Director of Advisory Services

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director of Advisory Services based in the United States.

• Lead and manage multiple concurrent advisory engagements and strategic projects, typically two or more at a time, delivering high-quality, executive-ready outcomes with limited oversight.
• Translate enterprise strategy into prioritized advisory initiatives that align with business objectives, risk priorities, and measurable value creation.
• Identify opportunities to improve decision-making, strengthen controls, enhance business performance, and reduce enterprise risk exposure.
• Assess risks and implications beyond individual projects, incorporating enterprise-wide and program-level perspectives into recommendations.
• Break down complex business challenges, identify root causes, and develop practical, scalable solutions.
• Support senior leadership by creating structure around dynamic portfolios of priorities, tracking progress, establishing accountability, and improving execution discipline.
• Synthesize information across initiatives to deliver clear, actionable insights that support executive decision-making.
• Identify interdependencies, risks, and trade-offs across projects and escalate issues with appropriate recommendations.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment around priorities, resources, timelines, and expected outcomes.
• Establish consistent approaches for planning, tracking, and communicating initiatives to improve transparency and execution effectiveness.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, and other functions to align advisory activities with regulatory requirements, organizational policies, and business objectives.
• Develop forward-looking perspectives on enterprise risk and connect advisory insights to broader organizational opportunities and challenges.
• Use data, analytics, and experimentation to strengthen risk visibility and improve the quality of business decisions.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team, fostering accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and strong engagement.
• Align team resources with changing priorities and business demands while creating development opportunities and stretch assignments.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to senior leaders, business partners, and executive stakeholders.
• Communicate complex issues clearly and concisely to diverse audiences, including executive and board-level stakeholders.
• Manage budgeting and resource planning while ensuring investments align with enterprise priorities and risk considerations.
• Drive adoption of advisory methodologies, governance standards, operating principles, and quality practices across the function.
• Champion professional standards, integrity, and leadership behaviors while helping teams navigate ambiguity and organizational change.

• 10+ years of experience in Internal Audit, enterprise risk, advisory, strategy, or a closely related strategic leadership function.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with significant enterprise-level impact.
• Proven ability to support senior leadership priorities, establish execution discipline, and translate strategy into actionable initiatives.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis capabilities, particularly in complex or ambiguous environments.
• Experience managing teams, budgets, resources, and multiple concurrent projects or strategic initiatives.
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk management, governance, controls, and advisory practices.
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to engage credibly with senior executives and board-level audiences.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and convert it into concise recommendations, strategic perspectives, and practical action plans.
• Strong portfolio orchestration and project execution skills, with the ability to identify dependencies, risks, and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships across Legal, Compliance, Finance, Operations, and other business functions.
• Strategic and enterprise-oriented mindset, with the ability to balance risk mitigation, business performance, and organizational priorities.
• Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, talent development, resource allocation, and team motivation.
• Adaptability and change leadership skills, with the ability to guide teams through evolving priorities and uncertainty.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment while maintaining strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

• Salary: $153,000–$191,300 annually, with individual compensation determined by skills, experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.
• Work arrangement: Remote position within the United States.
• Career growth: Opportunities to lead high-impact enterprise initiatives.