AI Risk & Governance Advisory Manager

Accenture Global; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave

Long & short-term career break

Structured career development program

Local and international career opps

Family Inclusive Workplace

Flexible Work Arrangements

Top Diversity & Inclusion Index accol

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Manager to lead Secure AI advisory capabilities across strategy, governance, risk and control. You will partner with clients to define how AI should be adopted safely and securely, aligning business ambition with security, regulatory, and risk management expectations.

You will guide complex AI risk engagements across enterprise and government environments and lead a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years in risk, security, technology strategy, or consulting leadership.
• Strong background in technology risk, cyber security, or enterprise architecture.
• Deep understanding of AI, model risk, and emerging GenAI risk domains.
• Proven experience advising executives and boards on risk and governance.
• Experience designing and operating risk and control frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across risk, legal, compliance, and technology.
• Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments.
• Commercial and pricing experience, especially in a consultancy or services-based enterprise.
• Australian citizenship or permanent residency required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Secure AI strategy, risk, and governance advisory services
• Act as a trusted advisor to executives on AI risk, control, and regulatory exposure
• Define AI governance models, control frameworks, and operating models
• Lead AI and model risk assessments across GenAI and traditional ML use cases
• Translate security and regulatory requirements into practical AI control models
• Oversee complex AI assurance, compliance, and risk uplift engagements
• Partner with delivery and engineering leaders to align strategy with execution
• Support Secure AI presales, proposals, and executive-level client engagements
• Price, commercially plan and execute delivery quality review processes
• Contribute to thought leadership, IP, and Secure AI service development
• Mentor and grow junior talent
• Actively collaborate across CyberCX, and continuously look for ways to add value
• Facilitate communication, partnerships and cross-pollination across the business to allow teams to better engage and service customers

Skills

Secure AI strategy

Executive advisory

AI risk governance

Regulatory exposure

Stakeholder engagement

Consulting leadership

AI governance

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Manager to lead Secure AI advisory capabilities across strategy, governance, risk and control. You will partner with clients to define how AI should be adopted safely and securely, aligning business ambition with security, regulatory, and risk management expectations.

You will guide complex AI risk engagements across enterprise and government environments and lead a multidisciplinary team.