Cyber security recruitment without the risk

Facilitating engagement with targeted talent communities to enable you to acquire experienced security leaders, make your first hire into the security function, build specialist teams in niche security skillsets, find outstanding individual contributors and more.  

Cyber security recruitment that really delivers

At a time where security is becoming an essential part of the value proposition, our cyber security recruitment team has been trusted by some of the world's most innovative brands to deliver great talent in candidate-led markets. Whether you're looking for senior leadership or talented individual contributors across information security, incident response, identity access management, cloud security, network security, application security, governance, risk and compliance and more - our team specialise in accelerating your time-to-hire by sharpening talent acquisition processes, deepening candidate engagement and extending your reach.

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Why do partners typically engage with cyber security recruitment team?

  • You are experiencing a high volume of failed internal cyber security recruitment campaigns.
  • You are struggling to source candidates with niche cyber security domain knowledge and skillsets.
  • You are missing out on talent as a result of inaccurate salary benchmarking for specific cyber roles.
  • You need help articulating your brand story and EVP to lure candidates away from the competition.
  • You have a desire to upskill internal talent acquisition on cyber security recruitment best practices.
  • You are making an important strategic hire (CISO, VP Information Security etc.) and need complete confidence in your approach.

Create successful security teams today

Get access to an extended cyber security recruitment team where even the most technical briefs will never get lost in translation, allowing you to spend more time protecting your businesses' most valuable assets. Our specialist talent team will get candidates engaged with your vision and departmental strategy, put an emphasis on presenting a diverse range of candidates, iron out the challenges in your search process, and be transparent around KPI's at every step of the journey.  We are here to help you put the right leadership in place at the CISO, VP Information Security, VP Product Security levels, through to building more technical teams in security engineering, incident response and more. Stott and May provide the market knowledge of a boutique cyber security recruitment partner but with the ability to scale.

 

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CYBER SECURITY RECRUITMENT TRENDS

Cyber Security in Focus 2023

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 We surveyed a snapshot cohort of security leaders to better understand the challenges they face and how they are responding to them. With this new report, you'll get access to primary data insights from our snapshot panel of CISOs on the key challenges and themes that will shape successful security functions in 2023, including:

  • Barriers to strategy execution
  • Technology investment priorities
  • Talent acquisition challenges
  • The business perception of security

Make great cyber security hires every time

Find your next: CISO, Deputy CISO, VP Information Security, VP Product Security, Director of Security Engineering, Director of Application Security, VP Incident Response, Security Architect, SOC Manager, Cloud Security Engineer, Application Security Engineer, Penetration Tester, Product Security Engineer, Vulnerability Manager, DevSecOps Engineer and more.

Our job is to help accelerate cyber security recruitment

Check out some of our previously completed assignments in the cyber security space to get a better sense of our ability to execute.

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VP Information Security
Pindrop Security

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Head of Information Security
Instacart

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Application Security Engineer
Reddit

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Security Engineer
SumUp

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Head of Information Security
Brace Software

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Vulnerability Manager
Schneider Electric

Make cyber security recruitment more predictable

Select a talent partner that can deliver when others can't. Find out why leaders are turning to us to build cyber security functions that underpin and safeguard their business operations.  

“We have developed a strong relationship with Stott and May for our cyber security recruitment requirements. They are tried and tested and have delivered for us in the past when no one else could. I’d happily pass on their details to tech firms in my network that need help finding cyber security talent."

Director of Information Security - Vivid Seats

“I would highly recommend Stott and May to anyone in search of an outstanding CISO or VP of InfoSec. They delivered a quality slate of candidates to us in very short order and helped us hire exactly who we needed to fill this critical role. I appreciated their no-nonsense approach to recruiting, as well as their deep network of readily accessible talent."

CFO - Pindrop Security

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We solve cyber security hiring challenges

We'll help you create a tailored talent solution to overcome the pain points
associated with building and maintaining a high performing security function.
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Putting the right leadership in place

Find high performing CISOs capable of taking your security function to the next level. Access value add features like video interviews and candidate briefing packs to increase engagement and accelerate processes.

