Client Service Risk Specialist

Who You'll Work With

McKinsey & Company is a leading management consulting and trusted advisor to the world’s leading businesses, governments, and wider institutions. It is a truly global firm with over 120 offices in over 60 countries.

You will be part of the firm’s Client Service Risk (CSR) function whose mission is to enable client impact and innovation in a way which manages risks to our clients, people, and the firm. CSR is a globally integrated team with colleagues from diverse professional backgrounds including communications, consulting, government, and law.

Our function advises firm leadership on risks across the lifecycle of our client engagements, including client selection, management of work scope, and changes in operational circumstances. You can learn more about the firm’s risk framework and policies at this link

This role reports to the Director of Client Service Risk in EEMA and will be based in Riyadh.

What You'll Do

As part of the CSR team, you will deliver expert risk advice and guidance that enables McKinsey’s most cutting-edge work while building and shaping a world-class risk management program.

You will provide high-quality, efficient, and streamlined support to senior colleagues and, on higher risk engagements, key decision-making bodies within the Firm’s risk governance. Furthermore, you will lead risk advisory for specific groups of consultants, a sector or sub-region in EEMA, and develop expertise in specific content areas.

You will have a focus on providing strategic, integrative advice to manage the multi-facted and complex risks that arise by virtue of serving public sector, state-linked, healthcare and social; sector clients across EEMA In order to do so effectively, you will partner closely with and integrate advice from across Firm functions (including Communications, Finance, and Legal) and ‘cells’ (practices, offices, new delivery models) to provide counsel on multi-faceted issues.

You will have the opportunity to build a reputation as a trusted advisor with senior colleagues across the Firm.

You will support the Director of Client Service Risk and Associate Directors of Client Service Risk on implementing regional strategies within EEMA and may make substantive contributions at the global level via e.g. policy reviews or operational changes.

You will be expected to radiate knowledge to others, and actively provide and receive feedback, helping to foster an inclusive environment focused on performance and health.

Lastly, you will contribute to awareness efforts around risk policies and compliance processes to drive engagement across the Firm within EEMA.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree with a demonstrated intellectual curiosity through professional training, advanced degree, or professional impact
• 4+ years of professional experience in risk management, international affairs, diplomacy, geopolitics, government, communications, law, consulting, media, public policy, and/or public affairs
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills in English with ability to tailor messaging based on audience
• Excellent judgment and exceptional integrity, as well as distinctive interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Entrepreneurial and collaborative attitude, with interest and aptitude for working as part of a diverse global team
• Strong analytical, issue-spotting and problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to handle complex, sensitive issues
• Proven interpersonal and influencing skills with an ability to work across all levels of seniority, cultivating trust-based relationships
• Strong project management skills
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, changing environment and able to manage ambiguity with confidence