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IT Risk and Controls Governance Manager

National salary: circa £52,000

London salary: circa £62,000

We have a great opportunity for someone to work across our Group CIO (Chief Information Officer) functions and CIO markets, supporting them in the management of their risk and control environment.

At Aviva we manage our risks to help proactively identify and control threats and vulnerabilities that could adversely impact the organisation and our customers, and the role that we have within the CIO Risk & Assurance team is crucial in supporting this.

If you are seeking a new challenge, have a good understanding of IT and Cyber risk and supporting control testing frameworks, are looking to expand your risk and controls governance knowledge and have strong engagement, influencing, networking, analytical and communication skills, this could be the role for you!

A bit about the job:

You will be part of the CIO Risk & Assurance team, supporting the review of the IT and Cyber risk and control environment to protect our customers and deliver our Risk Goals. We provide 1st line support, oversight and challenge across our CIO markets and Group CIO functions.

You will Lead Market/Functional SME input, guidance, and challenge to ensure compliance with the internal control framework, and quality application of it; whilst building the understanding of IT and Cyber, risk and controls and support (leading where required) risk and control debate and assessment/testing (including reporting and forward view) with functional SLTs (Senior Leadership Teams).

You will use insight, data and SME opinion to effectively challenge risk assessments, control positions, issue and action remediation, and risk events and conduct thorough testing of technical IT and Business Protection controls to demonstrate design adequacy and operational effectiveness of mandatory controls in our organisation.

As part of the role, you will develop strong relationships with all levels of stakeholders including the SLT, and risk, control and issue owners to provide regular coaching on internal control framework best practice, to ensure consistency and correct application and provide inputs and reporting into central forums and Group CIO functions and CIO market forms where required.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Thorough understanding of effective operational risk management, experience in a controls testing, quality assurance type of role.
• In-depth knowledge of IT systems, security, and operations.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and challenge effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, as well as adapt style and influence all levels of business, including senior management.
• Excellent written communication skills – the ability to collate and summarise information in plain English and tailor your written communication to suit the audience, is key.
• Awareness of IT and Security governance models and standards e.g. COBIT, ITIL, ISO27001 and Third-Party Risk and Change Management frameworks are ideal.

What you’ll get for this role:

• National salary: circa £52,000, London salary: circa £62,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send an email to beatrix.rozsa@aviva.com