Making your first security hire

Looking to scale up your security function post funding? Make that all important first security hire count by engaging with a specialist firm capable of providing the right balance between technical skills and cultural fit. 

Building security teams at pace

Attract niche security talent at scale by leveraging our best-in-class range of recruitment features. Access our network of Security Engineers, Incident Response Specialists, Penetration Testers, Security Architects and more.

Acquiring more diverse security candidates

Diverse teams think differently. When it comes to risk, that's important. Raise the bar across your recruitment process, by selecting from a range of diversity recruitment features to facilitate more inclusive teams.

Helping CISOs build better security functions

We're focused on the broader picture. Providing insight at every stage of the search. Leveraging our network of security leaders to share best practices and facilitate better outcomes from cyber security recruitment. We understand that sourcing talent is just one part of building a highly effective security team. You need a great roadmap too. Check out our 'How to Build a Security Roadmap' guide created in conjunction with high-performing security leaders.

Find your next role in cyber security

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Incident Response Engineer

Central Singapore Community Development Council 260000 SGD Permanent
Incident Response Engineer Singapore Salary is up to $260,000 SGD + bonuses   Our client, an international trading company, is hiring their first IR engineer in Singapore. You will be the country's technical lead as part of the global team responsible for building out a custom SOC from scratch. ...
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Senior Security Analyst

Bern Competitive Permanent
Stott and May are seeking a Senior Security Analyst for finance company  in Switzerland with multiple office locations.  You will be joining a team of passionate cyber enthusiasts with a wide range of technical expertise. They are believers on employee development and career progression and being part resilient cyber ...
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Security Architect - SC Cleared

London Competitive Contract
SC Cleared – Security Architect Hybrid working - 3 days onsite Skills: MS, PMON, CEIM, Azure, Security Design, Security Frameworks TOGAF, Network Security My client is currently looking to grow their projects team and hire SC Cleared Security Architect with Azure DevOps experience in security design, security ...
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Key Account Director

Milwaukee 165000 Permanent
About the job The role will be focused on strategic enterprise accounts, comprising of the Global 500. You will work with your supporting team to identify opportunities, map accounts, and expand key stakeholder relationships. This is a closing role, and therefore responsible for the entire sales cycle, including the ...
Cyber Security
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Key Account Director

Minneapolis 165000 Permanent
About the job The role will be focused on strategic enterprise accounts, comprising of the Global 500. You will work with your supporting team to identify opportunities, map accounts, and expand key stakeholder relationships. This is a closing role, and therefore responsible for the entire sales cycle, including the ...
Cyber Security
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Key Account Director

Pittsburgh 165000 Permanent
About the job The role will be focused on strategic enterprise accounts, comprising of the Global 500. You will work with your supporting team to identify opportunities, map accounts, and expand key stakeholder relationships. This is a closing role, and therefore responsible for the entire sales cycle, including the ...

USEFUL RESOURCES

Always adding value to security recruitment

Check out some useful whitepapers and guides designed to help you hire better, make improved career decisions and grow your function seamlessly.

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RESEARCH REPORT

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CISO Survival Guide - Stott and May

GUIDE

The CISO Survival Guide

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Incident Response in Distracting Times

Meet the Cyber Security Recruitment Team

Jack Ambrose

Jack Ambrose

Manager
- London
Sam Pennie

Sam Pennie

Senior Business Manager
- New York
Andrei Lehadus

Andrei Lehadus

Senior Consultant
- London
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George Ratcliffe

Manager
- Los Angeles
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Karl
Sharman

Manager
- New York
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Ollie
Eldridge

Principal Consultant
- London
Matthew Chipchase

Matthew Chipchase

Senior Consultant
- New York
Greg Anderson

Greg
Anderson

Manager
- Los Angeles