Digital Controls Testing Manager

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Job summary

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC in Bristol is seeking a Digital Controls Testing Manager to lead HL’s Technology Controls Testing team. You will shape a COBIT-aligned testing program, provide risk insight to senior stakeholders, and drive automation and data-led control testing across critical platforms.

The role is permanent, full-time (37.5 hours/week) with hybrid working; you will build evidential standards, report on control effectiveness, and collaborate with Technology, Risk and Operations to

Qualifications

• Leadership and line management experience in technology risk, technology controls, or IT audit.
• Strong working knowledge of COBIT and its use in governance, control design and maturity.
• Analytical, data-led, with ability to interpret evidence and drive action.

Responsibilities

• Develop and embed COBIT-aligned testing standards and quality criteria.
• Own the annual and monthly technology control testing plan.
• Lead testing across access, change, incident, resilience, data centre and platform controls.
• Drive roadmaps for automated control evidence and test execution.
• Produce dashboards and governance materials for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

COBIT knowledge

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Communication

Automation

Tools

COBIT Framework

Job description

About the role

Lead HL’s Technology Controls Testing team and shape a consistent, high-quality approach to first‑line assurance across our technology environment.

Using the COBIT framework, you will own a risk-based testing plan that provides senior stakeholders with clear insight into control effectiveness, risk themes and remediation progress.

This role offers the opportunity to influence major technology and transformation programmes and drive the move towards a more automated, data‑led and continuous control testing model.

You will lead the team, set evidential and quality standards, and partner with Technology, Risk, Operational Resilience and programme colleagues to strengthen sustainable control design.

What you’ll be doing

Develop, maintain and embed COBIT-aligned testing standards, methodology, documentation and quality criteria.

Own the annual and monthly technology control testing plan, balancing capacity, risk, control criticality, regulatory relevance and thematic priorities.

Lead the team in delivering high-quality testing across access, change, incident, service continuity, resilience, supplier, data centre and platform controls.

Drive the roadmap for automated control evidence and automated test execution, working with key technology and transformation programmes.

Use COBIT objectives to structure coverage, assess control maturity, identify gaps and report clearly on control effectiveness.

Produce dashboards, governance materials and insight for senior stakeholders, covering themes, issues, remediation and automation progress.

Build strong stakeholder relationships and provide effective challenge on control design, evidence quality and remediation delivery.

Own improvement projects that increase the efficiency, consistency and scalability of testing methodology, tooling and management information.

Maintain alignment between the Technology Controls RCSA, the testing plan, findings, risks, controls, issues and actions.

About you

Essential Leadership and line management experience within technology risk, technology controls, control testing, IT audit, technology assurance or a comparable environment.

Strong working knowledge of COBIT and its use in assessing technology governance, control design, operation and maturity.

Ability to make balanced decisions that consider technology risk, operational resilience, client outcomes, regulatory expectations and delivery priorities.

Strong analytical and data‑led capability, with the ability to interpret evidence, identify trends and translate findings into meaningful action.

Confidence engaging and influencing Technology, Risk, Resilience, Operations and senior stakeholders.

Experience producing high‑quality reports, dashboards and governance materials for senior stakeholders and committees.

Experience in data management, control evidence management, management information and automation of control monitoring or testing.

Clear and engaging communication, with the ability to adapt style and detail for specialist, operational and executive audiences.

Desirable

Desirable Knowledge of FCA expectations, operational resilience requirements, technology governance good practice and risk management frameworks.

Experience supporting large‑scale technology change or transformation programmes.

Interview process

This will be a 3 stage interview consisting of competency questions, a presentation and finally an interview with Senior Leadership.

Working Schedule

The Digital Control Testing Manager role is a Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Our office is based in Bristol, BS2 0TR.

We work in a hybrid model with a blend of home and office working.

Why us?

Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol.

For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams and a great ethos.

We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday** Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover) Private medical insurance* Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and outpatient care Health screening programme Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches Two paid volunteering days per year * dependant on role level ** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce.

We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.

Hargreaves Lansdown is the UK's number one platform for private investors.

Our purpose is to empower people to save and invest with confidence, and today, we are trusted with more than £120 billion by over 1.7 million clients.

We are based in the heart of Bristol now with over 2,000 colleagues.

We believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams and a great ethos.

We're steered by our core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

For more information about careers at HL and to see all our vacancies, please visit our careers website.