Cyber Security Advisory Director NEW

Control Risks

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Director to join our Digital Risks (Cyber Security) team in London. This senior role aims to support the growth of Digital Risks in EMEA, focusing on cyber security and digital risk management programs, including IT/OT security, enterprise security, cloud security, and GRC. The role also involves:

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

Delivering client projects:

• Designing and managing comprehensive security programs tailored to diverse environments, including hybrid IT/OT settings.
• Delivering projects aligned with industry frameworks and compliance requirements such as NIST800-53, ISO27001, NIST CSF, NIS 2, DORA.
• Applying expertise in emerging technologies like AI, IoT, cloud solutions, and advanced threat detection systems.
• Advising on their application, assessing suitability, and determining optimal implementation timing and approach.
• Managing large-scale programmatic engagements, stakeholder engagement, scoping, resource management, milestone delivery, and issue escalation.

Business development:

• Identifying opportunities in cyber risk management and technology resilience.
• Managing key client relationships supported by account, sales, and marketing plans.
• Positioning our cyber threat intelligence, assurance, and incident response practices.
• Providing energetic consulting leadership in KSA, promoting Control Risks as a cyber and technology risk advisor, leading to increased long-term, programmatic work.
• Supporting practice growth, recruiting, retaining, and managing resources.
• Developing innovative services to meet client needs.
• Identifying partnership opportunities regionally and globally to drive growth.
• Fostering a culture of collaboration and ‘One Firm’ behavior.

Essential requirements:

• Significant experience in cyber security and related disciplines, especially in technology and infrastructure consulting projects.
• A track record of developing trusted advisor relationships with C-level leaders.
• Experience delivering large, converged programs of work in EMEA.
• Subject matter expertise in technology risk issues.
• Proven experience in senior security and resilience roles, with knowledge of IT and OT network infrastructure.
• Experience conducting risk assessments against industry standards.

Control Risks offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a global bonus scheme incentivizing performance. We support hybrid working arrangements, emphasizing in-person collaboration while supporting flexible and remote work. We are an equal opportunities employer, encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds and committed to fair treatment throughout the recruitment process.