Crisis communications Jobs

Specialty/Competency: Cybersecurity & Privacy
Industry/Sector: Not Applicable
Time Type: Full time
Travel Requirements: Up to 20%

A career in our Incident and Crisis Management practice, within Cybersecurity and Privacy services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients implement an effective cybersecurity programme that protects against threats, propels transformation, and drives growth. As companies pivot toward a digital business model, exponentially more data is generated and shared among organisations, partners and customers. You’ll play an integral role in helping our clients ensure they are protected by developing transformation strategies focused on security, efficiently integrate and manage new or existing technology systems to deliver continuous operational improvements and increase their cybersecurity investment, and detect, respond, and remediate threats. Our team helps organisations manage their controls over access to critical systems and assets during a crisis or an active cyber threat. As part of the team, you’ll help us develop controls to stay ahead of a crisis, but also help us maintain security and information risk by responding and remediating any current or future cyber threats.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

- Take action to ensure everyone has a voice, inviting opinion from all.
- Establish the root causes of issues and tackle them, rather than just the symptoms.
- Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
- Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
- Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
- Develop specialised expertise in one or more areas.
- Advise stakeholders on relevant technical issues for their business area.
- Navigate the complexities of global teams and engagements.
- Build trust with teams and stakeholders through open and honest conversation.
- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates knowledge and/or a proven record of successfully teaming with others to achieve defined outcomes, including:

• Familiarity with leading Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery standards, guidance, and regulations across industries, such as ISO and FFIEC;

• Experience in completing a Business Impact Assessment (BIA) and/or developing Business Continuity Plans, and understanding their role in the Business Continuity Management Lifecycle;

• Understanding of basic Disaster Recovery processes, including policy and standards creation, as well as execution, such as application tiering, dependency mapping, etc.;

• General understanding of IT is preferred, with knowledge of IT systems, infrastructure, and cybersecurity;

• Experience with business continuity/resilience technology platforms preferred;

• Demonstrated ability to digest and summarize large quantities of quantitative and qualitative data/information into coherent written reports and oral presentations;  

• Demonstrates ability to collaboratively address complex client challenges, including proven ability to problem-solve in unstructured environments; 

• Demonstrates an ability to assess business situations within the context of broader social, economic, and political environments

• Demonstrates some abilities and/or a proven record of success, as both an individual contributor and team member, with identify/propose creative solutions that push our clients to rethink the possible;

• Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate with professional audiences (written and oral), as well as observe and capture dynamic observations during executive-level discussions

• Demonstrates ability to organize and manage workloads across multiple initiatives or projects, as well as the intellectual agility to reassess priorities based on changes to internal/external work environment;

• Demonstrates ability to bring high level energy and a sense of urgency, decisiveness to our teams, including an ability to work well under pressure.  

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.





The salary range for this position is: $130,000 - $256,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance