UK Cyber Senior Consultant

Job Description

Are you ready to shape the future of cyber risk and security? Can you combine technical expertise with intuition for business to deliver exceptional results? Join Aon’s Cyber Risk team and play a pivotal role in shaping how organisations measure, handle, and respond to cyber risk across the UK and EMEA. Location: London. Flexibility: Enjoy hybrid working arrangements, empowering you to balance office collaboration with remote flexibility. Aon is in the business of better decisions. At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed. What the day will look like: As a Senior Cyber Risk Consultant you will be responsible for advising clients on handling cybersecurity risks and enhancing their cyber resilience, whilst also understanding the importance of, and link to, cyber insurance. The role involves leading quantification projects, risk assessments and developing cybersecurity strategies across a diverse range of clients and industry verticals. Alongside this, there will be an expectation to mentor junior team members, maintain strong client relationships and stay up to date on the latest cybersecurity trends and threats. You will help clients translate sophisticated cybersecurity and technology risks into clear business-aligned insights, enabling senior leaders to prioritise investments, respond authoritatively to threats, and strengthen organisational resilience. Please note that this is not a SOC or hands on technical role. The role requires technical fluency, critical thinking and commercial awareness, perfect for a candidate who wants to advance their career in cyber consulting.

As a Senior Cyber Risk Consultant, you will:

• Lead cyber risk management assessments focused on organisational resilience, operating model impacts and financial exposures.
• Develop clear, actionable cyber risk roadmaps and resilience strategies, ensuring recommendations are pragmatic, commercially aware, and aligned to clients’ business models and regulatory environments.
• Advise clients on cybersecurity maturity and its link to cyber insurance.
• Deliver projects in areas such as Cyber Risk Financial Modelling, Response Readiness, and Risk Assessment.
• Lead client workshops and executive discussions, distilling technical findings into concise strategic messages tailored for senior non-technical stakeholders.
• Build and champion strong client relationships through proactive and insightful consulting.
• Mentor junior consultants and share knowledge across the team.
• Take ownership of project budgets, billing, and delivering high-quality outputs on time.
• Drive business development by identifying, developing, and converting opportunities.

How this opportunity is different

• Work at the intersection of cybersecurity, business strategy, and insurance – a viewpoint that gives our consultants unique influence over how organisations measure, mitigate, and transfer cyber risk.
• Help clients make decisions rooted not only in control maturity, but also in financial impact and resilience outcomes.
• Lead end-to-end projects across the UK and EMEA.
• Work alongside a dynamic leadership team and directly influence strategy and execution.
• Build your expertise in emerging areas like Business Continuity, Operational Technology and Third-Party Risk Management.
• Benefit from a culture of innovation, continuously improving solutions and professional practices.
• Shape your development and career, with support for certifications, specialist training, leadership pathways, and opportunities to contribute to regional and global initiatives.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Broad cybersecurity knowledge, with interest in areas such as Risk Quantification, Third Party Risk Management, and Cyber Resilience.
• Experience working in a consulting, advisory, or client facing environment.
• Ability to analyse cybersecurity risk in a business context — connecting technical vulnerabilities, threat scenarios, and control gaps to quantified financial impacts and strategic implications.
• Proven track record to develop bids, tender documentation, and client proposals. Experience working with senior stakeholders to execute sales opportunities.
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to present to senior executives, boards, and cross-functional stakeholders on sophisticated risk and security topics.
• Strong leadership skills, handling projects and coaching team members optimally.
• Experience delivering innovative client solutions and addressing sophisticated challenges.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, cyber risk quantification (e.g., FAIR), or operational resilience regulations (e.g., DORA and NIS2).
• Technical and Risk professional certifications (e.g., ComptTIA, CISSP, IRM, ACII, or equivalent) not mandatory if applicants hold strong commercial experience in cyber risk management.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to handle your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work… and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working! Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued. We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation. Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. NB. Dependent on regional requirements, please include specific benefits where applicable and relevant accommodation criteria and enhanced equal opportunities statement.

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