OT Cybersecurity Manager

As a Manager in our OT Cybersecurity team, you’ll take ownership of client engagements end-to-end — leading delivery, shaping strategy, and building the kind of trusted relationships that turn a project into a long-term partnership. You’ll bring together multidisciplinary teams, provide technical and strategic direction, and represent Accenture Security at senior client levels.

You’ll also play an active role in growing the practice — contributing to pursuits, developing new offerings, and identifying opportunities to expand our presence with key clients across the region.

Own end-to-end delivery of OT cybersecurity consulting engagements — from client discovery and problem framing through solution design, implementation, and handover

Lead cybersecurity assessments, maturity reviews, gap analyses, and risk assessments across OT and critical infrastructure environments

Develop and present strategies, roadmaps, business cases, target operating models, and transformation plans to senior client audiences

Advise clients on OT cybersecurity strategy, governance, architecture, risk, and operating model design

Provide technical leadership across architecture, engineering, and solution design — ensuring outputs are both strategically sound and practically implementable

Oversee the design and implementation of cybersecurity solutions, maintaining quality and alignment with client requirements and industry standards

Lead and develop multidisciplinary consulting and engineering teams — managing delivery, quality, timelines, and client expectations

Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a credible and reliable cybersecurity advisor

Lead executive workshops, solution presentations, and stakeholder engagement sessions

Support and lead proposals, RFP responses, and client pursuits

Identify opportunities to grow existing client relationships and develop new cybersecurity services and capabilities within the MEA market

Contribute to thought leadership, practice development, and Accenture Security’s profile in the region

Experience

8–12+ years of cybersecurity experience, with significant time spent in consulting or professional services environments

Proven track record leading cybersecurity consulting engagements and managing multidisciplinary delivery teams

Strong experience across cybersecurity strategy, risk, governance, architecture, and transformation — ideally with OT or critical infrastructure exposure

Experience leading solution design, engineering, and implementation in complex client environments

Demonstrated involvement in business development — proposals, client pursuits, or account growth

Knowledge & Skills

Deep understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and standards relevant to OT and critical infrastructure (IEC 62443, NIST CSF, NCA ECC, SAMA CSF, IEC 62443)

Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills — comfortable advising C-suite and senior technical audiences

Ability to lead and motivate teams while maintaining delivery quality and client confidence

Sharp commercial awareness — able to spot and develop opportunities within existing and new client relationships

Certifications (Desirable)

CISSP, CISM, CRISC, SABSA, TOGAF, or equivalent

Industry Exposure (Preferred)

Energy, utilities, oil & gas, manufacturing, or other critical infrastructure sectors — particularly relevant given the MEA client landscape

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