Digital Risk Services Practice Leader

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The Digital Risk Services Practice Leader is a Director/Partner-level role responsible for leading the firm’s Digital Risk Services practice, including IT Audit, SOC reporting, PCI, and other technology risk, advisory, and compliance services delivered within the Assurance practice. This leader is accountable for practice strategy, financial performance, quality delivery, talent development, market growth, and cross-functional collaboration across the firm.

The DRS Practice Leader serves as a trusted advisor to clients, helping executives address complex technology, risk, compliance, and assurance challenges. The role requires strong technical competence, business acumen, relationship leadership, and the ability to develop new opportunities with existing clients, prospective clients, referral sources, and other firm service lines. This leader works closely with Assurance, Cybersecurity, Risk Advisory, Financial Services, Tax, and Consulting teams to deliver integrated solutions that address evolving client needs.

As a member of Assurance leadership, the DRS Practice Leader is expected to model the firm’s mission, vision, and values; protect confidential information; promote quality; and lead the practice in a manner that supports sustainable growth, exceptional client service, and the continued development of team members.

Responsibilities

• Practice Leadership and Strategy
• Set and execute the strategic direction for the DRS practice.
• Own practice growth, financial performance, quality, people development, and market relevance.
• Align DRS priorities with the broader Assurance practice and firm strategy.
• Monitor market, regulatory, technology, and client trends to inform service strategy.

• Growth, Client Relationships, and Market Leadership
• Collaborate with growth leaders, partners, and other service lines to identify and pursue opportunities.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Lead proposal development, pricing strategy, pursuit planning, and executive-level client conversations.
• Represent the firm through speaking engagements, publications, industry involvement, and market-facing thought leadership.

• Delivery, Quality, and Practice Operations
• Oversee engagement execution to ensure quality, timeliness, budget discipline, and strong client communication.
• Ensure adherence to firm methodologies, professional standards, independence requirements, and quality control expectations across all DRS engagements.
• Review significant deliverables and provide technical oversight on complex matters.
• Manage practice financials, including revenue, gross margin, billing, collections, resource leverage, and supplier performance.
• Promote consistent methodologies, documentation quality, review discipline, and risk management across engagements.

• Talent, Innovation, and Service Development
• Develop, coach, mentor, and prepare future leaders through succession planning and leadership development initiatives.
• Attract, retain, and develop talent needed to support practice growth.
• Evaluate and launch new or enhanced service offerings.
• Improve methodologies, tools, training, and delivery models.
• Lead change management efforts tied to practice growth and evolving client needs.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field; masters degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in SOC reporting, IT audit, PCI, technology risk, assurance, cybersecurity, or related advisory/compliance services.
• One or more of the following certifications is required: CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent professional credential.
• Demonstrated…