Asia, on issues that shape industries, policy, and public narrative This is work that shapes reputations, informs public debate, and supports organisations at pivotal moments. If that excites you, we would love to chat.

Qualified Actuarial Consultants - Life Base Location: London, Edinburgh and Bristol plus network of 20 offices nationally: The KPMG Actuarial Consulting function is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from our major UK offices we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise. KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies. We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is. By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Customer Experience & Digital, Strategy, Forensic, Risk & Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational & Financial Transformation, through to Cyber and Technology. We do that by immersing ourselves in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes. As a Qualified Actuarial Consultant at KPMG you take a lead delivery role, managing small teams across a wide range of client projects such as IFRS 17 impact assessments and implementations, finance transformations, companies mergers and acquisitions, providing advice on capital models or supporting our own Audit colleagues. In this role you will be leading project teams in the delivery of client engagements and providing technical input to a number of projects and drafting reports and presentations. We provide a wide variety of Actuarial Consulting services and current projects include: • IFRS 17 impact assessments which have also led to IFRS17 implementation projects. Provision of actuarial expertise on finance transformation projects., • Providing assistance to Companies undertaking mergers and acquisitions, • Helping Companies with their capital models, • Provision of actuarial expertise to support our Audit colleagues What will you need to do it? • Be a fully Qualified Actuary, with experience of working in a Life Actuarial function or life consultancy, • The capability to manage concurrent engagements and play a part in shaping and implementing KPMG's tailored solutions, • Strong technical and communication skills (both written and oral) and the ability to deal with clients and senior personnel from day one, • Strong project and people management skills, and an ability to structure task allocations around critical goals, • Strong coaching skills to develop the capabilities of junior team members Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras: • Previous experience gained within a consultancy, but we are open to considering that Qualified Actuaries who come from within industry, but can demonstrate the abilities needed to work supporting senior management efforts to cultivate and maintain target client relationships, including assisting with proposals and the development of sales materials To discuss this or wider Consulting roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG. Our Locations: We are open to talk to Qualified Actuarial talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are: • Edinburgh, • London Canary Wharf, • Bristol With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team. Find out more: Within Consulting we have a range of divisions and specialisms. Click the links to find out more below: For any additional support in applying, please click the links to find out more:

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are. Who We Are We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included. As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few! Job Description Your Career This role is client-facing and requires the Principal Consultant to lead and produce deliverables based on reactive services client engagements. The Principal Consultant will work directly with multiple customers and key stakeholders (Admins, C-Suite, etc) to manage incident response engagements and provide guidance on longer term remediation. Your Impact • Weekend Work Schedule is Friday-Monday (10 hr work day/ 40 hr work week), • Perform reactive incident response functions including but not limited to - host-based analysis functions through investigating Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), • Examine firewall, web, database, and other log sources to identify evidence of malicious activity, • Investigate data breaches leveraging forensics tools including Encase, FTK, X-Ways, SIFT, Splunk, and custom Crypsis investigation tools to determine source of compromises and malicious activity that occurred in client environments, • Manage incident response engagements to scope work, guide clients through forensic investigations, contain security incidents, and provide guidance on longer term remediation recommendations, • Ability to perform travel requirements as needed to meet business demands (on average 20%), • Mentorship of team members in incident response and forensics best practices Qualifications Your Experience • 8+ years of incident response or digital forensics consulting experience with a passion for cyber security, • Strong leadership skills including experience managing a team or individuals, • Experience with leading complicated engagements including scoping, interfacing with the client, and have executed on a technical front, • Proficient with host-based forensics and data breach response, • Experienced with EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, SIFT, Splunk, Redline, Volatility, WireShark, TCPDump, and open source forensic tools, • Incident response consulting experience required, • Identified ability to grow into a valuable contributor to the practice and, specifically, • Have an external presence via public speaking, conferences, and/or publications, • Have credibility, executive presence, and gravitas, • Able to have a meaningful and rapid delivery contributionhave the potential and capacity to understand all aspects of the business and an excellent understanding of PANW products, • be collaborative and able to build relationships internally, externally, and across all PANW functions, including the sales team, • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security or related field or equivalent military experience required Qualification Please note that this role requires eligibility for UK Security Check (SC) Clearance. Eligibility includes having spent the last five years in the UK and holding British citizenship. Unfortunately, if you do not meet these requirements, we will be unable to proceed with your application. Additional Information The Team Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Network's security advisory team. Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response, risk management, and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions, we are experienced in working quickly to provide an effective incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans with a focus on providing long-term support to improve our clients’ security posture. Our Commitment We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at . Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are. Who We Are We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included. As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few! Job Description Your Career As a Senior Consultant in Unit 42 you will have the opportunity to work across a number of proactive cyber security domains including Cloud Security, Security Operations, Cyber Risk Management and Artificial Intelligence in cyber security. We are seeking an individual who is passionate about cyber security, curious with a demonstrated track record of continuous learning, and has the technical acumen to embrace data, technological and innovative approaches to deliver the best consulting outcomes for clients, as they work to address the challenges associated with today’s cyber threat landscape. Your Impact • SOC Advisory: 4+ years of consulting experience in SOC, security engineering, SIEM administration, and incident management and demonstrated success with serving large, multinational organisations in designing and implementing an organisation’s security operations program, organisational structures, and capabilities, • Possess a deep technical knowledge in Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) platforms, Security Orchestration and Response (SOAR) technologies, Endpoint Protection and Response/Next Gen Protection and Response (EDR/XDR) tools, Next GenFirewalls, Threat Intelligence and Hunting platforms, • Defensive Security Skills (desired) : Experience in security operations design, engineering and/or analysis and investigations, ideally in complex environments, with security event correlations across a variety of sources i.e. cloud, network, endpoint, logs, • Ability to perform detailed assessments, identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to transform an organisation's cyber security operations and capabilities to better protect, detect and rapidly respond to modern threats, • Demonstrated experience in improving an organisations security operations capabilities such as improvements in asset visibility, threat detection capabilities, automation techniques, case management, enablement of compliance and regulatory requirements, • Experience in conducting threat hunting and/or compromise assessments to identify active or dormant indicators of compromise (IoCs) or evidence of unknown threats within an organisations digital environment, • Relevant industry certifications including GIAC Defensible Security Architect (GDSA), GIAC Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), GIAC Continuous Monitoring (GMON), CISSP, • Understanding of cyber risk frameworks or industry standards such as 800-53, ISO 27001/2, PCI, CIS 18, CMMC, • Principal Cloud Security: 4+ years of experience performing cloud security advisement and risk assessments based upon industry-accepted standards, • Hands-on experience with a cloud hosting provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc), • Experience with a Cloud Application Security Broker - MCAS, Netskope, • Possess a deep technical knowledge in CASBs, Cloud Platforms and the dependencies around such an environment (WAF, SSO, Cloud Threats, API Security, Cloud Security Posture Management), • Former experience with cloud migrations (cloud to cloud, or on-prem to cloud), • Knowledge of command-line interfaces or scripting tools in cloud environments is a plus, • Cloud Security skills (desired): Secure software development practices, including SecDevOps, • Sound knowledge of applicable frameworks & standards, including OWASP, MITRE ATT@CK & D3FEND, CIS, NIST CSF, CSA CCM & ISO 27107, • Relevant industry certifications including CSCP, • Understanding of cyber risk frameworks or industry standards such as 800-53, ISO 27001/2, PCI, CIS 18, CMMC, • Cyber Risk Management: Experience in performing cyber security threat & risk assessments to support the development of cyber security strategies and roadmaps, • Technical proficiency in a wide range of cyber risk management services, including cyber threat, risk and control assessments, secure software development practices, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, among others, • Sound knowledge of applicable laws, compliance regulations, and industry standards as it relates to privacy, security, and compliance, • Sound knowledge of applicable frameworks, including MITRE ATT@CK & D3FEND, CIS, NIST CSF, CSA CCM, • Strong communication and presentation skills, • Cyber Risk Management skills (desired) : Experience in threat modelling & application security risk assessments, secure software development practices, including SecDevOps, • FAIR Open certified & experience in applying FAIR for cyber risk quantification, • Relevant industry certifications including CISSP, CISM, CISA, • Understanding of cyber risk frameworks or industry standards such as 800-53, ISO 27001/2, PCI, CIS 18, CMMC Qualifications Your Experience • 4+ years of experience performing cyber security consulting in at least two of the three domains above, with SME experience in one of the domains, • Demonstrates a track record in strengthening existing and developing new client relationships, • Ability to strive in a startup environment, • Ability to perform travel requirements as needed to meet business demands, • Identified ability to grow into a valuable contributor to the practice and, specifically -, • Have credibility, presence, and gravitas, • Able to have a meaningful and rapid delivery contribution, • Have the potential and capacity to understand all aspects of the business and an excellent understanding of PANW products, • Collaborative and able to build relationships internally, externally, and across all PANW functions, including the sales team, • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security OR equivalent years of professional experience or equivalent military experience to meet job requirements and expectations Additional Information The Team Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Network's security advisory team. Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response, cyber risk management, and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions, we are experienced in working quickly to provide an effective incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans with a focus on providing long-term support to improve our clients’ security posture. Our Commitment We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at . Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

At Turley we are trusted independent advisors working collaboratively with our clients to shape a more sustainable future. We are looking for an ambitious Assistant Consultant or Consultant to join our Strategic Communications team in the East & South East of England (including London). Turley Strategic Communications operates across the UK and Ireland, and focuses on creatively engaging people, to constructively mediate their influence within political, planning policy and place-making processes. About the role We are seeking an Assistant Consultant or Consultant with a passion for communications, politics and people. In this role you will join our existing team serving the East & South East (including London) and based across our London, Reading and Cambridge offices, as well as the national Strategic Communications team in: • Planning and executing communications campaigns to assist with development proposals, regeneration and corporate affairs objectives including social value work;, • Preparing for, attending and assisting with online and in-person public consultation events;, • Drafting external collateral including writing press releases, social media