Secure AI Advisory & Risk Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave

Flexible work arrangements

Global career opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

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 safe and secure AI adoption, aligning business ambition with security, regulatory and risk management expectations.

You will guide complex AI risk engagements across enterprise and government contexts, growing a multidisciplinary team and collaborating with senior stakeholders to deliver measurable risk uplift and trusted AI solutions.

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 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 in regulated or security-sensitive environments.
• Commercial and pricing experience 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.
• Collaborate across CyberCX, and add value across the business.

Skills

6-8+ years in risk, security, or tech/

Technology risk background

AI risk & GenAI understanding

Executive/advisor experience

Risk and control frameworks

Stakeholder engagement

Regulated/security-sensitive envs

Commercial/pricing in consulting

Australian citizenship or PR

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 safe and secure AI adoption, aligning business ambition with security, regulatory and risk management expectations.

You will guide complex AI risk engagements across enterprise and government contexts, growing a multidisciplinary team and collaborating with senior stakeholders to deliver measurable risk uplift and trusted AI solutions.