Technology Risk Manager (VP level - Financial Services)

My client, an International Bank, are looking for a Technology Risk Manager to join their growing team in London. This role does NOT offer sponsorship and you will have to be in the office up to 3 times per week.

About the Technology Risk Manager role:

The purpose of this role is to oversee the Enterprise IT department (which includes the cyber security team) as part of the 2nd line of defence Operational Risk team, within the overall Risk department. This involves operating the operational risk management framework by working with Enterprise IT and other relevant departments to identify, assess, monitor and report on the technology operational risks faced by the Bank.

What you’ll be doing

• Facilitating Risk and Control Self Assessments (RCSA) by Risk Owners to ensure completeness (e.g. against industry standard frameworks such as COBIT, ITIL, NIST, ISO) and accuracy. This will include running risk assessment workshops with various business areas and support functions, and consolidating the results into operational risk maps
• Advise Risk Owners on methods to develop and implement risk identification processes that incorporate internal and external business environment, integrates key risk indicators, business process changes and loss experience to effectively monitor risk in accordance with established operational framework and methodologies
• Collecting and analysing operational incidents to ensure that relevant lessons are learnt; agreed action plans monitoring and escalating the issues to the management attention when necessary
• Providing independent 2nd line assurance of the effectiveness of the control environment (through thematic reviews and key controls testing) and advising on likely effective control approaches and mitigation activities
• Building strong relationships with relevant business areas to be aware of business developments and their impact on the operational risk profile
• Building strong relationships to work with Op Risk colleagues in other locations
• Monitoring and reporting on risk status and changes to the control environment

What you’ll need to be successful

• Experience of working in a regulated environment, ideally Financial Services
• Knowledge of IT and cyber security – 1st, 2nd or 3rd line roles
• Knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, NIST, ISO frameworks
• Understanding of risk and control and risk management, ideally operational risk management
• Experience of effective time and resource management to ensure that objectives are achieved and projects are delivered on time.
• Skills in working as part of a team to achieve team objectives and goals
• Comfortable dealing with senior management and building relationships with a variety of stakeholders and partners
• Skills in leadership to engage with stakeholders, present ideas clearly to both individuals and groups and lead function initiatives to ensure that work is completed in a controlled and efficient manner
• Strong written skills to communicate risks and recommendations clearly

If this role is of interest please apply to this advertisement or call me on 0207 509 8040 to find out more. Alternatively, please email me a copy of your CV to darius.goodarzi@robertwalters.com

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