Head - Technology Risk & Control - Investment Bank

One of the leading Investment Bank is looking at a Senior Leadership role in the Technology controls space in India.

Keen to look for candidates underpinning controls, to strengthen the control environment across the Technology and Chief Security Office (cyber and resilience) domains globally. In conjunction the role holder will be expected to work collaboratively across the leadership teams both in Technology and CSO space, acting in a Controls Advisory position.

Location: Pune/ Chennai/ Noida.

Some of the key responsibilities will include:

- Working collaboratively across leadership teams in Technology and Security space, acting in a Controls Advisory position.

- Partnering with senior executives across Technology and the Chief Security Office globally to maintain compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements pertaining to both Technology and CSO horizontals.

- Ensuring adherence to the Controls Framework in relevant horizontals and verticals, conducting risk deep dives/read across, in line with proactive risk management strategy.

- Leading the analysis of emerging technology and outsourcing risk areas like cloud computing to policies, standards, and controls to address new requirements.

- Providing clear articulation of the risk and control landscapes including the ability to demonstrate an understanding of control requirements for relevant internal and external Regulatory policies.

- Act as the point of coordination and syndication of all Control Services, ensuring consistency and quality delivery of the Controls Strategy, Control Frameworks, improvement initiatives, and capabilities across each Business, Functions or Horizontals.

- Developing and maintaining relationships with senior colleagues and stakeholders with the ability to effectively challenge risk and control decisions, when needed.

To be eligible for this role you will require:

- Understand the regulatory compliance requirements and support the Technology CCO and CISO teams in complying with those requirements by, advisory, oversight and adequate governance.

- Horizon scanning for emerging external risk factors in anticipation regulatory changes and external risk events, in order to develop programs for strengthening the internal control environment in a proactive manner.

- Collating, reviewing, and submitting periodic and ad-hoc regulatory submissions.

- Conduct periodic/ad hoc risk assessments, deep dives and read across to highlight the potential risk areas, enabling management to take informed decision around remediation.

- Oversight and advise on technology/CSO risk identification, risk assessment, risk mitigation and response and risk reporting across the relevant transaction cycles to operate within risk appetite and in compliance Framework.

- Engender effective business relationships with key senior stakeholders, across the business and all 3 Lines of Defense.

- Provide control updates supporting the governance and reporting requirements across Technology and CSO horizontal forums.

- Provide subject matter expertise for senior management on all aspects of technology and cyber risk.

- Exp Range: 15-18 years' experience in IT Risk and controls.

- Education: Master in Computer Application/ Bachelor of Technology/ Bachelor of Engineering.

- Masters / Bachelors in Science (with relevant IT risk & internal controls experience).

- CA / Other Risk Management Degree (with relevant IT risk & internal controls experience).