Line of Service Advisory

Industry/Sector Not Applicable

Specialism Technology Strategy

Management Level Director

Job Description & Summary A career within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.

Responsibilities

As a Director, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Proactively lead the practise by setting strategy, drive the development of new business in the market, and provide technical advice across disciplines
• Building strong networks within the firm to spot and capitalise on opportunities to get involved in projects that others are leading across a number of different business units and sectors
• Identifying and discussing key issues with our clients to identify potential opportunities
• Responsibility for a majority of day to day client communications
• Responsibility to shape and deliver various projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria
• Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team
• Responsibility for management of engagement financials
• Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching

Preferred skills

• B.A/ B.Sc. in Computer Engineering or related field.
• Experience in banking, telco and/or government sectors is a plus.
• M.Sc. in Computer Engineering or related field is preferred.
• Certification in cyber security (e.g., CISSP, CISM, SANS) is required.
• Strong understanding of emerging cyber security technologies and standards.
• Special experience in identity and access management, GRC, SIEM/SOC and DLP is a plus.
• Achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive on a daily basis.
• Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise workload whilst being resilient and able to cope well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent problem solving skills with a structured thinking process.
• Strong connections and relationships with clients in Saudi Arabia and the UAE is a plus.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills.
• Ability to learn new concepts and carry out technical research.
• Proven IT skills in Microsoft Office and G-suite applications.
• Language Skills: Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) in English (Arabic is a plus).
• The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East is a MUST.

Minimum years experience required

• 12-15 years of experience in cyber security including development of cyber security strategies, end to end cyber security transformation programs, security architecture and extensive knowledge of latest cyber security technologies and standards.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified) 0. Global: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - ISC2 (preferred)

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements Up to 80%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Yes

Government Clearance Required? No

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