Practice Lead – GRC Executive Advisory Services

The GRC Practice Lead for Executive Advisory Services will be responsible for managing a portfolio of services, projects, and resources for GuidePoint's customers in North America. The specific responsibilities and experience required are listed below.

Role and Responsibilities: 

Practice Leadership & Growth

• Lead and mentor a team of Executive Advisory professionals responsible for delivering strategic cybersecurity leadership engagements.

• Develop and execute a growth strategy for expanding GuidePoint’s executive advisory services portfolio.

• Drive a culture of collaboration, integrity, and shared success across geographically distributed team members.

• Serve as a coach and advocate for continuous professional development and advisory excellence.

• Ensure alignment of the Executive Advisory services with GuidePoint’s broader mission and service ecosystem.

Client Engagement & Delivery Excellence

• Partner with executive clients (CISOs, CIOs, General Counsels, Boards — as well as GPS fractional CISO’s) to assess, develop, and operationalize cybersecurity strategies, governance programs, and ISMS frameworks.

• Partner with the GRC Practice Lead – vCISO Services and the vCISO team.

• Oversee the design and implementation of cybersecurity program transformation roadmaps, risk management frameworks, and program maturity models aligned to recognized standards (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CMMC, CIS).

• Ensure advisory engagements deliver measurable business outcomes and operational improvements.

• Lead and manage pre-sales and business development activities, including executive workshops, SOW scoping, and thought leadership sessions with client stakeholders.

• Achieve target KPIs for the Executive Advisor Services.

• Engage with oversight of key clients as a billable consultant.

Team Development & Operational Enablement

• Build and sustain a high-performing team of trusted Executive Advisors recognized for quality, insight, and influence.

• Foster engagement, accountability, and collaboration across regional and practice boundaries.

• Establish operational standards, engagement playbooks, and delivery frameworks to ensure repeatable, scalable excellence.

• Partner with transformation, enablement, operations, vCISOs, fractional CISOs, and marketing teams to strengthen practice visibility, performance, and alignment.

• Work with other GuidePoint Security practices (outside of GRC) as part of a cohesive cross-functional team.

Thought Leadership & Market Positioning

• Represent GuidePoint’s Executive Advisory services at executive briefings, industry events, and cybersecurity summits.

• Contribute to the development of GuidePoint’s methodologies, frameworks, and leadership advisory tools.

• Publish and present thought leadership content on cybersecurity governance, and organizational resilience.

• Advance GuidePoint’s reputation as a trusted partner for executive-level cybersecurity leadership and strategy.

Experience and Education:

Required

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity leadership, governance, or executive advisory roles.

• Demonstrated success leading senior advisory teams or cybersecurity transformation initiatives.

• Proven experience in designing and operationalizing ISMS or cybersecurity governance programs (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CMMC, etc.).

• Strong executive presence and credibility with boards and senior business leaders.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; ability to motivate and unify diverse, high-performing professionals.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.

Preferred

• Prior experience as a CISO, Deputy CISO, or senior cybersecurity executive advisor.

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCISO, etc.

• MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, or equivalent leadership education.

• Experience with program transformation, change management, or cyber risk quantification frameworks (FAIR, CRQ).