Senior Control Manager

Archer; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Enhanced maternity pay

Job summary

HSBC is seeking an experienced Senior Control Manager to partner with the GCIO CCO function and oversee the risk and control portfolio for Technology Infrastructure services within the UK. You will lead a specialist control team and ensure robust controls across configuration baselines, asset management, capacity, and cyber risk, aligned with third-party and cyber requirements.

This role offers a clear path for career growth in a major global bank, with tailored professional development

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience within IT infrastructure and technology control capabilities.
• Strong hands-on experience in operational risk, non-financial risk and/or technology & cyber risk.
• Experience across Data, IT, Risk Management, and / or Audit roles.
• Proven track record of identifying, defining and solving problems that impact work or the wider business.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver process improvements and meet commitments.
• Experience in Financial Services or other highly regulated industries is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted advisor to senior management by partnering to manage operational risk, including risk assessments, controls, issues management and audits.
• Promote accountable risk and control decision-making based on quality data and analysis, challenging poor controls and related tasks.
• Provide specialist risk and control knowledge to improve the control environment and monitoring of risk.
• Advise and design processes and controls that are commercially viable and effective.
• Identify trends to anticipate future developments in risk and control environment.
• Update Senior Management on changes to policy or projects impacting risk areas.

Skills

Operational risk management

IT infrastructure

Technology control

Risk management

Audit

Job description

Archer is collaborating with HSBC to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. We’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions. We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Control Manager. Partnering with the GCOO COO function to oversee the risk and control portfolio related to the services CCO CTO provides to the Group. You will lead a specialist control team within the GCIO Chief Control Office (GCIO CCO) Function that directly supports the Technology Infrastructure area of the Chief Technology Office within HSBC, who own the design of controls for the Bank: Configuration Baselines, Evergreening/Obsolescence, IT Asset Management, Capacity Management, IT Service Acceptance, and manage infrastructure compliance with a wider set of controls such as Third Party and various Cyber requirements. As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In This Role You Will

• Acting as trusted advisor for senior management by partnering to manage their operational risk i.e., risk assessments, control environment, issues management, audits
• Promoting accountable risk and control decision-making based on quality data and analysis, actively challenging poor, inefficient or excessive controls, related tasks and behaviours
• Providing specialist risk and control knowledge and insights, leading efforts to continuously improve the control environment and monitoring of risk, including behaviours
• Advising and designing process and controls in a commercially viable, practical and effective manner
• Identifying trends to anticipate future developments in the risk and control environment
• Providing Senior Management with updates on any relevant changes to policy or projects related to operational risk that have an impact on their area of responsibility

Opening up a world of opportunity

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk via [e-mail].

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience within IT infrastructure and technology control capabilities either directly or as a 1/2/3LOD control management function
• Strong hands-on experience and subject matter expertise in management of operational risk, non-financial risk and/or technology & cyber risk
• Experience across Data, IT, Risk Management, and / or Audit roles requiring management of diverse risk types is desirable
• Previous experience of identifying, defining and solving problems that have impact on your work or the wider business
• Proven track record of process improvement and delivering as promised
• Financial Services or other highly regulated industry experience/exposure is preferred