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Cyera is seeking a Strategic Engagement Director to lead one of its largest and most strategic customer relationships within the UK financial services sector. This role is designed for an experienced security, data, or transformation leader who can operate credibly with executive stakeholders while driving complex enterprise-wide data security programs.
As the strategic owner of customer engagement, you will guide the organization from deployment through long-term adoption, maturity, and value realization, helping establish and execute a comprehensive Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and Data Security strategy. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across Security, Risk, Compliance, Data, and Technology functions.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic Leadership: Act as the executive-facing leader for Cyera's engagement with a major UK financial services institution. Build trusted relationships with CISOs, CIOs, Chief Data Officers, Risk and Compliance leaders, and other senior stakeholders. Guide customers through their data security journey, helping define strategy, priorities, operating models, and success measures. Lead executive steering committees, strategic reviews, and outcome-focused planning sessions.
Program Ownership & Delivery: Own the overall success of the customer's Cyera program and strategic roadmap. Orchestrate all Cyera teams involved in the engagement, including Customer Success Engineering, Managed Services, Deployment, Professional Services, Support, Product, and Sales. Align customer and Cyera stakeholders around shared objectives, priorities, and measurable outcomes. Drive program governance, risk management, executive communications, and successful execution across multiple workstreams.
Value Realization & Growth: Ensure customers achieve measurable business, operational, and security outcomes from their investment in Cyera. Help customers expand and mature their DSPM and broader Data Security programs. Identify opportunities to extend Cyera's impact across additional business units, use cases, and strategic initiatives. Partner with Sales and Customer Success leadership to support long-term account growth, renewals, and expansion opportunities.
Product & R&D Partnership: Act as the voice of the customer within Cyera. Partner closely with Product Management and R&D teams to advocate for customer requirements and influence product direction.
Required qualifications include significant experience leading enterprise security, data, risk, transformation, or technology programs within large regulated organizations; strong understanding of Data Security, DSPM, Data Governance, and Data Risk Management; experience working with executive stakeholders in complex enterprise environments, ideally within financial services; demonstrated executive presence and ability to influence and build consensus; proven ability to lead large cross-functional programs; and exceptional communication and leadership skills.
