Associate Director Cybersecurity Advisory

Client of Salt; Doha; On-site; QAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Salt in Qatar seeks an Associate Director to lead cybersecurity advisory engagements, manage delivery teams and nurture senior client relationships in the region.

You will own large-scale programmes, drive governance and transformation initiatives, and collaborate with practice leadership to grow accounts.

Qualifications

• Over 12 years of experience in cybersecurity, technology consulting or information security.
• Experience in large international consultancy or Big Four preferred.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale cybersecurity engagements and transformations.
• Strong technical foundations, progressed from delivery/architecture into leadership.
• Experience managing senior client stakeholders and consulting teams.
• Exposure to government, public sector or financial services.
• GCC experience desirable.
• Fluent Arabic and English communication skills (spoken, reading and writing) essential.
• Business development or account management experience advantageous.
• Candidates at Associate Director/Director/Senior Director level encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex large-scale cybersecurity advisory and transformation programmes.
• Oversee multiple client engagements ensuring successful delivery, quality and commercial performance.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders including CISOs, CIOs and executive leadership.
• Manage and develop multidisciplinary teams of cybersecurity consultants and technical specialists.
• Support cybersecurity strategy, architecture, governance and technology transformation initiatives.
• Strengthen existing client relationships and identify opportunities for account expansion.
• Collaborate with senior practice leadership on business development proposals and future growth opportunities.
• Provide technical oversight across areas including cloud security IAM PAM Zero Trust SIEM SOAR and broader enterprise security architecture.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Client stakeholder management

Business development

Public sector experience

Tools

SOAR

SIEM

IAM

Zero Trust

Job description

We are partnering with a leading international consulting organisation in Qatar that is looking to appoint an Associate Director Cybersecurity Advisory to support the continued growth of its established cybersecurity practice. The successful candidate will take ownership of large-scale cybersecurity engagements, lead consulting teams, manage senior client relationships and support the expansion of existing accounts. We are looking for an experienced cybersecurity consulting leader with a proven track record in project delivery and client management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex large-scale cybersecurity advisory and transformation programmes
• Oversee multiple client engagements ensuring successful delivery, quality and commercial performance
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders including CISOs, CIOs and executive leadership
• Manage and develop multidisciplinary teams of cybersecurity consultants and technical specialists
• Support cybersecurity strategy, architecture, governance and technology transformation initiatives
• Strengthen existing client relationships and identify opportunities for account expansion
• Collaborate with senior practice leadership on business development proposals and future growth opportunities
• Provide technical oversight across areas including cloud security IAM PAM Zero Trust SIEM SOAR and broader enterprise security architecture

Candidate Requirements

• 12+ years of experience within cybersecurity, technology consulting or information security.
• Previous experience within a Big Four organisation or large, established international consultancy is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience managing large-scale cybersecurity consulting engagements and transformation programmes.
• Strong technical cybersecurity foundations, ideally progressing from technical delivery or architecture into consulting leadership.
• Experience managing senior client stakeholders and leading consulting teams.
• Previous exposure to government, public sector or financial services clients.
• GCC experience is highly desirable.
• Fluent Arabic and English communication skills (speaking, reading and writing) are essential.
• Business development, account management or commercial growth experience would be advantageous.
• Candidates operating at Associate Director, Director or Senior Director level are encouraged to apply.