Risk & Control Specialist
Summary: This role as a Risk & Control Specialist involves managing technology risks and ensuring effective risk management practices within the organization. The position requires expertise in Evergreening and Technology Risk Management, with responsibilities including oversight of framework implementation and stakeholder alignment. The role is based in Sheffield and operates in a hybrid working arrangement. The contract is set to last until November 30, 2026.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operate the Global Evergreening Control, including control design, execution model, and continuous improvement.
- Drive implementation of the evergreening framework end-to-end, including setting adoption standards and tracking delivery.
- Provide oversight of framework implementation, monitor adoption progress, and identify risks and gaps.
- Act as the senior point of accountability for stakeholder alignment, securing decisions and negotiating trade-offs.
- Lead governance updates in RCMs/RCMMs, escalating issues and ensuring actions have clear owners and measurable outcomes.
- Accountable for timely identification and remediation of Evergreening control gaps.
- Ensure control evidence is complete, consistent, and audit-ready at all times.
- Communicate residual risk, control performance, and emerging themes to senior Technology and Risk leadership.
Key Skills:
- Demonstrated ownership mindset with the ability to drive closure and hold stakeholders accountable.
- Proven ability to lead through influence in a Matrix environment.
- Experience shaping governance narratives for senior leadership.
- People leadership or functional leadership experience.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements for Operational Resilience.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certifications preferred.
Salary (Rate): £322/Day
City: Sheffield
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
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Role Title: Risk & Control Specialist
Location: Sheffield, Grosvenor House, 1 Wellington St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 4NB | Hybrid - 60% office, 40% home
Duration: 30/11/2026
Rate: £322/Day(Inside IR35)
Role Description:
This role maps to the Technology Senior Risk and Control Specialist profile protecting the organisation through appropriate Technology risk management, ensuring that risks are captured, understood, clearly communicated and potential sources of loss (eg Financial, Customer) are managed in a cost-effective manner. Role holder is required to be a specialist in Evergreening and Technology Risk Management.
In this role you will carry out the following (not exhaustive):
Operate the Global Evergreening Control, including control design, execution model, and continuous improvement to maintain effectiveness and audit-readiness.
Drive implementation of the evergreening framework end-to-end: set adoption standards, define success measures, track delivery, remove blockers, and ensure closure of gaps through agreed remediation plans.
Provide oversight of framework implementation. Monitor adoption progress, identify risks and gaps, and drive remediation or escalation as required.
Act as the senior point of accountability for stakeholder alignment-secure decisions, negotiate trade-offs, and maintain commitment from business and technology leaders.
Lead governance updates in RCMs/RCMMs, escalating issues where required, and ensuring actions have clear owners, dates, and measurable outcomes.
Key Accountabilities:
Accountable for timely identification and remediation of Evergreening control gaps, including formal escalation where delivery is at risk.
Accountable for ensuring control evidence is complete, consistent, and audit-ready at all times.
Accountable for clear communication of residual risk, control performance, and emerging themes to senior Technology and Risk leadership
Requirements:
Demonstrated ownership mindset: sets direction, drives closure and holds stakeholders to account for delivery
Prove ability to lead through influence in a Matrix environment, including making hard calls and escalation appropriately.
Experience shaping governance narratives for senior leadership, turning complex risk/control data into decisions and actions.
People leadership or functional leadership experience (eg leading a virtual team, mentoring, capability uplift)
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements for Operational Resilience (eg, IBS, COs).
Bachelor's degree (or demonstrable experience) in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certifications (eg, CRISC, CISM, CISA) preferred.
If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.
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