Senior Risk & Controls Specialist (Evergreening)

Description

Job Description - Snr Risk & Control Specialist (Evergreening)

Job Overview

This role maps to the Technology Snr 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 snr 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 snr 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.

XP shaping governance narratives for snr leadership, turning complex risk/control data into decisions and actions.

People leadership or functional leadership xp (eg leading a virtual team, mentoring, capability uplift)

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at snr levels.

Knowledge of regulatory requirements for Operational Resilience (eg, IBS, COs).

Bachelor's degree (or demonstrable xp) in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certifications (eg, CRISC, CISM, CISA) preferred.

Skills

• Risk & Controls
• Control framework
• Technology Risk
• Evergreening
• Risk Management
• Technology Risk Management

Job Title: Senior Risk & Controls Specialist (Evergreening)

Location: Sheffield, UK

Rate/Salary: 500.00 - 600.00 GBP Daily

Job Type: Contract

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