Technology Supplier Risk & Resilience Lead

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Non-contributory pension

Discretionary performance award

8% benefits allowance

26 days’ annual leave

Private medical insurance

Income protection

Job summary

The Bank of England is seeking a permanent Technology Supplier Risk professional within the Technology OCIO function to govern and continuously improve how technology suppliers are managed and kept resilient.

The role focuses on running the Technology Supplier Risk Framework with emphasis on cloud providers, material suppliers and outsourced services, turning policy into practical oversight and delivering robust governance, assurance and reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience with third-party suppliers, vendors or service providers.
• Experience in governance, assurance, risk management or compliance.
• Experience with Technology suppliers and services.
• Supplier due diligence and assurance reviews, including analysis of controls and evidence.
• Developing and maintaining governance processes, risk registers, dashboards and management information, interpreting regulatory and policy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Run and refine the Technology Supplier Risk Framework.
• Oversee governance and resilience of Cloud Service Providers, material suppliers and outsourced service providers.
• Keep the processes, tools, reporting and assurance activities that identify, assess and manage supplier risk.
• Turn policy and regulatory requirements into practical oversight activities.
• Review supplier risk assessments and assurance submissions, checking findings against agreed criteria.
• Assess assurance reports, certifications, business continuity plans, exit plans and financial information.
• Update reporting and dashboards on risks, control gaps, remediation actions and trends.
• Coordinate assurance work with suppliers and internal teams, and manage the actions that follow.
• Advise stakeholders and escalated supplier risks where necessary.
• Build working relationships with suppliers and senior internal stakeholders.
• Help strengthen controls and improve visibility of supplier risk across Technology.
• Support the Bank's wider operational resilience objectives.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Planning & Organisation

Stakeholder management

Third-party governance

Regulatory requirements

Job description

The Bank of England is seeking a permanent Technology Supplier Risk professional within the Technology OCIO function to govern and continuously improve how technology suppliers are managed and kept resilient.

The role focuses on running the Technology Supplier Risk Framework with emphasis on cloud providers, material suppliers and outsourced services, turning policy into practical oversight and delivering robust governance, assurance and reporting.