Senior Partner – Transformation — Cybersecurity Portfolio

The mandate

A change in the economics of the sector has made urgent client demand for board-level transformation counsel not currently served at scale within a institutionally backed enterprise technology and digital-products group. The immediate arena is the cybersecurity portfolio during a growth-stage governance reset. For mandate 115, the successful executive inherits decisions that have been deferred, competing stakeholder expectations and a need to establish facts before committing further capital.

The Senior Partner – Transformation operating perimeter covers approximately ₹1,500 crore in annual recurring revenue portfolio, with activity spanning several cybersecurity portfolio customer, product and delivery clusters rather than a single asset. The Senior Partner – Transformation Technology remit carries direct influence over roughly 450 colleagues and third-party capacity.

The group board and the relevant risk and people committees want a Senior Partner – Transformation who can convert ambiguity into a short list of explicit choices for the cybersecurity portfolio. The Senior Partner – Transformation Technology seat must resolve a growth-stage governance reset, while preserving the underlying strengths of the cybersecurity portfolio. For mandate 115, value will come through sharper allocation, stronger leaders and an operating cadence that exposes variance early.

The Senior Partner – Transformation’s first year on the cybersecurity portfolio is expected to end with trusted board access, signature engagements and a strong partner bench. In mandate 115, authority covers resources and leadership appointments; material trade-offs go directly to the board sponsor.

Why this seat is open

This is a planned replacement for the Senior Partner – Transformation — Cybersecurity Portfolio seat. The incumbent continues to lead the cybersecurity portfolio through an agreed succession period and will support a structured handover. The board has allowed 4–6 months to assess candidates, complete diligence and protect continuity while a growth-stage governance reset is addressed. The search is confidential so the transition can be communicated to employees, customers and partners in a controlled sequence.

What you will own

• Set the Senior Partner – Transformation value-creation thesis for the cybersecurity portfolio, translate it into no more than five enterprise priorities and stop work that does not support them.
• Carry stewardship of approximately ₹1,500 crore in annual recurring revenue portfolio, including allocation, risk acceptance and board forecasts.
• Lead the Senior Partner – Transformation Technology organisation of about 450 employees and partners, appointing a team with clear decision rights and credible succession for every critical seat.
• Resolve the cybersecurity portfolio economics and execution constraints created by a growth-stage governance reset, with Senior Partner – Transformation-approved owners, dated milestones and transparent escalation thresholds.
• Establish one Senior Partner – Transformation operating review across commercial, customer, financial, people, technology and risk outcomes for the cybersecurity portfolio; remove reconciliations that obscure accountability.
• Have originated and led board-sponsored work whose benefits survived beyond the engagement team’s departure in mandate 115.
• Build the Senior Partner – Transformation’s three-year succession and capability plan for the cybersecurity portfolio, reducing dependence on individual executives and improving mobility across the wider Technology organisation.

The first 12 months

• Days 1–90: Validate the cybersecurity portfolio baseline, meet the 30 stakeholders most consequential to client demand for board-level transformation counsel not currently served at scale, assess the leadership team, stabilise immediate delivery risks and agree a board-owned scorecard with explicit decision gates.
• Months 4–9: Make the principal Senior Partner – Transformation portfolio and organisation choices for the cybersecurity portfolio, install the new operating cadence, fill critical leadership gaps and deliver the first measurable release of cash, capacity or customer value.
• Months 10–12: Demonstrate a repeatable cybersecurity portfolio trend against trusted board access, signature engagements and a strong partner bench, lock the following year’s capital and talent plan, evidence control sustainability and present a credible three-year value case with downside actions.

What the board will measure

• Delivery of the Senior Partner – Transformation’s agreed first-year cybersecurity portfolio value case within a 10% tolerance, with variance explained before rather than after the relevant quarter closes.
• A Senior Partner – Transformation forecast that remains decision-useful across three consecutive quarters and reconciles the cybersecurity portfolio’s operating, cash, customer and people assumptions.
• Closure of the Senior Partner – Transformation mandate’s highest-priority cybersecurity portfolio risk and execution issues by their board-approved dates, with independent evidence that fixes are sustained.
• Retention of at least 90% of critical cybersecurity portfolio talent and ready-now successors for at least 70% of the Senior Partner – Transformation’s direct reports.
• A quantified Senior Partner – Transformation-owned improvement in the cybersecurity portfolio operating constraint behind a growth-stage governance reset, supported by a clean baseline and named data owner.
• Clear stakeholder confidence in mandate 115: no unresolved high-severity escalation older than 30 days and no material surprise withheld from its agreed governance forum.

The person

You are currently a Senior Partner, Practice Leader or Operating Partner in a institutionally backed Technology or adjacent enterprise. In relation to the cybersecurity portfolio, your Senior Partner – Transformation track record includes a transition where the original plan was no longer sufficient; you can explain your choices, evidence and numerical impact. Candidates from software, cloud services, digital platforms, IT services or technology-enabled business services will be considered where the operating model, customer stakes and governance intensity match this Senior Partner – Transformation brief.

As a Senior Partner – Transformation candidate, you bring 18–22 years of progressive Technology or adjacent-sector experience, consistent with the 18-22 experience band. At minimum, you have carried a P&L, book, budget or accountable portfolio of ₹850 crore and led an organisation of at least 325 people. Advisory seats require equivalent cybersecurity portfolio client-value ownership and multi-disciplinary leadership.

For mandate 115, the board wants two transitions: a difficult cybersecurity portfolio portfolio choice and a leadership-system change during a growth-stage governance reset. As the prospective Senior Partner – Transformation for this cybersecurity portfolio, you must challenge optimistic cases and still create followership. References for mandate 115 must distinguish your contribution from the institution around you.

The Senior Partner – Transformation role in Technology is based in Chennai; relocation is expected, although a structured weekly commute may be considered during the first quarter.

Non-negotiables

• Current or recent accountability at the level of Senior Partner, Practice Leader or Operating Partner, with direct exposure to a board, investment committee or equivalent Technology governance forum.
• Proven Senior Partner – Transformation ownership of at least ₹850 crore and leadership of no fewer than 325 employees in a comparable cybersecurity portfolio context.
• One completed Technology or adjacent-sector example of client demand for board-level transformation counsel not currently served at scale with outcomes sustained for at least two reporting periods after the initial intervention.
• Sector credibility from software, cloud services, digital platforms, IT services or technology-enabled business services; experience that is purely functional and lacks Senior Partner – Transformation-level cybersecurity portfolio consequences will not meet the bar.
• Willingness to meet the Chennai location expectation, complete conflicts and background diligence, and protect the confidentiality of mandate 115.

Compensation and terms

The anticipated Senior Partner – Transformation package is ₹2.2–3.0 crore fixed + performance variable, calibrated to the final cybersecurity portfolio scope and the candidate’s current mix. Any long-term participation for mandate 115 follows standard vesting and performance conditions. The Senior Partner – Transformation appointment in Chennai, centred on the cybersecurity portfolio, offers regular exposure to the group board and the relevant risk and people committees. A structured client and conflict transition of up to 6 months can be accommodated for mandate 115.

Confidentiality

To protect the board, incumbent team and candidate, the organisation remains unnamed until a confidential conversation confirms mutual relevance for mandate 115. The operating facts have been rounded and blended expressly to remove identifying signals for mandate 115.