Technology Risk Senior Manager Wanted for Financial Services Client – South Coast recruitment

Communicate the technology related policies and standards and how they should be applied within the business units to ensure risk is managed to an acceptable level and compliance achieved whereit represents a significant risk to the business.

Proactively identify potential risk exposures within new technology solutions beingdesigned and implemented, and partner with application development teams and Corporate Security groups to implement appropriate solution to mitigate exposure. Identify areas of unmanaged technology / business risk within the current environment and institute the appropriate controls practices to mitigate exposure.

Detailed Responsibilities include :

•  Defines and implements a high-quality IT Risk Management program to ensure that the business and technology groups operate with a known and acceptable level of risk.

•  Provides IT risk management consulting to the business systems, business, technical, functional and operations groups.

•  Technology staff understand current information risks/threats and how these are to be managed.

•  Advises Technology Development staff regarding firm's 'Secure from the Start' program, including how the necessary risk control processes interface with the Project Delivery Framework.

•  Provides IRM support to major business Technology projects , SOX and SAS70 programmes

•  Acts as a subject matter expert in information risk, controls, compliance and security best practices.

•  Oversees the business Technology Control Self-Assessment, ensuring that control issues/gaps are clearly documented, that detailed remediation plans are developed to address these issues and that the risk acceptance is used appropriately.

•  Contributes to continuous LOB process improvement through risk identification and mitigation.

•  The successful candidate with be accountable for all the business IT Risk initiatives in the region and will require a proven record of managing large projects, where success is achieved through influencing and communications skills

Qualifications

•  Strong experience of related business experience, including experience in 3-5 years in Risk Management and/or Technology Audit functions.

•  Strong work experience in one or more areas of information systems is preferred with a broad understanding of OS platforms and DBMS methodologies and their associated security framework.

•  Project management skills to execute risk related projects effectively and the ability to resolve conflicts.

•  Subject matter expert on technology risk management, with thorough knowledge of industry best practices.

•  Track record of risk analysis and implementing successful risk management solutions.

•  A minimum of one of the following preferredCISSP / CISM / CIS

•  Strong negotiation and influencing skills

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Hamlyn Williams is an Executive Recruitment consultancy that specialises in placing Risk Information Security professionals globally:- offering Retained, Contingency and Interim/Contract recruitment solutions for the Financial Professional Services.