Role OverviewAs a Manager in our OT Cybersecurity team, you’ll take ownership of client engagements end-to-end — leading delivery, shaping strategy, and building the kind of trusted relationships that turn a project into a long-term partnership. You’ll bring together multidisciplinary teams, provide technical and strategic direction, and represent Accenture Security at senior client levels.
You’ll also play an active role in growing the practice — contributing to pursuits, developing new offerings, and identifying opportunities to expand our presence with key clients across the region.
What You’ll DoEngagement Leadership- Own end-to-end delivery of OT cybersecurity consulting engagements — from client discovery and problem framing through solution design, implementation, and handover - Lead cybersecurity assessments, maturity reviews, gap analyses, and risk assessments across OT and critical infrastructure environments - Develop and present strategies, roadmaps, business cases, target operating models, and transformation plans to senior client audiences Technical & Advisory Leadership- Advise clients on OT cybersecurity strategy, governance, architecture, risk, and operating model design - Provide technical leadership across architecture, engineering, and solution design — ensuring outputs are both strategically sound and practically implementable - Oversee the design and implementation of cybersecurity solutions, maintaining quality and alignment with client requirements and industry standards Team & Stakeholder Management- Lead and develop multidisciplinary consulting and engineering teams — managing delivery, quality, timelines, and client expectations - Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a credible and reliable cybersecurity advisor - Lead executive workshops, solution presentations, and stakeholder engagement sessions Business Development- Support and lead proposals, RFP responses, and client pursuits - Identify opportunities to grow existing client relationships and develop new cybersecurity services and capabilities within the MEA market - Contribute to thought leadership, practice development, and Accenture Security’s profile in the region Experience- 8–12+ years of cybersecurity experience, with significant time spent in consulting or professional services environments - Proven track record leading cybersecurity consulting engagements and managing multidisciplinary delivery teams - Strong experience across cybersecurity strategy, risk, governance, architecture, and transformation — ideally with OT or critical infrastructure exposure - Experience leading solution design, engineering, and implementation in complex client environments - Demonstrated involvement in business development — proposals, client pursuits, or account growth Knowledge & Skills- Deep understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and standards relevant to OT and critical infrastructure (IEC 62443, NIST CSF, NCA ECC, SAMA CSF, IEC 62443) - Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills — comfortable advising C-suite and senior technical audiences - Ability to lead and motivate teams while maintaining delivery quality and client confidence - Sharp commercial awareness — able to spot and develop opportunities within existing and new client relationships Certifications (Desirable)- CISSP, CISM, CRISC, SABSA, TOGAF, or equivalent Industry Exposure (Preferred)- Energy, utilities, oil & gas, manufacturing, or other critical infrastructure sectors — particularly relevant given the MEA client landscape
