Managing Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services - Cybersecurity

OA- Mastercard; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 299,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Managing Consultant specializing in Cybersecurity. The role involves developing client strategies, leading cybersecurity consulting projects, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should have a degree in technology or cybersecurity and experience in consulting at the managerial level. Strong analytical and communication skills in English and Arabic are essential. This position offers the opportunity to make significant impacts in cybersecurity practices while working closely with clients to address challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience in consulting with team management responsibility in cybersecurity projects.
• Knowledge of Information Security Standards such as PCI-DSS, NIST, etc.
• Exceptional analytical skills for data-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop key client strategies and lead engagements in cybersecurity.
• Mentor and coach junior teammates, driving high-value decisions.
• Build relationships with clients, assessing internal culture and risks.

Skills

Project Management

Analytic Excellence

Communication and Presence

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

Undergraduate or master’s degree in technology and/or cybersecurity

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Managing Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services - Cybersecurity

Overview

The Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing cutting‑edge services that help our customers grow. Focused on thinking big and scaling fast around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end‑to‑end solutions for a diverse global customer base. We combine traditional management consulting with our rich data assets and in‑house technology to provide our clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Centered on data‑driven technologies and innovation, these services include consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, test‑and‑learn business experimentation, and data‑driven information and risk management services. While specializing in the payments industry, Mastercard Services also works closely with major retailers, airlines, and other enterprises, leveraging data and insights garnered from within and beyond its network.

Make an Impact as a Managing Consultant and Cybersecurity Practitioner

As a Managing Consultant, you will develop key client strategies, lead client engagements across a range of industries and types of projects, such as cybersecurity risk management consulting services, data governance, etc. You will generate key hypotheses and independently structure engagements to address client problems. Leading the work of the project Delivery team, you will be a key resource to others to identify creative and useful analyses to address client problems, synthesize analyses into clear, sound recommendations, and share findings through impactful storylines and slides. Responsibilities within project management will include building strong relationships with our clients’ executives and independently assessing client agenda, internal culture, and relationship risks. In leading the problem‑solving process to drive high‑value decisions, you will mentor and coach junior teammates, and contribute to Mastercard’s knowledge management and best practices. At Mastercard, you are expected to not only have a tremendous impact in transforming our clients, but also have a leading role in shaping the cybersecurity practice’s future.

All About You

• Passion: Actively seeks responsibility and takes pride in delivering the highest quality results and recommendations to our clients.
• Cybersecurity specialist: go‑to person for cybersecurity projects delivery, assisting with sales support and product management activities as needed.
• Problem Solving: Leads definition and development of deliverables to solve client problems, address difficult client situations, and produce actionable recommendations for clients.
• Analytic Excellence: Demonstrates a strong aptitude for structured problem solving and quantitative skills.
• Project Management: Clear interest in project coordination and delivery with business clients, and intuition for the way that companies make decisions and how cybersecurity solutions and methodologies help address clients’ challenges.
• Communication and Presence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in client‑facing situations, positioning Mastercard’s solutions as high‑value solutions in sales and delivery conversations to achieve positive outcomes.
• Teamwork: Creates positive team environment and supports collaboration within small teams to produce outstanding deliverables, with a will to win attitude. As cybersecurity specialist on project teams, provide on‑the‑job training for junior team members on how to execute cybersecurity projects.
• Commercial Orientation: Ability to identify strong opportunities to leverage cybersecurity and other Data & Services capabilities, including identification of cross‑sell opportunities, and partner with broader Data & Services teammates on contracting activities.
• Integrity: Commitment to Mastercard's values of honesty and integrity with a willingness to embrace and learn from our mistakes.
• Diverse Perspective: Brings a unique skillset or approach to the table in every client engagement or internal activity.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or master’s degree in technology and/or cybersecurity related fields and work experience after completing your undergraduate degree.
• Experience in a consulting organization (manager or higher level) with team management responsibility on technology and cybersecurity implementation projects.
• Knowledge of Information Security Standards and best practices such as PCI‑DSS, HIPAA, ISO27001, NIST, CIS, CSA and hands‑on experience in performing and managing cyber security risk & controls assessments or audits in accordance with those standards, including definition of detailed and prioritized remediation plans.
• Knowledgeable in cyber security related regulatory frameworks in GCC region.
• Experience in building, assessing and executing enterprise frameworks, programs and solutions that balance protection and business needs.
• Demonstrated working and testing knowledge of security technologies and processes such as awareness and training, cloud security, data protection and privacy, disaster recovery, end point protection, hardening, network security and design, identity and access management, incident management, patch management, physical security, policies and procedures development, secure software development lifecycle, security testing, SIEM, third‑party risk management, threat and vulnerability management.
• Desirable certifications: CISM, CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CCSP, ISO27001 Lead Auditor, CEH.
• Experience directly managing multiple people across multiple complex projects.
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem‑solving skills and ability to structure analyses to form data‑driven solutions to ambiguous client challenges.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing – in English and Arabic.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust‑based relationships with both mid‑ and executive‑level client contacts.
• Ability to multi‑task in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills required.

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