Cyber Security Practice Head

CyberSecurity Practice head

Bangalore

Candidates evaluated are largely internally focused and do not demonstrate the mindset or experience required to build or lead a cybersecurity practice. They are better suited for functional roles under CIO/CISO organizations rather than driving a business unit or delivery-led practice. From a long-term perspective, they are unlikely to meet future leadership expectations.

Given this, we should shift our focus toward candidates from service delivery organizations or high-growth startups who bring strong cybersecurity offerings experience and demonstrate the ability and willingness to scale a practice.

The role requires end-to-end ownership of the cybersecurity practice, including:

• Defining vision, strategy, and service portfolio aligned with business growth
• Full P&L ownership covering revenue, margins, and cost management
• Driving GTM strategy, cybersecurity offerings, and market positioning
• Leading pre-sales for large deals, including solutioning, RFIs/RFPs, and executive presentations
• Acting as an SME across domains such as SOC, IAM/PAM, cloud security, threat management, and GRC
• Overseeing delivery governance for large programs and managed services
• Building strong CXO/CISO relationships to expand business
• Leading analyst engagements (Gartner, Forrester, IDC)
• Developing partnerships with cybersecurity vendors
• Building and scaling high-performing teams across architecture, consulting, and delivery

Key capabilities required:

• Cybersecurity practice leadership with P&L ownership
• Strong GTM and services portfolio development experience
• Large deal pre-sales and executive stakeholder management
• Deep expertise across SOC, cloud security, IAM/PAM, data security, and GRC
• Experience managing large-scale cybersecurity transformation programs
• Strong industry connects and analyst engagement exposure