Cyber Security Advisory Director

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Director to join our Digital Risks (Cyber Security) team in London. This is a senior role to support the growth of Digital Risks in EMEA, specifically to lead on cyber security and digital risk management programmes, focused but not limited to IT/OT security, enterprise security, cloud security and GRC. The role is also to:

• Support the development and scaling of our Cyber Protect Advisory business in EMEA.
• Accelerate our strategic commercial penetration of high priority EMEA accounts.
• Position Digital Risks services to senior client decision makers at the C-Level.
• Collaborate closely with all service lines, particularly our physical security teams.

Delivering client projects:

• Ability to design and manage comprehensive security programmes tailored to diverse environments, including hybrid IT/OT settings.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering projects to industry frameworks and compliance requirements, such as NIST800-53, ISO27001, NIST CSF, NIS 2, DORA.
• Expertise in emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, cloud solutions, and advanced threat detection systems.
• Experience in advising on their application, assessing their suitability for specific environments, determining the optimal timing and approach for implementation.
• Expertise in delivering large-scale programmatic engagements, including responsibility for stakeholder engagement, scoping and pricing, resource management, milestone delivery and issue and escalation management.
  

Business development

• Originate cyber risk management and technology resilience opportunities.
• Own key client relationships, supported with account, sales and marking plans.
• Position our cyber threat intelligence, assurance and incident response practices.
• Provide clear, brand-enhancing, and energetic consulting leadership in KSA, actively promoting Control Risks as an advisor on cyber and technology risk in the market, leading to a significant increase in long-term, programmatic work.
• Supporting the growth of the practice
• Recruit, retain and manage Protect resources on programme work.
• Support the development of innovative services that address client needs.
• Identify Partnership opportunities regionally/globally to drive business growth.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and One Firm behaviour

Requirements

Essential

• Significant experience in cyber security and related disciplines, particularly in technology and infrastructure consulting projects.
• Track record of developing trusted advisor relationships with C-level leaders.
• Experience of delivering large, converged programmes of work in EMEA
• Subject matter expertise, including extensive and demonstrable fluency in technology risk issues.
• Proven experience of operating in senior security and resilience roles, including knowledge of IT and OT network infrastructure.
• Proven experience in delivering risk assessments against industry standards.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.