Director – Cyber Consulting Services

About the role

The Director of Cyber Consulting Services leads the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) advisory practice for CPX. Reporting to the Executive Director – CCS, the role translates growth strategy into a high‑performing, profitable service line while maintaining ultimate delivery accountability.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute the GRC service strategy, portfolio and go‑to‑market plan aligned with the firm’s advisory strategy.
• Own practice P&L, including revenue targets, utilization, margin, pricing and resource planning.
• Identify emerging regulatory and risk themes (e.g., ESG, data protection, AI governance) and develop new propositions.
• Build and maintain trusted‑advisor relationships with C‑suite, board and audit‑committee stakeholders.
• Lead origination, proposal development, commercial negotiation and cross‑selling across advisory lines.
• Ensure delivery quality for governance reviews, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance and internal control programmes, approving key deliverables.

Required profile

• Minimum 12 years of experience in governance, risk or compliance, with at least 5 years in a leadership role that includes delivery, P&L and business‑development accountability.
• Proven track record of growing a practice or leading large engagements in regulated sectors.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Data Analytics or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience advising on national or sector‑wide cyber governance programmes is strongly preferred.

Required skills

• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27005
• CIS Controls
• UAE Information Assurance Standards and Cybersecurity Council guidance
• TDRA cybersecurity guidelines
• FAIR quantitative cyber risk methodology
• GRC platforms such as ServiceNow GRC or RSA Archer
• Enterprise reporting tools: Power BI, Tableau
• Microsoft 365 suite