Technology Controls Lead - Retail

NatWest Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Greater London is seeking a Technology Controls Lead to develop stakeholder relationships and manage risk effectively. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in risk and control management, with a focus on technology risks in a retail context. You will foster a culture of continuous improvement while leading discussions on risk across various business areas.

Qualifications

• Extensive understanding of relevant businesses and key products.
• Experience in risk and control management.
• Strong senior stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop stakeholder relationships and risk management capabilities.
• Lead discussions on risk for business areas.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Risk management skills

Stakeholder management

Creative problem-solving

Conflict resolution

Understanding of technology risks

Job description

Join us as a Technology Controls Lead - Retail

• This is a prominent role, where your ability to develop stakeholder relationships will be as important as your risk management skills
• You'll gain exposure to a broad range of business areas within retail, allowing you to develop a deeper understanding of how we operate and our risk profile
• Lead informed discussions of risk for relevant business areas and products

What you'll do

As a Technology Controls Lead- Retail, you’ll apply effective risk management and decision-making capability, anticipating and assessing the potential impacts of risk across the relevant business area. In addition, you’ll create a culture of continuous improvement, increasing efficiency and productivity through great people leadership, coaching, engagement, and development of skills.

Your role will also involve:

• Maintaining corporate governance and risk committees, formulating and articulating risk appetite using the operational risk framework and material risk measures
• Assessing, reviewing, and implementing the controls relating to relevant operational and financial risks
• Leading on risk framework execution for the relevant business area as Risk and Control SME
• Supporting the relevant business area in interactions with 2LOD and 3LOD to drive a joined-up view across the 3 lines of defence

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be a highly skilled leader with experience of applying risk and control management in an operational and strategic context.

We’ll also have experience maintaining corporate governance and risk committees, formulating and articulating risk and controls using the operational risk framework and material risk measures.

You’ll also need:

• An extensive understanding of the relevant businesses, specifically key products, and technology risks, to enable informed discussions of risk
• Knowledge of technology risks, specifically application related risks and interactions with the infrastructure
• A high-level understanding of conduct risk associated with retail products
• Demonstratable ability to deliver high quality outcomes, in a fast paced and environment where priorities shift rapidly
• Strong senior stakeholder management skills
• Influencing and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to view the impact of issues from a wider or macro perspective
• The ability to think creatively when resolving problems and identify alternatives where established procedures may not exist