Senior Director - Cyber Advisory, Risk & Compliance

Wipro•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Wipro is seeking a senior cybersecurity leader to build, lead and scale its Cyber Advisory, Risk and Compliance practice. The role owns the practice strategy, portfolio roadmap, go-to-market plan, pipeline and financial performance, while providing leadership across cyber strategy, enterprise risk, regulatory compliance, security governance, digital trust, operational resilience and security transformation. The leader will serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite and board stakeholders, translating cyber risks into business decisions and guiding clients through regulatory and technology change. The position spans market development, executive client leadership, solution innovation, complex transformation delivery, talent development and alliance-led growth. It connects advisory strategy to implementation and ongoing services, including technology-enabled programs using ServiceNow, Archer and other GRC, security and resilience technologies. The role also establishes a global delivery model, creates repeatable offerings and intellectual property, leads strategic pursuits and alliances, and acts as the senior escalation point for complex programs. Expected annual pay ranges from $200,000 to $280,000. The role is eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits, including medical and dental options, disability insurance, paid time off inclusive of sick leave, and other paid and unpaid leave options.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive cybersecurity, risk, compliance or technology consulting experience, including significant senior leadership responsibility.
Demonstrated success leading a Cyber Advisory, Risk, Compliance, Security Transformation or equivalent portfolio in a global consulting or technology services environment.
Broad knowledge across cybersecurity domains, with depth in governance, risk, compliance, controls, resilience and enterprise transformation.
Proven ability to advise C-suite and board stakeholders, influence investment decisions and communicate complex cyber issues in business terms.
Experience leading large consulting engagements and technology-enabled transformations from strategy through implementation and operating-model adoption.
Strong commercial capability across account growth, pipeline creation, solution shaping, pricing, contracting and financial management.
Experience leading global, culturally diverse and matrixed teams across advisory, architecture, engineering and delivery.
Excellent executive communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, CCSP, ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor, or equivalent senior cybersecurity credentials.
ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist or relevant Risk and Security Operations accreditations; experience with Archer or comparable GRC platforms.
Experience with cyber risk quantification methods such as FAIR and metrics that connect control performance to financial and operational impact.
Experience in highly regulated industries and across multiple geographies, including financial services, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, telecommunications or the public sector.
Thought leadership through industry forums, publications, analyst engagement or participation in professional and standards communities.

Responsibilities

Own the Cyber Advisory, Risk and Compliance strategy, portfolio roadmap, go-to-market plan, pipeline and financial performance.
Advise senior stakeholders on cyber strategy, target operating models, investment prioritization, cyber risk quantification, security transformation and board reporting.
Lead current-state assessments, maturity reviews, control optimization, roadmap development, business cases and multi-year transformation programs.
Translate technical exposure, threat intelligence and control performance into business-risk and investment decisions; facilitate executive workshops and build strategic client relationships.
Lead enterprise and technology risk programs covering governance, policy, controls, compliance, third-party risk, operational resilience and business continuity.
Guide clients on relevant cybersecurity frameworks and regulations and oversee third-party risk management throughout its lifecycle.
Provide leadership across cyber domains and connect advisory recommendations with architecture, engineering, platform implementation, managed security services and measurable control outcomes.
Challenge and validate solution designs for business alignment, regulatory defensibility, interoperability and sustainable operating models; conduct technical risk assessments and architecture reviews.
Shape technology-enabled transformations using ServiceNow capabilities and provide functional and strategic oversight for GRC and adjacent technologies, including Archer.
Drive platform-led operating models, workflow automation, control telemetry, AI-assisted advisory and outcome-based services; translate business requirements and risk use cases into scalable platform designs and adoption roadmaps.
Lead strategic pursuits, RFP responses, solution shaping, executive presentations, commercials and deal governance for complex cyber opportunities.
Develop market-facing propositions, thought leadership, webinars, analyst content, client roundtables and industry points of view.
Build joint offerings and go-to-market motions with technology alliances while maintaining client outcomes, delivery accountability and commercial clarity.
Own portfolio metrics including revenue, margin, pipeline, win rate, utilization, client satisfaction, quality and recurring-services growth.
Establish delivery governance for large, multi-country and multi-workstream programs, covering scope, dependencies, quality, risk and executive reporting.
Build a high-performing leadership bench and multidisciplinary team; coach senior practitioners, define career paths and certification priorities, and create communities of practice.
Act as the senior escalation point for complex programs, intervene early on delivery risks, maintain quality and commercial discipline, and embed lessons learned into methods and offerings.