campaign content and briefing papers;, • Undertaking political and media research and monitoring; and evaluating and reporting on campaigns and consultation activity. “Joining Turley at this early stage in my professional journey has been a fantastic opportunity for me. From day one, you have the trust of your peers to get involved and contribute meaningfully across a range of exciting projects. Getting straight into delivering work for interesting clients and communities is a really rewarding part of the job. The breadth of knowledge across the team encourages you to know that you can shape your career at Turley in so many ways according to your interests.” Brendan Lovatt - Assistant Consultant, Strategic Communications About you The ideal candidate will be flexible with a ‘can do’ attitude. A degree (or equivalent) in a communications related subject is welcome (but not essential). Previous experience in communications or a consultancy role within a professional services environment is preferred but not essential. You will have a demonstrable interest in communications, politics and a passion for engaging with people. Your administrative skills should be at an exceptional level and cover a wide range of experiences. What is important is your ability to learn quickly and to develop relationships whilst working within a highly professional team. About Turley To find out more about life at Turley - our culture and the learning and development opportunities, as well as what you can expect in terms of salary and benefits, please see the website. How to apply If you think that Turley could be the right move for you, please apply in confidence by following the Apply Now link below or email , providing your CV and a covering letter. We welcome applications directly and would prefer not to receive CVs from recruitment agencies. The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK/Ireland by the start of their employment. Our aim is to be an even more diverse and inclusive company; we celebrate difference and we're actively building more diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of background and personal circumstances who meet the criteria set out above. We would love for you to join an organisation that enables you to thrive. If you need any assistance during the recruitment process or we can put in any adjustments for you, please contact Turley’s People & Culture team ().

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are. Who We Are Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters. Job Description Your Career Palo Alto Networks is seeking a forward-thinking Senior Manager of Sales Leadership Development to pioneer the next generation of leadership within our sales organization. This critical role is focused on developing our sales leaders and equipping them with the strategies and tools to excel. You will be responsible for designing and implementing a world-class leadership development program, with a strong emphasis on leveraging breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance coaching, optimize sales processes, and drive a high performance culture. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of sales leadership principles combined with a passion for emerging technologies, particularly AI and its application in a sales context. You will act as a trusted advisor to our sales leadership, helping them build high-performing teams that are ready for the future of sales. Your Impact • Sales Leadership Development Strategy: Design, build, and execute a comprehensive development program for all levels of sales leadership, from first-line managers to senior leaders. This includes curriculum design, workshop facilitation, and creating a continuous learning culture, • Strategic AI Integration: Act as the primary consultant for sales leadership on integrating AI into their management operating rhythm. Identify opportunities where AI can improve forecasting accuracy, strategic account planning, and overall process efficiency, • AI-Powered Coaching Excellence: Champion the use of AI tools to provide data-driven insights into team performance. Coach sales leaders on how to use conversation intelligence and other AI platforms to deliver targeted, effective coaching at scale, • Performance Analytics & Insights: Utilize data and analytics to measure the effectiveness of leadership development programs. Leverage AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to identify trends in leadership behaviors that correlate with top performance and replicate them across the organization, • Change Management & AI Adoption: Lead initiatives to drive the adoption of AI-powered tools and workflows among the sales leadership team. Articulate the value of human-AI collaboration and ensure managers are equipped to lead their teams through this transformation, • Process Optimization: Collaborate with sales operations to review and refine sales processes. Ensure that processes are standardized to generate the high-quality data necessary for AI systems to learn and provide valuable insights for leadership Qualifications Your Experience • Sales Leadership Experience: Proven experience (5+ years) in a direct sales leadership role is strongly preferred. Alternatively, extensive experience in a sales leadership development or coaching role, • Sales Process: Proven expertise in the methodologies of successful sales leadership. This includes the ability to coach leaders on strategic territory planning, build and inspect sales pipelines, and implement consistent, accurate forecasting cadences to drive predictable revenue, • AI & Technology Acumen: A strong understanding of how AI, machine learning, and data analytics can be applied to improve sales processes and leadership effectiveness, • Strategic & Analytical Mindset: Capacity to think strategically, identify complex challenges within a sales organization, and use data to design and measure effective solutions, • Adaptability and growth mindset: A passion for learning and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where technology and buyer behaviors are constantly evolving, • Leadership Development Expertise: Demonstrated success in designing and implementing impactful leadership development or sales enablement programs, • Influential Communicator: Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Ability to build trust and influence senior sales leaders Additional Information The Team Our Sales team members work hand in hand with large organizations around the world to keep their digital environments protected. We educate, inspire, and empower our potential clients in their journey to security. As part of our Sales team, you are empowered with unmatched systems and tools, constantly updated research and sales libraries, and a team built on joint success. You won’t find someone at Palo Alto Networks who isn’t committed to your success — everyone pitches in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our Sales team, you are motivated by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredibly complex cyberthreats. Our Commitment We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at . Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We have partnered with one of the fastest growing political and communications consultancies in the UK to find a Senior Consultant for their public affairs team.