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Faisal Humayun Mirza

Partner @ Deloitte - GRC Technology Leader
14.5 yrs experienceFinancial Services
Mar 2026

The move

MoveWipro → Deloitte
TitlePartner - GRC Technology Practise Head Middle East & Africa | ServiceNow IRM | Archer → Partner - GRC Technology
LocationDubai and Riyadh → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Dubai And Riyadh → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE2.1
Total experience14.5 years
Deloitte headcount10,001+ employees
Deloitte industryBusiness Consulting and Services
Deloitte HQWorldwide
Deloitte founded1845
Deloitte typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Partner - GRC TechnologyMar 2026 — Present
    Deloitte· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Partner - GRC Technology Practise Head Middle East & Africa | ServiceNow IRM | ArcherApr 2024 — Mar 2026
    Wipro· Dubai and Riyadh· Full-time
  3. Product Lead | IRM/GRC ServiceNow | Risk | Compliance | ESG | CISO | BCM | Audit | ResilienceMay 2021 — Apr 2024
    Euroclear· London & Brussels
  4. Programme Manager | GRC ServiceNow | IRM | Enterprise Risk Management | Information SecurityJul 2020 — Jul 2021
    KPMG UK· London, England, United Kingdom
  5. Risk Management - Programme ManagerJul 2017 — Jul 2020
    Fidelity International· London, United Kingdom
  6. Risk Programme Director | Regulatory Compliance | GRC Technology | Technology TransformationJan 2016 — Jul 2017
    HSBC· London, United Kingdom
  7. Operational Risk Director | GRC TechnologyMar 2015 — Jan 2016
    LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)· London, United Kingdom
  8. Programme Manager | Regulatory Compliance | Financial Crime TechnologyJul 2013 — Mar 2015
    Barclays· London, United Kingdom
  9. Management Consultant | Financial Crime Technology | AML | KYC | PEP2012 — 2013
    EY· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
  10. Management Consultant | Financial Crime TechnologyMay 2011 — Oct 2012
    Accenture· London· Full-time

Education

Top skills

Compliance ManagementIT Risk ManagementOperarional riskTeam LeadershipEnterprise Risk ManagementAravo

About

I build and scale technology-enabled Risk & Compliance businesses. As Partner at Wipro, I launched and lead the GRC Technology practice (specialising in ServiceNow IRM & SecOps) across the Middle East & Africa, growing it from zero to a $10m business with a promising pipeline in just under 2 years. I work with boards, CROs, and CIOs to embed ServiceNow IRM, SecOps, and other leading GRC platforms that transform compliance into resilience and risk into opportunity. Over 20 years, I’ve delivered 20+ large-scale GRC/IRM transformations across Europe, the UK, Middle East, and Asia — from operational risk and resilience to IT risk, third-party, compliance, and ESG. My track record spans Tier-1 institutions including Euroclear, Barclays, HSBC, Fidelity, and LSEG. What sets me apart is that I

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