Join us as a Risk & Controls Manager.

- If you have a background in risk management, then join our team in helping to anticipate and assess the potential impacts of risk across the bank.

- We'll look to you to proactively drive the assessment and implementation of risk framework and policy compliance and changes, converting these into appropriate strategies and action plans.

- In this highly collaborative role, you'll have an ideal platform for building your network and advancing your career, while helping to create a safer environment for the bank.

- We are offering this role at associate vice president level.

What you will do :

- You'll have the responsibility of supporting the management team in their identification and assessment of material risks, and in determining their position relative to agreed appetites.

- Working with senior stakeholders across the bank, you'll look to drive forward the development and delivery of remedial action plans where identified risks are considered out of appetite.

- On top of this, you'll be supporting a culture of proactive and pre-emptive risk management and continuous improvement, and the attainment of operational risk objectives.

You will Also Be :

- Analysing risk reporting and metrics used to inform decision making.

- Educating teams on the operational risk framework and our conduct risk obligations, supporting the business in operating and embedding them.

- Initiating and supporting thematic exploration, deep dives, read across and oversight of the risk profile linked to control and conduct failures and operational events.

- Leading multiple teams and sub processes, with accountability on all team KPIs.

- Managing a large-scale continuous improvement project cutting across departments.

The skills you'll need :

- To be successful in this role, you'll need the ability to manage your own workflow, including that of direct reports to required deadlines.

- You'll also need excellent communication skills in order to work well within the team, as well as being able to negotiate with, and influence, stakeholders across an organisation.

You'll Also Bring :

- At least eight years of relevant experience.

- Proven experience in Technology Risk Management, IT Controls, and Governance and Hands-on experience with Control design, Testing, and Remediation tracking.

- Familiarity with AWS Security and Compliance Controls (IAM, KMS, VPC, GuardDuty, Security Hub) and understanding of Risk Mapping to Cloud Architectures and IaC Guardrails.

- Experience defining controls for data quality, consent, and usage policies.

- Knowledge of Pega data flows, Decisioning, and Integration patterns and ability to translate regulatory requirements into operational controls.

- Strong understanding of GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and data governance principles and certification in CRISC, CISA, CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, AWS Security Specialty is preferred.

- Willingness to work across general and UK- aligned shifts, based on business needs and mutual flexibility