Digital Risk Services Practice Leader

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the strategic direction for the DRS practice.
• Own practice growth, financial performance, quality, people development, and market relevance.
• Align DRS priorities with the broader Assurance practice and firm strategy.
• Monitor market, regulatory, technology, and client trends to inform service strategy.
• Collaborate with growth leaders, partners, and other service lines to identify and pursue opportunities.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Lead proposal development, pricing strategy, pursuit planning, and executive-level client conversations.
• Represent the firm through speaking engagements, publications, industry involvement, and market-facing thought leadership.
• Oversee engagement execution to ensure quality, timeliness, budget discipline, and strong client communication.
• Adequately adhere to firm methodologies, professional standards, independence requirements, and quality control expectations.
• Review significant deliverables and provide technical oversight on complex matters.
• Manage practice financials, including revenue, gross margin, billing, collections, resource leverage, and supplier performance.
• Promote consistent methodologies, documentation quality, review discipline, and risk management across engagements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in SOC reporting, IT audit, PCI, technology risk, assurance, cybersecurity, or related advisory/compliance services.
• One or more of the following certifications is required: CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent professional credential.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams in the execution of audit, assurance, advisory, or compliance methodologies, including development and review of work programs, process flows, reports, control summaries, and client deliverables.
• Strong knowledge of IT audit, SOC reporting, PCI, technology risk management, internal controls, and related professional standards or frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a practice, service line, market offering, or significant portfolio of client relationships.
• Demonstrated success developing business opportunities, managing executive relationships, contributing to proposals, and expanding client relationships.
• Ability to manage practice financials, including revenue growth, gross margin, budgeting, realization, billing, collections, and resource planning.
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to coach, mentor, develop, retain, and attract high-performing professionals.
• Exceptional executive communication, client service, presentation, writing, and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively across service lines and contribute to integrated solutions that address complex client needs.