Practice Lead, Payment Card Industry (PCI)

Description Our team and what we’ll accomplish together: We are a customer-facing cybersecurity professional services team, working directly with TELUS customers to assess their security posture, develop plans to increase their security posture and support them in securing their business and thriving, securely, in a digital world.  What you’ll do: This role will help manage, build and grow TELUS Cybersecurity Professional Services Payment Card Industry Practice. Reporting to Director, Cybersecurity Professional Services and working as part of TELUS Cybersecurity, the Practice Lead, PCI will be responsible for: Client project scoping and proposal development based on client articulated requirements for Payment Card Industry compliance projects Responsible for developing project proposals and managing delivery for won PCI projects Support the expansion, maturity and development of the PCI-DSS Advisory practice and its strategic roadmap and demonstrate thought leadership to TELUS customers Responsible for the day-to-day management activities of the practice, including proposal management, delivery management, funnel management, etc Administrative support including funnel building, billing and financial management for the practice Resource planning , including assigning internal resources to client projects and managing resource allocation, recruiting for client requirements, maintaining partner relationships for partner resource requirement, etc Business Development and sales enablement activities, including sales education, pre-sales support, client thought leadership events, etc Expected to engage with clients , information security partners, technology components, business elements, and senior management Collaborate with peers on the Professional Services, Cybersecurity team and Sales Executives/Business Development Managers on sales initiatives, including responding to RFx and client Statement of Work requests Provide client facing support for pre-sales, scoping, proposal development through to delivery and post project/incident follow up Review, update and formalize processes and work collaboratively with marketing and sales to expand and deliver on new offerings Qualifications What you bring: 5+ years of experience in a consulting services role or a related position 10+ years of experience in a cybersecurity environment, including experience in a PCI environment (minimum 3 years) Education - University degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent experience. A high degree of comfort in customer facing/consulting situations  Delivering and building business support strategy, focused on client delivery KPIs and business strategies and technical security solutions as part of a comprehensive security program  Supporting client engagements from pre-sales (including SOW development, scoping and determining delivery level of effort) through to delivery and post incident/project follow up Analyzing marketplace trends - economical, social, cultural, technological - to identify opportunities and create value propositions Strong proficiency with common cybersecurity management frameworks and industry leading practices Experience with cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance functions, cybersecurity products and services, identity and access management and cybersecurity operations Demonstrating expertise in producing and leading the development of reports and briefings for senior client executives based on defined engagements Resolve problems and understand escalation procedures; coordinate escalations and collaborate with client technology teams to ensure timely resolution of issues  Extensive understanding and passion for Cybersecurity and desire for continuous learning at the leading edge of security, particularly payment card security and remain current on information security and emerging threat trends High degree of familiarity with PCI-DSS requirements  Familiarity with other industry standards such as ISO 27001/2, NIST-800-53 / CSF, CMMC, CIS CSC, etc Security Certifications ( CISSP, CISA, CISM, Etc.) Current or ability to achieve Secret Level II clearance required Great-to-haves: Bilingual (English and French) Certified as a QSA or eligibility to be a QSA Experience working with Merchants, Service providers or Card Brands