Manager - IT Risk - Financial Services

IT Risk Manager

IT Risk Manager who is dynamic, driven, demonstrates leadership and upholds values. The candidate should showcase confidence in providing technology risk advice to Technology Leaders, evaluating potential risks and exposures for Group Tech and determining how to effectively minimise those risks and developing procedures that can be implemented.

Desirable qualifications and experience:

- 7+ years experience in a large and complex organisation, primarily in the financial services industry

- Significant knowledge and experience in risk and regulatory landscape, operational IT, business knowledge and operational risk and compliance frameworks

- Adaptive influencing and relationship building skills across senior executives and peers

- Excellent problem solving and evaluative judgement skills

- Strong skills in planning, project management and attention to detail

- Ability to work under pressure with shifting priorities in a dynamic work environment

- A tertiary qualification, preferably in a business, finance, accounting, or commerce related discipline

- ITIL and COBIT accreditations desirable

Key expectations:

- You will be developing risk management strategies, evaluate potential risks and exposures in Technology, and determine how to effectively minimize those risks and develop procedures that can be implemented.

- Working closely with business and/or project owners to influence a strong risk culture e.g. conducting risk workshops, providing guidance on risk assessments and strategies, overseeing risk remediation activities against appropriate timelines.

- Drafting management reports for formal governance forums, making sure risks are articulated clearly and the right information gets to the right people for the right decisions to be made.

- Working closely with project and operational teams to ensure projects with technology solutions are appropriately designed to minimize delivered risk

- Lead strategic initiatives to further improve our risk service offering and mature risk and compliance management for the Group.

- Lead and coach others in your team.

- Continuous learning to deepen your understanding of the business, risk management practices and industry developments.