We are working with a global FS organisation to hire a Head of GRC within their leadership team.

You will lead on all technology risk across a division spanning 300 staff. There are major projects with budget approved for 2023 that will require an innovative risk leader to support e.g. DC migration to off-prem. This organisation are constantly looking for ways to innovate how they perceive and measure risk. Within a heavily regulated industry, it’s important that you can bring a fresh perspective to audits, tech risk, governance and also control testing.

Your role:

• With a strategic and analytical mindset, lead the work to establish effective governance at Group Technology level.

• Engage directly with the Group to mature the  risk operating model and drive risk reduction and compliance.

• Lead in modernising the team’s approach to risk management and implement a decision support system for risk management.

• Lead on Group wide IT Policy and Standards, ensuring their effectiveness and continually improving and adapting these as the risk landscape changes.

• Lead the review and testing of performance against policy and standards and co-ordinate the improvement / corrective action of controls across the Group.

• Manage governance, risk and controls for Group Technology, including the Digital function and Data Sciences function

Skills required:

• Knowledge and experience of risk control frameworks and the appropriate reporting

• Understanding of operational resilience, risk control frameworks, Risk reporting, Audit and control assessments

• Knowledge and experience of IT Security, Governance and IT policies and procedures

• Knowledge of a broad base of technologies e.g. infrastructure, networks, DCs

• Knowledge of IT controls environments

• Knowledge of the financial regulatory environment

• Excellent Stakeholder management and communication skills

Experience:

• Background of governance responsibilities in general and in particular to Audit, Compliance and Risk

• Experience in Technology Risk Management in 1st, 2nd and 3rd line

• Experience in highly regulated environments