Digital Risk Consultant

As a Digital Risk Consultant, you will be responsible for assessing and mitigating risks associated with third-party vendors and information security across multiple industries, ensuring robust cyber resilience through data-driven insights and AI-enabled risk evaluation.

Responsibilities

• You will work closely with stakeholders to develop and implement comprehensive vendor risk frameworks, aligning security controls with regulatory requirements and emerging threat landscapes.
• Leveraging advanced cybersecurity threat intelligence, you will proactively identify, analyze, and monitor external risks that could impact business continuity and reputation.
• Your strategic guidance will enable organizations to prioritize risk mitigation efforts, reduce exposure, and achieve measurable improvements in their overall security posture.
• Conduct thorough third-party risk management assessments, mapping vendor relationships to critical assets and compliance obligations.
• Lead vendor cybersecurity risk assessments, evaluating scope, controls, and compliance with industry standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, and SOC 2.
• Design, implement, and maintain information security risk assessment programs, ensuring timely identification of vulnerabilities and remediation.
• Develop AI-enabled vendor risk evaluation models to automate data collection, scoring, and predictive risk analysis.
• Perform continuous cybersecurity threat intelligence gathering, trend analysis, and threat modeling to inform risk mitigation strategies.
• Establish external risk monitoring processes, using feeds from threat intelligence platforms, open-source intelligence, and government alerts.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, and business units to create risk‑aware policies, contractual clauses, and due‑diligence checklists.
• Deliver executive‑level risk dashboards and reports, translating technical findings into actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Facilitate vendor risk workshops, training sessions, and CSF development to build a culture of security accountability.
• Stay abreast of emerging regulations, technologies, and best practices in digital risk and cyber risk management to continuously enhance program effectiveness.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in third‑party risk management, vendor cybersecurity assessment, or information security risk assessment roles.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI‑DSS) and regulatory requirements relevant to digital assets.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and maintain risk monitoring tools and dashboards for executive visibility.
• Excellent analytical capabilities, with experience in risk scoring methods, data analytics, and risk models.
• Excellent communication skills, with a track record of presenting complex security risk findings to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced, multi‑region environment spanning Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and beyond.
• Proficiency in leveraging cybersecurity threat intelligence platforms (e.g., Recorded Future, ThreatConnect, Anomali).
• Familiarity with contract negotiation and vendor compliance program development.
• A continuous improvement mindset, actively seeking to refine risk frameworks and incorporate emerging technologies.

Preferred

• Proven expertise with AI/ML techniques for risk analysis, risk scoring, or threat intelligence enrichment.

Pay

Salary: INR 1,000,000–2,000,000

• 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟭𝟬-𝟮𝟬 𝗟𝗣𝗔)
• Experience: 5+ yrs

Digital Risk Consultant

Weekday AI · Bengaluru, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-31

Description

• 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Location: Bengaluru, Hyderabad

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