IT Risk Manager

Description

Real Staffing are currently looking for an experienced Technology Risk Partner to work for a top tier bank in London.

The successful candidate will facilitates the clear understanding of the technology risks affecting operation and technology.

Knowledge and experties;

Essential

• Good understanding of IT balanced scorecards and management dashboards linked to KPIs and corresponding metrics.
  
  
• Ability to support and deliver through others, whether direct reports, virtual teams or 3rd parties, working as part of a distributed global team.
  
  
• Experience of controls assurance practices covering both business and technical controls.
  
  
• Knowledge of relevant policies and standards and industry best practices.
  
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication capabilities with the ability to interact with and influence a range of senior stakeholders across the organisation.
  
  
• Awareness of various IT Governance and Control frameworks such as COSO, COBiT.
  
  

Preferred

• Awareness of 3rd party related Controls Assurance frameworks such as SOC/ SSAE.
  
  

Knowledge of Retail banking operations and the financial services industry and the regulatory and legal requirements governing IT in developed and developing markets

Experience and Qualifications;

Essential

• Proven track record of managing or participating in the risk management life cycle activities - risk identification, assessment, remediation, reporting and governance.
  
  
• Experience of establishing and driving controls assurance and remediation programmes in a large corporate setting.
  
  
• Proven track record of assessing control environments and delivering improvements and changes driven by legal and regulatory requirements.
  
  
• Sound understanding of threats, risks, impacts and associated mitigations in complex technology environments.
  
  
• Experience of interacting in any capacity, with Internal/ External auditors and participation in different stages of the audit life cycle.
  
  
• Exposure to technology operations.
  
  

Preferred

2-3 years Governance and Control experience within a technology organisation

• Previous experience of managing Middle and Senior Management relationships.
  
  
• Knowledge of Payment/Card Services industry focusing on international compliance requirements
  
  
• Degree qualified (or equivalent) and/or High Performance track record throughout career.
  
  

Relevant professional certifications in Audit or Risk Management or IT Security

Contract Details;

Start Date- December 2014

Day Rate - £350 per day

Contract Length - 6 Months