Risk & Compliance Business Partner - Technology & Change

People's Partnership; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension contributions

Healthcare

Learning & development

Volunteer days

Travel season ticket loans

Job summary

People’s Partnership in the United Kingdom is seeking a Risk & Compliance Business Partner for Technology & Change to provide independent second-line risk oversight and advisory support across technology, cyber, data and delivery functions. You’ll partner with senior leaders to embed risk management into strategic plans, investment decisions and change delivery.

The role requires strong governance knowledge, experience in change programmes and excellent communication skills to report to

Qualifications

• Experience in first- or second-line risk management within Technology, Digital, Change, Transformation or Financial Services environments.
• Strong governance, programme delivery, portfolio management and control framework knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executive/board audiences.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary Risk Partner for Technology & Change, providing independent challenge and oversight.
• Identify, assess, monitor and manage technology, cyber, change, resilience, data and third-party risks.
• Review risk assessments, control self-assessments and remediation plans.
• Monitor risk exposures against appetites, tolerances and KRIs.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of controls across technology operations and delivery.
• Conduct thematic reviews and deep-dive analyses of key risk areas.
• Ensure compliance with Group Risk Framework and regulatory obligations.

Skills

Risk management

Technology & Change

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder influence

Analytical thinking

Reporting to executives

Job description

Risk & Compliance Business Partner – Technology & Change

About People’s Partnership:

At the heart of our not-for-profit organisation is a commitment and a motivation to make the future-saving experience a simple one for our members. We champion fairness and simplicity, not profit-chasing. Imagine a financial adventure where everyone's a winner, fuelled by our exceptional service and brought to life by the fantastic individuals who work for us. We're a diverse employer with a flexible, hybrid working approach, ensuring everyone gets the opportunity to come to work and be the best version of themselves.

What you'll be doing:

The Risk and Compliance Business Partner (Technology & Change) is responsible for providing independent second-line risk oversight, challenge and advisory support across the Technology and Change function, ensuring that technology, cyber, operational resilience, data, delivery and transformation risks are identified, assessed, managed and reported in line with the Group Risk Framework and regulatory expectations. This aligns with the organisation's broader transformation agenda and the need for effective governance across technology and change portfolios.

The role acts as a trusted advisor and critical thinking partner to senior leaders across Technology, Change, Delivery, Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security and Service Management functions. Working closely with business leaders, risk owners, control owners, project sponsors and third-party suppliers, the role will support the effective integration of risk management into strategic planning, investment decisions, change delivery and operational activities.

• Act as the primary Risk Business Partner for the Technology & Change function, providing independent challenge, oversight and constructive support.
• Support the identification, assessment, monitoring and management of technology, cyber, change, operational resilience, data and third-party risks.
• Review and challenge risk assessments, risk and control self-assessments, scenario analyses and remediation plans.
• Monitor risk exposures against agreed risk appetites, tolerances and key risk indicators, identifying emerging risks and areas requiring management action.
• Assess the effectiveness of controls supporting technology operations, change delivery, information security, resilience, service management and supplier management.
• Undertake thematic reviews and deep dives into key technology and change risk areas.
• Ensure the Technology & Change function operates in accordance with the Group Risk Framework and regulatory obligations.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience operating within a first- or second-line risk management function.
• Strong experience within Technology, Digital, Change, Transformation or Financial Services environments.
• Knowledge of technology risk, change risk, operational resilience, cyber risk, data risk and third-party risk management.
• Strong understanding of governance, programme delivery, portfolio management and control frameworks.
• Experience challenging and influencing senior technology and business leaders.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess complex issues and identify practical solutions.
• Experience designing, reviewing or challenging risk assessments, controls, incidents and remediation activities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including preparing reports for executive and board-level audiences.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced change and transformation environment.

What you can expect from us:

• Generous pension contributions with an employer contribution of up to 14%
• Real living wage
• Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service insurance
• Employee healthcare
• Parental and adoption leave
• Learning & development opportunities and study support
• Travel season ticket loans
• Volunteering days and charity payroll giving
• Onsite gym
• Social clubs and events

You can learn more about how we support our employees on our website.

Disability Statement

People's Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at People's Partnership) equally and enabling them to perform at their best and demonstrate what they have to offer. This role may support hybrid working. To make use of this arrangement, employees must have an appropriate home working environment, including a private workspace and reliable, secure high speed internet that enables them to perform their duties effectively. We are a disability committed employer, please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process (application, selection assessments where relevant, and interview) to enable you to show us the best “you”.