Assistant Manager - Risk Consulting - Digital Risk

Assistant Manager Digital RiskFrom small businesses to some of the worlds best-known brands our tailored services help build trust and confidence through transparency clarity and consistency for our clients across the MENA region. Our MENA clients look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. You will use your professional skills and experience to make it happen by supporting our MENA based EY Member Firms to serve clients in the MENA region across a broad range of industries and responsibilities.Within the MENA region we are actively engaged with all sectors of the economy and actively supporting the vision of national leaderships especially in the GCC countries. We are dedicated to help our clients in all sectors anticipate the uncertainty they face in doing their business and work closely with them to help effectively manage the Risk. Technology is a major component underpinning the need to serve increasing demands of our MENA clients in their sophisticated technology environments.As organizations look to leverage the advantage technology offers well work with you to develop the consultancy and analytical skills that youll need in todays environment. Working on projects that cross borders and sectors the experiences you gain here will be more valuable than anywhere else.The opportunityEY is recruiting for a Assistant Manager join our Digital risk team at various offices across MENA. You will be responsible to serve our clients as part of our teams across MENA offices. This position brings significant travel opportunities since EY operates a regional model with all consultants operating as one team across the region.Your key responsibilitiesAs Assistant Manager you will be required to work effectively as a team member draw on your knowledge and experience to solve complex issues and support the MENA local Partner(s) and senior executives and build relationships with MENA internal clients and peers.As an Assistant ManagerEverything you will be involved in comes down to providing excellent customer service and helping our teams do the same. Whether it is working with multiple client teams advising the clients on IT Risk related matters or assisting executives with business development activities across various sectors you will build strong relationships and become a trusted advisor to your MENA clients.You will participate in MENA engagements working effectively as a team member providing support maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress. You will assist in client service delivery participate in all assigned tasks and assist in preparing reports that will be delivered to clients and other parties.Skills and attributes for successProactivity accountability and results-driven people will flourish in this environment. Dealing with competing priorities understanding how to manage resources and communicating effectively are key skills. This will have a huge impact on those around you and help promote a positive work ethic.To qualify for the role you must have.Bachelors or masters degree in computer science information systems or a related discipline. Alternatively a degree in business accounting finance with additional IT qualifications.5 years of relevant experience of working as IT risk consultant or an IT auditor for a public accounting firm professional services firm technology company telecom company or a financial services company or comparable experience as an IT/IS consultant.Relevant experience areas include but not limited to IT Risk assessment and management Digital Trust Mobile Technology assessments Emerging Technologies (Robotics IoT Cloud and Blockchain) ERP control validations (SAP Oracle MS Dynamics) systems and networking technologies IT/Business process and internal control assessments internal audit engagements external audit integration application of data analytics and/or third-party reporting etc.Cybersecurity Privacy & Data Protection ComplianceLead and perform Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs) and Transfer Impact Assessments (TIAs).Maintain and update the Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) in compliance with GDPR and other data protection laws.Ensure cross-border data transfers comply with legal mechanisms (e.g. SCCs BCRs adequacy decisions).Develop implement and maintain comprehensive privacy and cybersecurity programs aligned with international standards including ISO 27001 ISO 27701 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (CSF).Ensure compliance with regional regulations such as Dubai Information Security Regulation (Dubai ISR) and UAE Information Assurance Requirements (UAE IAR) supporting both privacy and cybersecurity mandatesSecurity & DLP ImplementationWork with the team to design implement and manage and access Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technologies and policies across endpoints cloud and email systems.Collaborate on securing personal and sensitive da