Director (Strategy/GRC)

Job Summary/Company: Our client is seeking a Director (Strategy / GRC) to lead cybersecurity governance, risk, compliance, and responsible AI advisory engagements. This role functions as a senior advisor and engagement leader, helping executive stakeholders align cybersecurity and AI governance initiatives with business objectives while driving consulting engagements from strategy through execution.

Responsibilities
• Lead cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk, compliance, and responsible AI initiatives, partnering with executive stakeholders to assess risk, develop governance frameworks, and drive business-aligned outcomes.
• Facilitate engagements from discovery through delivery, including assessments, executive presentations, remediation planning, policy development, and governance program maturity initiatives.
• Advise organizations on AI governance, AI risk management, and responsible AI adoption by translating business requirements into practical controls, frameworks, and operational processes.

Qualifications
• 8+ years of cybersecurity, GRC, risk management, compliance, security advisory, consulting, or related leadership experience, including significant client-facing engagement ownership.
• Strong expertise with cybersecurity and compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, HITRUST, HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI DSS, COBIT, CIS Controls, or similar standards.
• Experience advising executive leadership, leading complex consulting engagements, and exposure to AI governance, responsible AI practices, technology risk, or AI-related controls.

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This job is Hybrid Remote.

We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.

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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.