Senior GRC Advisory Lead for Client Growth and Engagement

Protiviti Middle East Member Firm; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Protiviti Middle East Member Firm in the UAE is seeking an experienced advisory professional to independently lead significant engagements, manage senior client relationships and contribute to practice and account growth.

The candidate should combine strong technical credibility with mature commercial judgment and leadership capability, with UAE/GCC market experience and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams from planning through reporting.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Internal Audit, Risk, Governance, Controls or GRC advisory.
• Experience in professional-services, consulting or advisory practice.
• Meaningful UAE/GCC market and client experience.
• Proven ability to lead complex engagements from planning through reporting.
• Executive-level communication with governance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead engagements from planning through delivery and reporting.
• Manage senior client relationships and account growth.
• Contribute to proposals, business development and new opportunities.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary engagement teams.
• Ensure high-quality IA/GRC delivery with strong engagement economics.

Skills

Internal Audit

Governance

Risk Management

GRC Advisory

Leadership

Client Relationship

Business Development

Executive Communication

Data Analytics

AI Tools in IA/GRC

Job description

Protiviti Middle East Member Firm in the UAE is seeking an experienced advisory professional to independently lead significant engagements, manage senior client relationships and contribute to practice and account growth.

The candidate should combine strong technical credibility with mature commercial judgment and leadership capability, with UAE/GCC market experience and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams from planning through reporting.