Digital Risk Services Practice Leader
On-siteCharlotte, North Carolina, United States or Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Set and execute the strategic direction for the Digital Risk Services practice, owning growth, financial performance, and quality delivery while aligning priorities with broader Assurance and firm strategy. Monitor market, regulatory, and technology trends to inform service offerings and lead proposal development, pricing strategy, and executive-level client conversations. Oversee engagement execution to ensure quality, timeliness, and budget discipline, providing technical oversight on complex matters and managing practice financials including revenue, gross margin, and resource leverage. Develop and coach future leaders through succession planning, evaluate new service offerings, and launch change management efforts tied to evolving client needs. Represent the firm through thought leadership and industry involvement to build trusted advisor relationships with existing and prospective clients.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- Master's degree
- 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: 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
- Proven ability to lead a practice, service line, market offering, or significant portfolio of client relationships
- Demonstrated ability to build market presence through networking, speaking engagements, industry associations, thought leadership, and strategic business development activities
- 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
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