MENA CTM - CTM Leader

Job description / Role

EY is seeking one of the region’s best cyber champions to join EY as the MENA leader of its world leading Cyber Threat Management (CTM) Group. The role includes leading the technical part of the MENA Cyber team through a rapid growth phase and providing comprehensive and world leading solutions to clients using local, regional and global EY Cyber resources. The position will be awarded to a passionate and driven individual who wants to join an elite team to make a real difference in protecting some of the world’s leading organizations from the active cyber threat landscape.

The EY CTM Executive will responsible (along with the EY Cyber executive committee) to bring vision, innovation and execution to the EY technical solutions through a series of ongoing initiatives. They will be expected to present at industry events, generate thought leadership and be able to easily engage senior client executives and directly promote EY’s leading edge services. In addition, bring excellent collaboration skills to bear to form a strong network other EY experts and leadership.

The EY CTM Executive will also manage, mentor, and lead a team of cyber technical experts and through strategy formulation and execution provide inspirational leadership to this group. They will be responsible for continually improving customer experience, coach and develop the staff, achieve and exceed the quality metrics in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the EY CTM group
- Create, execute and monitor strategy for the CTM group.
- Be a part of the Cyber executive leadership and report to the Cyber MENA partner.
- Collaborate with the Cyber Security Leadership to develop and update standards, procedures, guidelines, and leverage best practices
- Directly present to clients, generate sales and be able to manage consultative engagements end to end.
- Actively participate in hiring of new team members, adheres to policies and procedures, and create motivational strategies to drive quality performance
- Identify opportunities to grow and improve CTM services, providing detailed recommendations for service enhancements, new services, and products, as appropriate
- Generate new business opportunities by participating in market facing activities, executive briefings and developing thought leadership materials.
- Strong collaboration with EY senior executives, other key stakeholders and importantly other EY regional and global executives to co-establish, promote and drive the EY Cyber ecosystem.

Requirements

- Excellent team work, passion and drive to succeed – with real inspirational leadership.
- Managerial capabilities and experience to motivate a diverse group of individuals, strong interpersonal skills to foster a team environment, and the ability to create strategy, execute, monitor and implement action plans
- Previous supervisory experience in leading a Cyber teams.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Expert understanding of common cybersecurity attack vectors, threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures
- Experience performing security analysis utilizing SIEM technologies and Threat Intelligence
- Ability to build, lead, manage and motivate teams in a dynamic, mission-critical operations environment
- Expert understanding of computer networking, systems administration, and vulnerability management
- Manage customer relationships through resolving problems and following up on the status of projects
- Expert in Cyber Incident Response
- Experience of Attack & Penetration Testing / Ethical Hacking
- Experience of knowledge Application Security Risk Assessment
- Awareness and knowledge with Big data analytics, dashboards, eGRC and behavioral analysis tools.
- Awareness and knowledge Cyber OT and IoT issues.

Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor Degree in related discipline and 12+ years of experience in related field
- 8+ years of experience in leading Cyber teams
- 6+ years’ of relevant technical and business experience required
- Leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders
- Ability to be visionary, strategic, and tactical
- Has an established Cyber industry profile.
- Knowledge of current and emerging security standards, privacy regulations and security requirements
- Ability to explain business principles of secure system designs in terms of business risk
- In depth Desktop OS and Server OS knowledge
- Strong networking and application knowledge
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Internationally recognized technical certifications in relevant areas
- Practical experience on customer service processes and solving issues
- Understanding of the principles of best practice security as embodied in ISO27001

About the Company

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

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The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region