Banking - Non Financial Risk, Senior Manager – GRC Technology

PwC; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm in the UK is seeking a professional to manage financial services risk and compliance projects. You will deliver technology solutions, work with diverse teams, and develop strong client relationships. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in risk technology projects and excellent communication skills. The role offers flexible working arrangements and various benefits.

Benefits

Private medical cover

24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP

Six volunteering days a year

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams and coaching junior staff.
• Strong commercial awareness in managing transformation projects.
• A willingness to learn new skills and help develop and innovate new client propositions.

Responsibilities

• Managing and delivering the technology element of implementation programmes.
• Working with Internal Audit teams on an SME basis.
• Taking a leading role across a range of projects.

Skills

Knowledge of vendor GRC platforms

Experience in designing solution architectures

Experience in financial services risk and control technology projects

Ability to manage teams

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Workiva

ServiceNow

OpenPages

Job description

About the role:

Within our Financial Services Risk practice, the Banking Non-Financial Risk & Compliance team works with our banking and capital markets clients on their most pressing risk and regulatory programmes. This is an exciting time to join the growing team of over 120 individuals covering retail, wholesale and capital markets. We work across Front Office, Risk, Compliance, Finance and Sustainability functions.

Our teams are self-starting, agile and thrive on new and diverse challenges. Our clients are global, as are their biggest challenges. We operate globally, working with the global PwC network to bring the best of PwC to our clients.

You will be passionate about client service and the fast‑paced changing nature of the banking sector. We are particularly interested in individuals who embrace tech‑enabled ways of working and are excited about the potential of AI and other transformative technologies.

Recent projects have included:

• Regulatory and controls reviews and remediation
• Finance and GRC technology deployment
• Finance, IA and Compliance function transformation initiatives
• Retail banking customer redress programmes
• Sustainability reporting support and operating model design
• Governance and controls reviews and remediation
• Design and implementation of 1st and 2nd line Non-Financial Risk functions

What your days will look like:

• Managing and delivering the technology element of implementation programmes and reviews across various technology areas, including but not limited to cloud, data, operational resilience, IT strategy, governance, risk and compliance.
• Working across a range of different subject areas and projects such as working with Internal Audit teams on an SME basis and input into Internal Audit reviews.
• Taking a leading role across a range of projects to manage diverse teams, contribute and build technical knowledge and be passionate about delivering value and insights to clients. Investing time in building client relationship networks and thriving on taking on new challenges in unfamiliar situations.

This role is for you if you have:

• Knowledge and experience of vendor GRC platforms (e.g. Workiva, ServiceNow, OpenPages).
• Experience and passion for designing solution architectures working with business, risk and control function and technology stakeholders to translate business need/requirements into technology solutions.
• Significant experience working within financial services risk and control technology projects either from a consulting, banking or regulatory background.
• Broad understanding of non-financial risk requirements.
• Significant experience working with senior stakeholders, developing effective working relationships and providing insightful management information.
• Contribution of strong technical knowledge and practical experience related to non-financial risk management, sustainability and/or controls.
• A proven track record of successfully leading workstreams within change or client engagements.
• Experience managing teams and coaching junior staff.
• Ability to move between big picture thinking and strong attention to detail.
• Strong commercial awareness in managing transformation projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to articulate conclusions to senior internal and external personnel.
• Ability to work under pressure, deal with ambiguity and be agile in working on different types of projects across the financial services industry.
• A willingness to learn new skills and help develop and innovate new client propositions.

Ideal but not essential:

The range of technical skills our clients are looking for is broad. Whilst we welcome applications from all those who fit with the responsibilities and essential skills set out above, we particularly would welcome applicants with:

• IT general controls, Operational resilience, Data privacy and data protection controls, Cloud technologies, IT strategy, governance, risk and compliance, Third party security, Software development, Incident response.
• Experience designing continuous auditing and monitoring tools and techniques.
• Technical knowledge and practical experience of SOx‑compliant IT controls design, implementation and testing.
• Experience leveraging technology tools and generative AI in day to day activities, or as part of projects or programmes of work.

What you’ll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.