Summary
G42 is hiring a Manager, Cyber Consulting Services (CPX) to lead compliance advisory engagements. The role covers compliance framework design, regulatory gap assessments, policy development, monitoring programmes, and advice on applicable regulations, including UAE financial-sector and data-protection requirements. The manager will oversee client relationships, engagement delivery, budgets and quality, while leading and developing consultants and analysts. The position is based in MBZ City, United Arab Emirates; the posting does not state salary or visa conditions.
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Overview:
The Manager – GRC Services (Compliance) leads the delivery of regulatory compliance advisory engagements, helping clients establish, assess and strengthen their compliance frameworks, including regulatory compliance and data protection and conduct compliance programmes. Reporting to the Director – GRC Services, the role manages engagement teams, serves as a key client contact, and supports the growth of the compliance proposition while ensuring high-quality, regulation-aligned delivery.
Responsibilities:
Plan and deliver compliance advisory engagements, including compliance framework design, regulatory gap assessments, policy and procedure development and compliance monitoring programmes.
- Assess client compliance against applicable laws and regulations (e.g. Central Bank of the UAE, SCA, DFSA/DIFC, FSRA/ADGM, data-protection regulations) and international standards.
- Design and implement compliance governance structures, risk assessments, controls and reporting mechanisms.
- Manage engagement scope, budgets, timelines, quality and deliverables, escalating matters to the Director where required.
- Serve as a primary contact for compliance and risk stakeholders within client organizations.
- Communicate complex regulatory requirements and findings in a clear, practical and actionable manner.
- Lead, review and develop the work of consultants and analysts on compliance engagements.
- Allocate resources and manage workloads across multiple concurrent engagements.
- Support proposals, scoping and pricing for compliance opportunities and identify follow-on work.
- Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into client opportunities and offerings.
- Lead and develop a team of assessors and GRC analysts, including coaching, calibration, and quality reviews.
- Maintain assessor training, certification, and inter-rater reliability programs.
Skills : -
- Strong regulatory and compliance technical skills, including data protection.
- Project and engagement management, including scope, budget and quality control.
- Client relationship management and clear, persuasive communication.
- Team leadership and coaching skills.
Tools Experience : -
- GRC and compliance platforms (e.g. ServiceNow GRC, RSA Archer or equivalent).
- Reporting and BI tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau) and advanced Excel for compliance reporting.
- Microsoft 365 or equivalent productivity and collaboration suites
Qualifications:
Education & Minimum Work Experience : -
- Minimum 7 years of relevant compliance experience, including experience in a consulting, advisory, regulator or in-house compliance environment.
- Minimum 2 years managing compliance engagements and teams end to end.
- Demonstrated experience with compliance framework design, regulatory gap assessment.
- Experience advising on or supporting national / sector-wide cyber governance, assessment and compliance programmes — such as the National Cybersecurity Index Program — including evidence validation, assessment governance, remediation tracking and regulatory reporting, is strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Risk Management, or a related field.
- Master’s degree preferred.