Tech Risk & Controls Leader

Allica Bank; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Pension contributions

Discretionary bonus scheme

Private health cover

Life assurance

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Allica Bank is seeking a senior Risk Business Partner for Technology within the Controls function. You will embed the Risk Management Framework, scrutinise technology controls, and oversee vendor risk, RCSA, and ICAAP elements to ensure robust non-financial risk management.

Your day-to-day will involve testing key controls, supporting operational resilience, and delivering risk reporting to committees, while promoting a risk-focused culture across the bank.

Qualifications

• Strong Risk knowledge including RCSAs, Controls and Risk Libraries, risk event reporting
• Expertise in technology control frameworks and vendor management standards.
• Knowledge of ISO27001 and SOC2 type controls would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of relevant non-financial risk regulatory requirements, e.g. on Operational Resilience, Outsourcing is desirable.
• Hands on experience of assurance/monitoring of risks and controls across non-financial risk disciplines
• Willing to be very hands-on and ability to adapt quickly to the workflow in support of the Controls team, with focus on delivering results and meeting deadlines.
• Strong written and presentation skills, supported by experience of communication across different levels of seniority.
• Ability to provide necessary challenge in a constructive manner.
• Strong team player, with focus on ongoing development to support meeting objective of the team.
• Overall, 10-12 years of experience in operational risk management, RCSA administration and ICAAP compliance with deep expertise in internal controls.
• Proven experience in developing and overseeing vendor risk management frameworks including 3rd party risk assessment, ongoing monitoring and compliance

Responsibilities

• You will partner with the Technology business area to embed the Risk Management Framework, including policies and procedures.
• Provide expert input into the design and operation of the technology control framework, including data management, working with stakeholders across Technology to ensure that controls are documented and embedded.
• Provide expert input into the vendor management framework, supporting the Vendor Management Team to develop and embed controls to ensure effective management of vendors in line with regulatory requirements.
• Testing of existing and new key controls in line with agreed schedule, informing the non-financial risk profile and required management actions.
• Support the operational resilience programme, with a focus on technology resilience, feeding into scenario planning and testing.
• Support the coordination and facilitation of the bank’s Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and administration of the bank’s annual RCSA refresh.
• Support the capital calculation for Operational Risk as part of the ICAAP, including scenario analysis.
• Hands on support in the update of risk information on the bank’s Risk systems, including ensuring risk events and issues are appropriately raised and managed.
• Assembling informed quantitative and qualitative input into First Line Risk Reporting at relevant committees and conducting deep dive reviews into areas of thematic risk.

Skills

Risk knowledge

RCSA administration

ICAAP compliance

Vendor risk management

Operational risk

Technology risk

Vendor management

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Team player

Job description

Allica Bank is seeking a senior Risk Business Partner for Technology within the Controls function. You will embed the Risk Management Framework, scrutinise technology controls, and oversee vendor risk, RCSA, and ICAAP elements to ensure robust non-financial risk management.

Your day-to-day will involve testing key controls, supporting operational resilience, and delivering risk reporting to committees, while promoting a risk-focused culture across the bank.