Position Summary

Location

Riyadh

Senior Manager | Cyber Strategy & Transformation | Talent & Culture Transformation | Riyadh

About Deloitte: When you work for us, you commit to a career at one of the largest and most prestigious professional services firms in the world. We have received numerous awards over the last few years, including Best Employer in the Middle East, and Best Consulting Firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award.

Our Purpose

Deloitte makes an impact that matters. Every day we challenge ourselves to do what matters most-for clients, for our people, and for society. We serve clients distinctively, bringing innovative insights, solving complex challenges and unlocking sustainable growth. We inspire our talented professionals to deliver outstanding value to clients, providing an exceptional career experience and an inclusive and collaborative culture. We contribute to society, building confidence and trust in the markets, upholding the integrity of organizations and supporting our communities.

Our shared values guide the way we behave to make a positive, enduring impact:

• Lead the way

• Serve with integrity

• Take care of each other

• Foster inclusion

• Collaborate for measurable impact

During your tenure as a Senior Manager, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Security strategy, assessment, designing and implementing security strategy, roadmap and implementation plan, target operating model, governance frameworks over processes, controls, organization and infrastructure to management cyber security.
• Lead projects and initiatives to design and verify implementation of various information security controls. Governs security design and architecture during project delivery by enforcing the use of established standards and evolving solutions and patterns.
• Manage end-to-end project delivery, including planning, staffing, quality assurance, stakeholder management, and risk mitigation.
• Oversee the delivery of cyber training engagements and awareness initiatives to improve cyber culture within client's workforce.
• Conduct analysis of security requirements and controls to identify gaps and provides recommendations of industry best practices, trends, and technology products.
• Cultivate relationships with clients and share your knowledge while leveraging prevalent methodologies.
• Own and manage project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, utilization, margin management, and commercial performance.
• Lead the design, development and delivery of capability building programs to clients.
• Ability to manage a number of projects and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Desire to work in a constantly changing environment as part of a team of Advisors.
• Lead proposal development, pursuits, and other business development activities to grow the cyber strategy portfolio.
• Flexibility to travel across the region.
• Identify potential opportunities and opening new markets.
• Identify and evaluate business and technology risks, internal controls which mitigate risks, and related opportunities for internal control improvement.
• Assist in the selection and tailoring of approaches, methods and tools to support service offering or industry projects.
• Actively participate in decision making with engagement management and seek to understand the broader impact of current decisions.
• Generate innovative ideas and challenge the status quo.
• Facilitate use of technology-based tools or methodologies to review, design and / or implement products and services.
• Play substantive / lead role and engagement planning, economics, and billing.
• Assist in retention of professionals.
• Participate in training efforts.
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell other services.
• Demonstrate a general knowledge of market trends, competitor activities, Deloitte & Touche products and service lines.
• Build and nurture positive working relationships with clients with the intention to exceed client expectations.
• Understand clients' business environment and basic risk management approaches.
• Participate in proposal development efforts.
• Participate in "add-on" sales to client.
• Membership and visibility in professional & civic organizations.
• Support clients in understanding and addressing applicable cyber training and awareness requirements as per cyber laws, regulations, and compliance requirements across KSA and the GCC.

Leadership capabilities:

• Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.
• Build and maintain strong senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to executives and key stakeholders.
• Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.
• Mentor and develop junior team members, fostering a high-performance and collaborative team environment.
• Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
• Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.
• Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Computer Science or related field /M.S. degree is preferred.
• Qualifications such as CISSP, CISM, SABSA and SANS GIAC.
• Relevant experience of 12-16 years.
• Professional experience in cybersecurity consulting.
• Proficiency in internationally recognized cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST CSF, COBIT, etc.
• Experience of working with clients from Defense or Education Industry would be preferred.
• Prior experience working with GCC-based clients will be preferred.
• Proven track record in business development, proposal writing, client account growth, and pipeline development.
• Being able to understand complex business processes and activities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Flexible work approach, based on the job requirements.
• Passionate about building people's capabilities in cyber security.
• Familiarity with IT risk assessment methodologies and threat modeling frameworks.
• Knowledge of governance, risk and compliance systems and how to design a GRC framework.
• Knowledge of applicable practices and laws relating to data privacy and protection.
• Advanced knowledge of risk assessment design and delivery.
• Prior experience supporting or delivering engagements for public sector clients is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in leading project teams, managing senior stakeholders, and delivering high-quality outcomes in complex environments.