CyberCX - Manager - GRC

Accenture PLC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Career break opportunities

Career development program

Local & international opportunities

Family Inclusive Workplace

Flexible work arrangements

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Manager to lead security teams in Governance, Risk and Compliance within CyberCX. You will mentor consultants, provide direction and ensure delivery excellence while building client trust through clear communication.

You will drive client engagements from opportunity to delivery, manage risk across multiple domains, and partner with Sales and Marketing to advance security programs within Accenture's regional CyberCX practice.

Qualifications

• Citizenship or permanent residency in Australia.
• At least one major security certification (IRAP, CISM, CISA, CISSP, ISO Lead Auditor or Lead Implementor, PCI QSA).
• Minimum of 5 years managing diverse ICT security projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage security risks with clients.
• Lead security projects within Governance, Risk and Compliance across cross-practice work.
• Prepare high‑quality reports with recommendations and solutions.
• Mentor teams to deliver complex projects with excellence.
• Support client relationships and cross-sell opportunities.
• Collaborate across CyberCX and align with Accenture values.

Skills

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Security risk management

Leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Effective communication

Education

IRAP, CISM, CISA, CISSP, ISO Lead Auditor or Lead Implementor, PCI QSA

Job description

The work we do matters

CyberCX, part of Accenture, protects and defends our customers and communities by providing the most comprehensive range of cyber security professional services in the region.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at www.accenture.com.

About the Role

The Manager has a strong understanding of all major cyber security domains, allowing them to use their deep theoretical understanding within Governance, Risk and Compliance to lead security teams to deliver complex cross-practice or work package projects. This is achieved by providing direction, mentoring and quality control to consultants as part of engagement teams, and through building client trust by communicating with influence, demonstrating excellence in planning and execution, and applying deep security knowledge.

The Manager actively contributes throughout the client engagement life cycle, from identifying and qualifying opportunities to delivery and closure. In addition, the Manager actively supports the ongoing management of client relationships and the identification of flow through opportunities for all CyberCX service lines.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Work with our customer base to assist them in identifying and effectively managing security risks
• Lead a team to deliver security projects work package with team members in the Governance, Risk and Compliance domain and within cross-practice engagements
• Prepare and present high-quality reports detailing security issues, making recommendations, and identifying solutions
• Lead, mentor and build high performing teams in complex deliveries. Understand what each team members skills are, to provide guidance in developing delivery excellence
• Contribute to the development of customer relationships through direct customer support and working with Customer Sales, Customer Solutions and Marketing teams to support relevant activities
• Demonstrate strong alignment with CyberCX values to peers and customers
• 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

Preferred Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Australian citizenship or permanent residency
• At least one major security certification (IRAP, CISM, CISA, CISSP, ISO Lead Auditor or Lead Implementor, PCI QSA)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience dealing with a diverse range of Information, Communications & Technology projects and challenges, preferably over a number of industry domains
• Diplomatic, tactful, and empathic stakeholder engagement and communication skills that enable them to actively contribute to the development of customer relationships
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to build sustainable, scalable solutions and processes to meet complex operational problems
• A high performing and proficient consultant with a deep theoretical understanding of Governance, Risk and Compliance domain that allows them to perform complex projects independently
• Skilled in responding to setbacks in an agile and resilient manner
• Attention to detail, proactive and organised individual

Based on business requirements, candidates applying for this role can also be assessed for other opportunities within Accenture.

Benefits of working at Accenture:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Long & short-term career break opportunities
• Structured career development program
• Local and international career opportunities.
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace™
• Flexible Work Arrangements - centered around Accenture's Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
• We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

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