Second-Line Tech Risk & Resilience Lead

Skipton Building Society; Skipton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

25 days leave

Pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing app

Cycle-to-work

Gym membership

Home and Tech voucher

Job summary

Skipton Building Society is seeking a Technology, Transformation & Resilience Risk Oversight Lead to provide independent second line risk support across information security, technology, AI, data and operational resilience. You will influence decision making and build trusted relationships at all levels.

You’ll assess risk management, deliver risk oversight, and produce executive reporting for senior leaders and committees, helping strengthen controls and promote a strong risk culture across the

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification or comparable risk, technology or information security certification.
• Strong experience across information security, technology risk, operational resilience and enterprise risk management.
• Proven track record of second line risk oversight, assurance, control evaluation and risk assessment within a regulated environment.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and present confidently to senior leaders and committees.
• Experience leading teams, strategic initiatives and multiple workstreams, delivering high quality outcomes and driving continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of risk reporting and governance, ideally gained within Financial Services or another highly regulated sector.

Responsibilities

• Assess the effectiveness of risk management activities, controls and mitigation plans, ensuring key risks and issues are appropriately escalated.
• Deliver second line risk-based oversight of cyber security, technology risk, AI governance, data risk, operational resilience and strategic business change.
• Produce insightful second line risk reporting and analysis for senior leaders and Executive Committees, identifying trends, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead second line thematic reviews, risk assessments and follow up activity to strengthen controls, address root causes and prevent recurrence of significant risk events.
• Act as a trusted risk advisor, promoting a strong risk culture through effective challenge, guidance, training and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Risk oversight

Information security

Technology risk

Operational resilience

Stakeholder management

Cyber security governance

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Relevant professional qualification in risk/technology

Job description

Skipton Building Society is seeking a Technology, Transformation & Resilience Risk Oversight Lead to provide independent second line risk support across information security, technology, AI, data and operational resilience. You will influence decision making and build trusted relationships at all levels.

You’ll assess risk management, deliver risk oversight, and produce executive reporting for senior leaders and committees, helping strengthen controls and promote a strong risk culture across the