Senior IT Risk Partner & Strategic Advisor

Partners Life Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training and development

Discretionary bonus after 12 months"

Life insurance and income protection

Birthday leave and long service leave

Maternity leave salary top up, reduced

Flexible hybrid working

Takapuna office

Job summary

Partners Life is seeking a Senior Risk Business Partner to join our high-performing IT function in Auckland. You will embed strong risk management practices across IT, acting as the primary Line 1 risk adviser to IT leaders and teams.

You’ll work with senior technology leaders to identify, assess and manage technology, operational and cyber risks while supporting strategic decision-making and innovation. This is a rare opportunity to shape technology risk capabilities in a leading life insurer.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in IT risk, technology controls, cyber risk and governance.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and influence risk outcomes.
• Experience in risk registers, RCSAs, controls and risk reporting.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments, ideally financial services.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted adviser to the IT Leadership Team, providing practical and commercially focused technology risk advice while constructively challenging thinking and supporting strategic decision-making.
• Partner with technology leaders to proactively manage IT risks, controls and compliance obligations.
• Lead and facilitate technology risk assessments, control reviews, RCSAs and other risk management activities across the IT function.
• Support the identification and management of incidents, issues, vulnerabilities and remediation activities.
• Provide oversight and reporting on technology risks, key risk indicators, controls and emerging threats.
• Deliver meaningful risk insights, reporting and trend analysis to support governance forums and leadership decision-making.
• Help strengthen risk culture through coaching, education and leadership across technology teams.
• Support regulatory change initiatives and governance activities impacting technology and information management practices.
• Contribute to the ongoing maturity and effectiveness of our technology risk management framework and operational resilience practices.

Skills

IT risk

Cyber risk

Technology governance

Technology assurance

IT audit

Risk reporting

Stakeholder management

Influence without authority

Job description

Partners Life is seeking a Senior Risk Business Partner to join our high-performing IT function in Auckland. You will embed strong risk management practices across IT, acting as the primary Line 1 risk adviser to IT leaders and teams.

You’ll work with senior technology leaders to identify, assess and manage technology, operational and cyber risks while supporting strategic decision-making and innovation. This is a rare opportunity to shape technology risk capabilities in a leading life insurer.