Role Requirements

Some of the key responsibilities of this role are:

- Develop a strong market connect in public and private sector and across industries like banking, financial services, insurance, telecom, media and entertainment, healthcare, retail, real estate, and manufacturing.

- Lead and contribute in developing and executing sector specific go-to-market strategies.

- Engage clients at the CxO level to lead innovation pursuits and the development of an IT strategy.

- Support clients (C-Level & Business Heads) in establishing a business case for IT Audit and Consulting engagements related to ITIL, ISO 27001, COBIT, or other such standards.

- Preparing risk based IT Consulting Project Plan.

- Conduct opening and exit meetings with the client

- Train and provide guidance to junior staff in their areas of work for all-round development.

- Lead engagements and drive (internal, client and third party vendor mix) teams in program execution.

- Work with internal stakeholders - in articulating customer situations, extracting the best solution proposition for the customer and in ensuring customer delight.

- Support new and start-up engagements working with the wider team within the client organization.

- Provide hands on strategic direction setting, architecture design and support the build out/hire of new teams in key accounts.

- Represent Protiviti at key regional industry forums.

Desired Profile

- Minimum 9 years of IT consulting/Auditing experience. Interested candidates should have experience in one of the following areas:

- Ability to understand business and IT processes of various industries.

- Exposure to a well-structured Project management or risk assessment techniques

- Exposure to ISO 27001 / ITIL / Cobit / ISO 20000 standards and frameworks

- Bachelors in Engineering /Masters in Computer applications with an MBA.-

- Preferred candidates will be IT Audit specialists with a broad business perspective and insights. Must be knowledgeable of the latest business trends and developments.

- Candidate should be confident in dealing with C-level executives and promoters. Candidate should be very familiar to Middle East business ecosystem.

- Experience in defining IT Audit and IT strategy & transformation - must have experience of large business-critical applications and systems.

- Possess strong Industry domain knowledge in one or two vertical industries - e.g. telecom, banking & insurance, engineering and construction, utilities, and healthcare.

- CISA (mandatory) / CISSP/ PMP( preferred) / ITIL v3 (Foundation) is mandatory

- Program delivery leadership and experience.

- Ideally a mix of experience in clients and experience in vendor/service companies / leading consulting firms in the Middle East region.

- Bilingual language (English and Arabic) or European nationals are preferred for this role

- It will be useful to have established industry presence - including publications and conference engagements.

Key Personal Attributes

- A good blend of creative thinking and rigorous analysis in solving business problems.

- High energy individual possessing excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

- Adept at preparing and presenting to senior audiences.

- Demonstrates excellent leadership and interpersonal skills. Must be able to maintain a professional demeanor in times of high stress.

- Prior management and direct supervisory experience in a team environment required.

- Excellent time management skills. Must have the ability to multi-task.

- Regular reading habits to stay abreast of new trends & developments and exhibit a high level of confidentiality.

- Enjoys traveling and meeting new people. Flexibility to travel to, and work in, other locations is essential.

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