IT Risk Oversight Manager - 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Posted 1 day ago by TSB Bank
Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The IT Risk Oversight Manager role is a 12-month fixed-term contract focused on enhancing the bank's approach to Information Technology Risk Oversight. The position requires significant experience in IT operations, particularly in infrastructure stability and resilience, while providing expert guidance on risk management and compliance. The role is hybrid, allowing for flexibility in work arrangements, and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The successful candidate will contribute to shaping IT risk strategies and ensuring effective risk management processes are in place.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop the “Operational Risk Oversight” brand at TSB by providing exceptional support to stakeholders.
- Shape TSB's Information Security strategies through valuable insights and guidance.
- Manage and quantify IT risk, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to define IT risk appetite.
- Deliver on strategy, transformation, governance, resilience, and general computing controls.
- Work with the 3LoD to challenge IT risks and influence 1LoD for appropriate controls.
- Demonstrate quality delivery of work within agreed deadlines.
Key Skills:
- Proven track record in financial/technology services with an understanding of business and regulatory issues.
- Experience in managing IT risk and reporting in a business context.
- Ability to work with senior stakeholders on IT risk appetite definition.
- Experience in strategy, transformation, governance, resilience, and identity/access management.
- Industry-recognized qualifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CRISC certification.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Role: IT Risk Oversight Manager - 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Function: Risk
Location: Gloucester, Edinburgh or Bristol - Hybrid working
Closing: 4 September 2025
Salary: Competitive
Risk plays a key role in keeping the bank safe. We cover everything from fraud to underwriting, making sure that we help our customers to borrow well. We also oversee the way in which TSB manages its risks; providing expert advice and guidance to ensure that we are compliant with regulation, the law and that we're delivering the best outcomes for customers.
This is a great opportunity to join the 2nd Line of Defence Function (2LoD - Operational Risk Oversight) at a business developing the way they approach Information Technology Risk Oversight. This would be a great role for anyone looking to help transform risk and control environments, policies, and procedures in a business. We're looking for an IT Operational professional to come and join our oversight operational risk function. We are looking for people with significant experienced IT Operational managers who principally have had a track record of supporting infrastructure or IT Stability or Resilience solutions, rather than a focused Risk/Oversight/Audit IT professional. The role will align to TSB CIO function and given its diverse coverage this is an ideal role to retaining/expanding your technical knowledge.
How You’ll Make a Difference
It takes more than just skills and experience. IT Risk oversight managers will:
- Be recognised by their stakeholders as providing fantastic support – developing the “Operational Risk Oversight” brand at TSB
- Be able to help shape TSB by adding valuable insight and guidance into Information Security strategies, which in turn helps our business to succeed
- Displays accountable behaviours and values – things happen because of our team
What You’ll Bring
Track record within the financial/ technology services community showing understanding of the business, threat landscape, and regulatory issues
Proven experience of understanding and managing aspects of IT risk, including the quantification and reporting of IT risk in a business context
Experience of working with senior stakeholders across the business to define IT risk appetite
Proven experience of delivering in a number of the following areas: strategy, transformation, governance, resilience, general computing controls, identity and access management, and 3rd party assessment
Being comfortable working with the business and other areas of the 3LoD to ensure that IT Risks are challenged and influence 1LoD to ensure they have appropriate controls & risk management processes in place
A track record of demonstrating delivery of quality of work to agreed deadlines.
You are likely to possess an industry recognised qualification such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CRISC certification
What We Offer In Return
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work/life balance
An attractive reward and benefits package through myTSB, giving you more of what matters to you
A diverse, energising, and collaborative working environment
A career that’s enriching and full of opportunities
So if this sounds up your street, come join our team, we make things happen! We are TSB. Life Made More. #Hybrid
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