**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences. **Your role and responsibilities** You will help to lead the growth and management of all facets of the business, primarily by using this global position and perspective to assist the local geographies. This requires demonstrating thought leadership, and delivery leadership in the core domain of Data Security & Cryptography. The Senior Managing Consultant - Data Security & Cryptography must be willing to travel 25% annually, including international travel. Your Abilities & Skills * Ability to work with global solutions teams and across local geographies to provide content to drive deals to successful closing * Become a recognized thought leader in the core domain, utilizing conferences, white papers, client presentations to build awareness of IBM credentials * Help shape the emerging model of the Global Security Practice * Help establish capability and skills models for the Data Security & Cryptography domain * Become a role model for global practitioners in the Data Security & Cryptography domain * Provide global practice leadership by facilitating a community of like-minded practitioners to share and exchange ideas for practice growth and improvement * Help resolve project issues as they arise Your Responsibilities * Work with global and local teams to help organize project approaches and teams for client delivery * Work closely with the global and local solution design teams in developing client presentations and Statements of Work (SOW) * Provide demonstration of IBM credentials in the core domain * Provide a focal point for geos to help understand capabilities, offerings, client references * Participate in project delivery, to varying degrees depending on project complexity and geography needs * Be accountable for technical delivery of key engagements in geographies * Establish demonstrated client relationships in key accounts to help progress the Security Services portfolio * Contribute content and advice to the offering development process **Required technical and professional expertise** Your Abilities & Skills * Deep domain knowledge and hands on expertise on Public key cryptography, Symmetric and Asymmetric cryptography, encryption and key management, digital signatures. * Ability to work with global solutions teams and across local geographies to provide content to drive deals to successful closing * Become a recognized thought leader in the core domain, utilizing conferences, white papers, client presentations to build awareness of IBM credentials * Help shape the emerging model of the Global Security Practice * Help establish capability and skills models for the Data Security & Cryptography domain * Become a role model for global practitioners in the Data Security & Cryptography domain * Provide global practice leadership by facilitating a community of like-minded practitioners to share and exchange ideas for practice growth and improvement * Help resolve project issues as they arise **Preferred technical and professional experience** Same as above IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.