Technology Risk & Resilience Associate Director

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Where We Need You:

Protiviti UKsTechnology Risk & Resiliencepractice is a part of our overall Technology Consulting Division. Thepractice includes coverage of focussed disciplines such as information and technology risk management third party risk technology risk governance operational andtechnologyresilienceandcybersecurity risk management.

You will be part of the Technology Consultingsolutionthat provides innovative solutions to complex technology challenges. You will work closely with clients to understand their business needsdesignand implement technology strategies and ensure successful project delivery. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams utilisingcutting-edgetechnologies and contributing to the growth of the Technology Consulting practice.At Protiviti we pride ourselves on our lack of siloes so you will be an integrated part of our Technology Consulting practicewith opportunity toleverageyour skills across a variety of projects not just limited to a single area.

What You Can Expect:

The Associate Director role plays a key role in the continual development of our existing relationships with clients and in developing new accounts to expand thetechnology risk and resiliencepractice. Associate Directors are expected todemonstratea strong understanding of thetechnology risk and resiliencedomains andmaintainand develop business relationships to expand the client portfolio including a formal sales target.AssociateDirectorsare responsible forthe success of all client-related work within their portfolio and manage the success of these engagements.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible foridentifyinggrowth opportunities and driving business growth for engagements across the focus areas intechnology risk and resilience.

• Leading business development activities such asidentifyingbuildingand actively managing business relationships.

• Working closely with our business development team in a technical capacity to develop proposals and respond to client requirements.

• Assume the lead role in the execution ofour most complextechnology risk and resilienceengagements.

• Managing individuals within the delivery team both Protiviti and client resources to ensure the successful delivery of our engagements.

• Working closely with the client teams to ensure that their needs are understood and their stated requirements are met through the delivery of the engagement.

• Contributing to the internal fabric of Protiviti by ensuring that thought leadership best practices and other security materials are developed; understanding global/regional initiatives being driven by other Protiviti offices; and developing relevant use cases and sales propositions that can be used to help other clients.

Do Your Talents Include the Following

• Significantexperiencein a consulting environment with a specific focus on Technology related risks. Indicative areas of expertise include but are not limited to:

• IT Risk Management Frameworks/ Target Operating Models

• IT Control Frameworks

• SOC 1/2 readiness and controls advisory

• Controls transformation supporting technology teams to address regulatory or audit requirements

• IT Risk Governance and Strategy

• IT Risk Assessments

• Operational Resilience

• IT Resilience Frameworks

• Information Security

• 3rd Party Risk Management

• Demonstrable experience working within financial services (whilst not exclusively FS focuseda significant proportionof the work is within the FS sector).

• Prior leadership experience in execution on client engagements and relationships with senior client personnel.

• Prior experience of developing relationships within the business community recognised for their areas of expertise.

• Self-starter and canoperateindependently as needed.

• Prior business development experience can build andmaintaina portfolio of clients with experience in creation and contribution towards proposals and bid materials to win new work including new clients.

• Demonstrated ability to leadmanageand developteams and delivertechnology risk and resilienceengagements to a range of clients across various sectors.

• Experience in delivering talkspresentationsand industry briefings.

• Excellent persuasionpresentationand report-writing skills.

• Ability toidentifypotential sales opportunities with existing clients including outside of your domain area.

• Demonstrate ability to add valuable and creative suggestions to the proposal development process.

• Ability to recognise risk to Protiviti with potential clients and advise appropriately.

• Demonstrate the ability to discuss technical and industry trends and the related Protiviti solutions.

• Contribute to employee development by actively mentoring employees creating development opportunities andinitiatingand conducting training.

• Effectively plan budgets and manage client engagements including engagement.economics (e.g. WIP receivables pricing margins etc) to ensure engagement profitability and manage engagement risk.

Our WorkplaceandEmployment Process

Protiviti practices a hybridwordingmodelwhich is a combination of working in person with purpose and working remotely and is primarily dependent upon the needs of our client.The ratio of remote to in-person requirements varies by client project team and other business factors.It can sometimes mean more of a full-time presence at our client.This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment.Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites which can include local orUK widetravel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.

Remunerationand Benefits

Starting salaries are competitive and arebased on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in thesalaryrange is dependent upon experienceskillsand geographic work location.

Employees are eligible for medical anddentalinsurance cover lifeassurancepension scheme andreceive up to 25daysholiday per calendar year. Protiviti also recognises up to 10paid holidays each calendar yearand we haveadditionalbenefits as part of the Robert Half Enterprise.

As part of Protivitis employment process any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

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