Technology Risk & Resilience Oversight Lead

skipton; Skipton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension matching up to 10%

Colleague mortgages & Skipton products

Flexible working

Private medical insurance & wellbeing

Cycle-to-work

Gym membership discounts

Home and Tech voucher

Job summary

Skipton invites applications for a Technology, Transformation & Resilience Risk Oversight Lead to provide independent second line risk oversight across information security, technology, AI, data and operational resilience. You will assess risk controls, report to senior leaders, and lead thematic reviews while promoting a strong risk culture.

The role requires a professional qualification and a track record in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification or a comparable risk, technology or information security certification.
• Strong experience across information security, technology risk, operational resilience and enterprise risk management.
• Proven track record of providing second line risk oversight, assurance, control evaluation and risk assessment within a regulated environment.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and present confidently to senior leaders and committees.
• Experience leading teams, strategic initiatives and multiple workstreams, delivering high quality outcomes and driving continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of risk reporting and governance, ideally gained within Financial Services or another highly regulated sector.

Responsibilities

• Assess the effectiveness of risk management activities, controls and mitigation plans, ensuring key risks and issues are appropriately escalated.
• Deliver second line risk-based oversight of cyber security, technology risk, AI governance, data risk, operational resilience and strategic business change.
• Produce insightful second line risk reporting and analysis for senior leaders and Executive Committees, identifying trends, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead second line thematic reviews, risk assessments and follow up activity to strengthen controls, address root causes and prevent recurrence of significant risk events.
• Act as a trusted risk advisor, promoting a strong risk culture through effective challenge, guidance, training and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Risk management

Information security

Enterprise risk management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Job description

Skipton invites applications for a Technology, Transformation & Resilience Risk Oversight Lead to provide independent second line risk oversight across information security, technology, AI, data and operational resilience. You will assess risk controls, report to senior leaders, and lead thematic reviews while promoting a strong risk culture.

The role requires a professional qualification and a track record in regulated environments.