Secure AI Strategy & Risk Leader

CyberCX; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Career breaks

Career development

Global opportunities

Family Inclusive Workplace

Flexible work arrangements

Diversity & Inclusion Index

Job summary

CyberCX, part of Accenture, seeks a Manager to lead our Secure AI advisory capability 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.

As a key leader in the practice, you will shape AI strategies, operating models, and control frameworks, while guiding AI risk and assurance engagements across enterprise and government

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.

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 management

Governance & compliance

Executive advisory

GenAI risk

Risk assessments

Consulting leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s or related field

Master’s preferred

Job description

CyberCX, part of Accenture, seeks a Manager to lead our Secure AI advisory capability 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.

As a key leader in the practice, you will shape AI strategies, operating models, and control frameworks, while guiding AI risk and assurance engagements across enterprise and government