Associate Director – Cybersecurity Advisory

About the role

A leading international consulting organisation in Qatar is looking for an Associate Director to join its cybersecurity practice. The role takes ownership of large-scale cybersecurity engagements, leads consulting teams, manages senior client relationships and supports the expansion of existing accounts. It suits an experienced cybersecurity consulting leader with a proven track record in project delivery and client management.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex, large-scale cybersecurity advisory and transformation programmes.
• Oversee multiple client engagements, ensuring delivery, quality and commercial performance.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, including CISOs, CIOs and executive leadership.
• Manage and develop multidisciplinary teams of cybersecurity consultants and technical specialists.
• Support cybersecurity strategy, architecture, governance and technology transformation initiatives.
• Strengthen existing client relationships and identify opportunities for account expansion.
• Collaborate with senior practice leadership on business development, proposals and growth opportunities.
• Provide technical oversight in cloud security, IAM/PAM, Zero Trust, SIEM/SOAR and enterprise security architecture.

Required profile

• 12+ years of experience in cybersecurity, technology consulting or information security.
• Previous experience in a Big Four organisation or large international consultancy is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience managing large-scale cybersecurity consulting engagements and transformation programmes.
• Experience managing senior client stakeholders and leading consulting teams.
• Fluent Arabic and English (speaking, reading and writing) are essential.
• Business development, account management or commercial growth experience is advantageous; GCC experience is highly desirable.

Required skills

• Strong technical cybersecurity foundations, ideally moving from technical delivery or architecture into consulting leadership.
• Technical oversight in cloud security, IAM/PAM, Zero Trust, SIEM/SOAR and enterprise security architecture.