Director, GRC Services: Strategy, Growth & Delivery

CPX; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

CPX is seeking a Director – GRC Services to lead governance, risk and compliance advisory across regulated and unregulated sectors in the UAE. You will set strategic direction, oversee engagements, and drive profitable growth while acting as senior escalation on technical and risk matters.

The role reports to the Executive Director – CCS and requires strong leadership, market positioning, and thought leadership to advance CPX’s GRC offerings in a dynamic market.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years in governance, risk and/or compliance, with consulting experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a leadership role with P&L and business development accountability.
• Track record of growing a practice or large engagements across regulated sectors.
• Experience advising on national/sector-wide cyber governance programmes is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field; master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute strategy, service portfolio and go-to-market plan for GRC Services.
• Own practice P&L, including revenue targets, utilization, margin, pricing and resources.
• Identify regulatory and risk themes and shape new propositions and methodologies.
• Build trusted-advisor relationships with C-suite, board and audit-committee stakeholders.
• Lead origination and conversion of new business, including proposals and negotiations.
• Drive cross-selling across advisory and assurance service lines.
• Hold delivery accountability for GRC engagements and risk transformation programmes.
• Review key deliverables for technical accuracy and regulatory alignment.
• Serve as senior escalation point for complex issues and client concerns.
• Lead, mentor and develop managers and consultants for career progression.
• Build capability through recruitment, training and knowledge management.

Skills

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Governance

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Leadership

Business development

Strategic thinking

Communication to boards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/Info Security/CS

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

ServiceNow GRC

RSA Archer

Power BI

Tableau

MS 365

Job description

CPX is seeking a Director – GRC Services to lead governance, risk and compliance advisory across regulated and unregulated sectors in the UAE. You will set strategic direction, oversee engagements, and drive profitable growth while acting as senior escalation on technical and risk matters.

The role reports to the Executive Director – CCS and requires strong leadership, market positioning, and thought leadership to advance CPX’s GRC offerings in a dynamic market.