Summary: The Senior Technology Risk & Control Specialist role involves leading transformational initiatives to manage technology risk within a banking context. The position requires collaboration with control operators and senior stakeholders to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. The specialist will monitor technology controls and report on their effectiveness while utilizing Agile methodologies and automated solutions. This role is critical in enhancing the organization's risk management strategy and ensuring sustainable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support control operators to lead and deliver transformational initiatives across multiple controls to manage risk in line with the organization's priorities, utilizing Agile methodology and tooling, with a focus on using automated solutions.
• Ensure technology controls are aligned with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and the company's risk management strategy.
• Undertake initiatives to enhance or remediate controls in a sustainable manner to provide enduring outcomes for the organization.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of technology controls, identifying areas for improvement and report to executive management.
• Establish and monitor key control indicators (KCIs) to track the effectiveness of risk mitigation efforts.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key senior stakeholders (such as GBGF's, Second/Third Line of Defense, and External Audit) to promote a unified approach to technology risk management across the organization.
• Use risk-related data to help influence prioritization of activities.

Key Skills:

• Track record of delivering sustainable outcomes in an enterprise scale organization.
• Evidence of influencing at c-suite level and managing senior stakeholders with conflicting opinions.
• Extensive experience in technology risk management, with a track record of successfully implementing and enhancing control design and operations or demonstrate specific experience of supporting control compliance from within a business area.
• Understanding of control operation, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate and assess complex technology landscapes preferred.
• Knowledge of enterprise risk management software and tools in a large financial services organization.
• Excellent project management skills with a track record of successfully leading large-scale initiatives preferred.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Edinburgh

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other