Technology Controls Assurance Manager

M&S; Salford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Technology Controls Assurance Manager to ensure the efficiency of our technology control environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of IT Control Frameworks and experience with GRC tooling. You will lead assurance activities and support audits. Competitive benefits include a 20% colleague discount, bonus schemes, and wellbeing support.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Access to wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of IT Control Frameworks (e.g. COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001) and regulatory requirements.
• Experience of using and deploying Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement controls assurance activities to evaluate efficiency.
• Identify control gaps and provide actionable recommendations.
• Support audits and assessments of the technology control environment.

Skills

IT Control Frameworks knowledge

Understanding of key technologies

GRC tooling experience

Change management

Communication skills

Education

Professional qualification in CISA or CRISC

Job description

Overview

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Job Description

What you'll do

As the Technology Controls Assurance Manager, you'll play a meaningful role to ensure our technology control environment is operating efficiently to lead against our risk tolerance. You will:

• Lead and implement controls assurance activities, evaluating design and operational efficiency across applications, infrastructure and key processes.
• Identify control gaps and weaknesses, providing actionable recommendations to remediate and improve to mitigate risks.
• Craft and implement regular controls testing activities to assure controls are operating as detailed.
• Support the Technology Controls Assurance Lead to develop and implement new controls in response to emerging risks.
• Partner with Internal Audit and Finance Risk & Controls to support internal / external audits and assessments of the technology control environment.

Who you are

• Strong understanding and knowledge of IT Control Frameworks (e.g. COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001) and regulatory requirements (e.g. SOX, GDPR).
• Strong understanding and knowledge of key technologies (Infrastructure, Cloud, Network etc.)
• Experience of using and deploying GRC tooling
• Change agent, with the ability to embed new ways of working and drive cultural improvements
• Strong communication and relationship skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with diverse partners, and ability to translate technical information to user-friendly language.
• Professional qualification in CISA, CRISC or equivalent.

Benefits

• After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

Everyone's welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're redefining, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.