Director, Cyber Advisory & Digital Risk

Control Risks; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Hybrid working

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

Control Risks is seeking a Director or Principal to join our Digital Risks Protect Advisory team in London. You will lead strategic advisory, manage complex engagements, and develop new business across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, guiding executives and boards through digital risk challenges.

You will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, shape proposals, and deliver pragmatic, high‑impact outcomes that strengthen clients’ resilience and cyber governance while collaborating across practice

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, risk management or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Significant experience in digital risk, cybersecurity, technology risk, or integrated risk advisory roles.
• Significant experience advising C-suite and Board-level stakeholders, translating complex technical risk into strategic and commercial implications.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-disciplinary consulting engagements and manage diverse senior stakeholders across regions.
• Demonstrated success in originating business, growing key accounts, and shaping proposal strategies.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity, technology governance, digital resilience, and core security domains. Experience navigating regional regulatory environments (e.g., NIS2, DORA, sectoral regulators e.g. FCA, PRA and privacy frameworks).
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex security data and deliver clear, actionable recommendations informed by industry best practices.
• Proven experience leading, developing, and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or cloud-security or privacy-related certifications (preferred but not essential).
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions and cultures, ideally within Europe, the Middle East or other complex regulatory markets.
• Strong communication and executive-level presentation skills, including the ability to articulate strategic point-of-view to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with emerging digital-risk areas such as AI governance, cloud-native architectures, OT/ICS security, digital supply chain resilience, and / or third-party technology risk.
• Demonstrated contribution to thought leadership, industry engagement, or external speaking.
• Strong project and programme management capability, with experience overseeing multi-stream, large-scale transformation or risk uplift programmes.
• High digital fluency, including comfort with collaboration tools, CRM systems, data-driven insights, and new ways of working.
• Ability to travel when required for client leadership, business development, and key delivery milestones.
• Experience providing senior guidance during major incidents or technology-related crises.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee complex consulting engagements across digital risk, including cybersecurity, technology governance, and organisational resilience.
• Guide the design and execution of maturity assessments, control reviews and risk analyses using leading industry frameworks and regulatory models.
• Ensure deliverables provide actionable, pragmatic and business aligned recommendations that enhance clients’ risk management and resilience.
• Provide quality assurance and directional oversight to ensure deliverables meet the highest standards of clarity, insight and practical value.
• Grow and sustain senior client relationships with a particular focus on the UK and relevant markets in Europe, acting as an ambassador for Control Risks.
• Identify new opportunities, shape proposals and contribute to key account growth.
• Represent the practice at industry events, conferences and through thought leadership activities.
• Coach, mentor and develop consultants at all levels, fostering a high performing, inclusive and collaborative culture.

Skills

Executive leadership

C-suite advisory

Digital risk

Regulatory knowledge

Business development

Cross-border delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

CISSP

CISM

CRISC

CISA

Cloud security certifications

Job description

Control Risks is seeking a Director or Principal to join our Digital Risks Protect Advisory team in London. You will lead strategic advisory, manage complex engagements, and develop new business across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, guiding executives and boards through digital risk challenges.

You will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, shape proposals, and deliver pragmatic, high‑impact outcomes that strengthen clients’ resilience and cyber governance while collaborating across practice