Senior IT Risk & Controls Manager

HSBC Holdings plc; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking a Senior Control Manager to lead a specialist control team within the GCIO Chief Control Office, supporting the Technology Infrastructure area. You will partner with senior management to manage operational risk, design effective controls and monitor risk across IT assets and capacity management.

The role emphasizes data-driven risk assessment, continuous improvement of the control environment, and collaboration with governance functions.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience within IT infrastructure and technology control capabilities.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

IT infrastructure controls

Operational risk management

Technology & cyber risk

Risk assessment

Controls design & monitoring

Data, IT, Risk Management, Audit

Job description

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking a Senior Control Manager to lead a specialist control team within the GCIO Chief Control Office, supporting the Technology Infrastructure area. You will partner with senior management to manage operational risk, design effective controls and monitor risk across IT assets and capacity management.

The role emphasizes data-driven risk assessment, continuous improvement of the control environment, and collaboration with governance functions.