Practice Manager - Data Advisory | Remote, USA

This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S.

The Practice Manager is responsible for technical leadership and personnel management of a service delivery practice area within one of the consulting services divisions. The Practice Manager ensures that appropriate methodologies are in place, current and enforced for the execution of the services aligned under the practice division. The Practice Manager also provides delivery quality oversight from a technical and leadership perspective to include enforcement of the defined methodologies as well as preliminary deliverable review to ensure content is appropriate, comprehensive and addresses the requirements of the project.

How you'll make an impact:

• Act as the primary leader of the Data Advisory consulting practice with responsibility of day to day leadership and collaborating with Senior practice leadership on initiatives and strategies.
• Management and oversight of a workgroup/function with a responsibility to develop team members to perform at a higher level by giving opportunities, providing timely continuous feedback, and communicating expectations.
• Provide preliminary and comprehensive review of project deliverables to ensure content is appropriate and address the requirements of the project as defined in the statement of work and as desired by the customer. The Practice Manager is responsible for initial deliverable review and collaboration with the consultants on the project and then enables the QA review process before delivering the project to the customer contacts.
• As both a leader/mentor and as a billable resource - participate in customer engagements to ensure standards for technical execution are being adhered to and less seasoned consultants are being groomed for success within their role.
• Remote consultant coaching/training during engagements.
• Engagement Initiation (Kick-off Calls, onsite presentations, first day of onsite work for meet & greet, etc.).
• Engagement Close Out (preliminary out-brief, deliverable review, formal presentations, etc.)
• Ensure consultant bench time is properly utilized for meeting practice research goals and necessary skills improvement.
• Track consultant performance on a per project basis across pertinent criteria and maintain accurate data for ongoing performance reviews.
• Perform semi-annual performance reviews with consultants reporting to you to review strengths, weaknesses and address career path goals, practice initiatives and training requirements.

• Bachelor's or higher degree or its equivalent in certifications or work experience with a preference in STEM, Computer Science, Cyber Security, etc preferred
• Data Protection, DLP, and/or Data Governance experience typically gained in a minimum of 5 years.
• Experience working with the following regulatory requirements and strategic initiatives typically gained in 5 - 7 years: HIPAA/HITECH, FISMA (NIST), ISO, Risk Assessments, Data Protection Strategy and/or Program Development
• Experience managing professional services teams in a high growth company
• Personnel management experience typically gained in 3-5 years
• 8+ years of related work experience in cyber security/technology environment
• Minimum of 8+ years of related work experience in developing, implementing or architecting cyber security projects related to cyber digital, resilience, threat management, risk, compliance and/or a wide range of cyber areas
• Experience driving large and complex initiatives & projects from framing the problem, conducting research / analysis to building the business and operational plans through to driving execution to success is required
• Strong leadership and communication skills - written and verbal -- to work with clients at various levels; well-versed with business and technical discussions
• Integrated thinker with ability to apply intuition, experience and judgement to the available data.
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• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
• Work/life balance
• Professional training resources
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
• Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)