About Accenture Accenture is one of the world's leading professional services companies, operating in over 120 countries with a proven track record across strategic industries including Health, Public Sector, Financial Services and Defence. Our Cybersecurity practice in Iberia brings together a top-tier team and a Tier 1 client portfolio, establishing us as a market-leading provider in the region.

The Role The Security

Lead for Health & Public Service (H&PS;) is a senior leadership position with direct ownership of the growth, profitability and market positioning of the Cybersecurity practice across the Healthcare and Public Sector industries in Spain and Portugal. Reporting directly to the H&PS; division leadership, this role combines commercial acumen, delivery excellence and people leadership in a high-complexity, high-impact environment.

Key Responsibilities Practice Leadership & P&L; Full ownership of the H&PS; Cybersecurity practice: strategy, pipeline, backlog and financial performance. Direct leadership of a team of 10 professionals, fostering talent development, a culture of excellence and retention.

Business

Development & Client Relationships Building and nurturing strategic relationships with CISOs, CIOs and Senior Directors at major healthcare organisations and public administrations. End-to-end ownership of the commercial process: opportunity identification, proposal development, negotiation and deal closure.

Positioning

Accenture as the go-to Cybersecurity provider for the H&PS; sector in Iberia.



Delivery & Quality Overseeing project delivery to ensure quality, timelines and client satisfaction are consistently met.

Integrating

Accenture's integral capabilities — threat intelligence, security operations centres, AI-powered cybersecurity — into locally tailored solutions. Risk management and proactive senior stakeholder communication during crises or critical security incidents.

Thought

Leadership & Market Presence Representing Accenture at industry forums, sector events and before regulatory bodies (ENS, NIS2, GDPR applied to health).

Experience &

Education 12+ years of experience in Cybersecurity and/or strategic security consulting. Proven track record of senior leadership at top-tier firms (Big Four, strategy consultancies, leading system integrators or major technology vendors). MBA or postgraduate qualification is a plus. Technical & Sector Knowledge Strong command of core cybersecurity domains: GRC, security architecture, identity management (IAM/PAM), detection and response (SOC/MDR), cloud security and OT/IoT. Familiarity with the specific cybersecurity challenges of hospital environments, critical infrastructures and e-government.

Skills & Competencies Exceptional commercial and networking skills: ability to open doors, build trust and close complex deals. Executive-level communication: ability to translate technical risk into business language for boards of directors and senior management committees. Full professional proficiency in both Spanish and English (C1 level or above in both languages).

📌 Cybersecurity Consulting & Pre-Sales Senior Director | (Madrid)
🏢 Accenture España
📍 Madrid