Secure AI Strategy & Governance Lead

Accenture PLC; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave

Career development program

Flexible work arrangements

Local and international opportunities

Inclusion and diversity programs

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking a Manager to lead our Secure AI advisory capability, shaping AI strategies, governance, and control frameworks across enterprise and government environments. You will mentor a multidisciplinary team and partner with executives, risk, legal and technology leaders to deliver AI risk and assurance engagements.

You will oversee AI governance models, model risk assessments, and practical AI controls while supporting presales and client engagements.

Qualifications

• Experience leading 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.

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

AI risk governance

Executive advisory

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Strategy leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Accenture PLC is seeking a Manager to lead our Secure AI advisory capability, shaping AI strategies, governance, and control frameworks across enterprise and government environments. You will mentor a multidisciplinary team and partner with executives, risk, legal and technology leaders to deliver AI risk and assurance engagements.

You will oversee AI governance models, model risk assessments, and practical AI controls while supporting presales and client engagements.