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$31k–$45k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree
Annual bonus scheme, Pension scheme, Private healthcare, Life assurance, Critical illness cover, 25 days holiday
Posted 3d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
You will conduct quantitative and market research to support cyber innovation projects and help organizations navigate the emerging technology landscape. Additionally, you will engage with diverse stakeholders and contribute to the design and delivery of innovation programmes and client deliverables.
Requirements
The role requires a degree-level education and strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills. Candidates should have experience in innovative environments and a developing understanding of cybersecurity concepts and technology-market dynamics.
Full job description
The Role's Purpose
As a Cyber technology associate you will work collaboratively with Plexal’s innovation services team to deliver cross-competency projects focused on cyber, emerging technology research, innovation consulting and programme delivery.
You will support research and analysis that helps organisations navigate the cybersecurity and related emerging technology landscape, understand threat landscapes, identify relevant capability in the UK and beyond, and make informed strategic and operational decisions.
The role will involve engaging with a diverse array of stakeholders, including startups, scaleups, corporations, government, non-profit organisations, investors, academia and technical communities, helping translate cyber and emerging technology insights into clear, useful outputs for clients.
What You'll Do
Conduct quantitative analysis, desk research and market research to stay informed about cybersecurity trends, emerging startups, technology capabilities and innovation themes.
Form insights into the future of cybersecurity and related emerging technology sectors, including relevant market forces,policy direction,risks, opportunities and technology drivers.
Contribute towards the creation of high-impact deliverables for clients to inform their cyber and emerging technology strategies.
Support SME discovery, venture scouting and ecosystem mapping to identify relevant cyber innovators, technical experts, startups, scaleups and solution providers.
Engage with innovators and ecosystem stakeholders to understand their needs, challenges, capabilities and the interventions that will support their growth.
Support the design and delivery of Plexal’s innovation, challenge-led and cyber-focused programmes, including research, stakeholder engagement, workshops and reporting activity.
Contribute to ideation and solution design, helping to frame client challenges and identify potential cyber or emerging technology interventions.
Support project delivery and management, keeping track of tasks, deliverables, workstream inputs and deadlines across multiple activities.
Proactively interact, communicate and collaborate with external stakeholders, including clients, innovators, technical specialists and delivery partners.
Support business development by contributing research, drafting inputs and evidence for public sector bids and bespoke proposals.
Your Skills
Highly organised with an understanding of innovation and collaboration practices
Effective planning and prioritisation skills with the ability to keep track of multiple tasks and deliverables
Analytical, with the ability to think critically and to understand, interpret and articulate complex concepts and requirements
A developing understanding of modern cybersecurity concepts, threat landscapes, system architectures and technology-market dynamics.
Able to translate technical concepts, risks and opportunities into clear written outputs for external audiences, with support and guidance where required.
Competent at producing high-quality deliverables and presentations for external audiences.
Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills
Your Experience
Experience working in an innovative environment such as an accelerator, incubator, startup or VC.
Experience and understanding of innovation processes such as lean startup and design thinking is a nice to have but not mandatory
Experience with working with multiple stakeholders, such as startups and corporate clients, but also understanding the practicalities of working in a small and growing company
Dealing with ambiguity and operating in constantly changing environment
Experience contributing to research, analysis, presentations, reports or stakeholder-facing deliverables.
Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and operating in a constantly changing environment.
Some exposure to cybersecurity, emerging technology or digital innovation topics is desirable, but deep technical specialism is not mandatory for the associate level.
Who You Are
This role will most likely require SC clearance
Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
An interest in cyber, emerging technology, technology policy, innovation or applied research is desirable.
Energised by the challenges and opportunities presented working for a high-growth company.
Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with diverse stakeholder groups
Team player and motivated self-starter who is able to take initiative with work load and tasks
Passionate interest in cyber, digital and emerging technologies with a drive to continually learn
Curious, adaptable and comfortable working with technical and non-technical colleagues to support client delivery.
Requires regular business travel across all Plexal sites.
Why us?
As a start-up, we thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment dedicated to empowering innovators. We embrace individuals who leverage technology and creativity to tackle our greatest challenges head-on. We strongly advocate for maintaining a harmonious work-life balance, our goal is to ensure every member of our team can authentically be themselves and live their best lives. We firmly believe that innovation and creativity flourish when we cultivate a diverse workforce, comprising highly skilled individuals with a wide range of perspectives to contribute. In return we will offer you:
Salary: £30,784 - £45,000 depending on skills and experience
Annual bonus scheme
A generous pension scheme (with a company contribution of up to 10%)
Private healthcare, life assurance and critical illness cover
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Volunteering day
Plexal is an equal opportunities employer and we actively encourage applicants from individuals from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Committed employer and are willing to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
About us
Plexal is the innovation and growth company helping to strengthen the UK’s technology capabilities through collaboration.
With teams in London, Manchester and Cheltenham, we work closely with government, industry, startups and academia to drive economic growth and reinforce national security.
Founded by Delancey in 2017, Plexal delivers four core services: creating workspaces for innovators, running innovation programmes and consultancy, building regional tech clusters and helping SMEs scale strategically.
By closing the gap between early-stage and established organisations – across the public and private sectors at home and abroad – we’ve impacted over 1,200 businesses, added £731m to the UK economy and helped create 9,400 jobs.
Headquartered at Here East on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Plexal partners with organisations including the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the National Cyber Security Centre, Airbus, Amazon, Barclays Eagle Labs, Google Cloud, TfL, The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Oxford.
Plexal has supported the growth of more than 1,200 businesses and contributed £731m to the UK economy since 2017
Industry
Business Consulting and Services
Company size
51-200 employees
Founded
2017
Headquarters
London, London
LinkedIn followers
20,027
Plexal is the innovation and growth company helping to strengthen the UK’s technology capabilities through collaboration.
With teams in London, Manchester and Cheltenham, we work closely with government, industry, startups and academia to drive economic growth and reinforce national security.
Founded by Delancey in 2017, Plexal delivers four core services: creating workspaces for innovators, running innovation programmes and consultancy, building regional growth and helping SMEs scale strategically.
By closing the gap between early-stage and established organisations – across the public and private sectors at home and abroad – we’ve impacted over 1,200 businesses, added £731m to the UK economy and helped create 9,400 jobs.
Headquartered at Here East on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Plexal partners with organisations including the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the National Cyber Security Centre, Airbus, Amazon, Barclays Eagle Labs, Google Cloud, TfL, The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Oxford.
Offices: 14 East Bay Lane, Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, London E20 3BS, GB · 4 Plough Yard, London, England EC2A 3LP, GB