Senior Strategy & Risk Consultant - Remote

Optiv; Orlando (FL); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work/life balance

Professional training resources

Volunteer opportunities

Remote work equipment

Job summary

Optiv is seeking a Sr. Consultant – Strategy & Risk to deliver security solutions and risk assessments with a strong client-facing consultative approach.

Fully remote in the continental U.S., you will balance technical work with governance, risk, and compliance programs to improve security postures and meet regulatory requirements. You will lead engagements in AI governance, risk assessment, GRC design, and strategic cybersecurity roadmaps, collaborating with stakeholders and delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and approximately 5-7 years of related work experience, preferably in a prior consultancy role.
• Experience leading cybersecurity strategy and transformation engagements, including current-state assessments, target-state capability design, cybersecurity operating models, strategic roadmaps, investment prioritization, and executive-level recommendations.
• Experience designing, implementing, or maturing enterprise cybersecurity and GRC programs across governance, risk management, controls, regulatory compliance, policy management, risk reporting, and cybersecurity metrics.
• Experience supporting AI governance, AI risk assessments, or the evaluation of security, privacy, and third-party risks associated with enterprise AI adoption.
• Familiarity with GRC platforms and tools used to manage risks, controls, compliance evidence, and reporting; hands-on experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in assessing risks and develop governance and risk mitigation recommendations for AI.
• Develop AI governance policies, acceptable-use standards, oversight processes, and controls.
• Strengthen governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) processes including risk registers and remediation tracking.
• Lead strategic cybersecurity advisory engagements with multi-year roadmaps and investment plans.
• Advise clients on design, development, and maturity of enterprise cybersecurity and GRC programs.

Skills

Cybersecurity strategy

GRC programs

Risk management

Executive-level communication

Workshop facilitation

Threat and risk assessment

Regulatory frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree

CISSP

CISM

CRISC

CCSP

CMMC CCP/CCA

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

Tools

GRC platforms

Job description

Optiv is seeking a Sr. Consultant – Strategy & Risk to deliver security solutions and risk assessments with a strong client-facing consultative approach.

Fully remote in the continental U.S., you will balance technical work with governance, risk, and compliance programs to improve security postures and meet regulatory requirements. You will lead engagements in AI governance, risk assessment, GRC design, and strategic cybersecurity roadmaps, collaborating with stakeholders and delivering