Technology Risk Director: Operational Oversight

Barclays; Hanover Township (NJ); On-site; USD 245,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an experienced technology risk leader in New Jersey to provide independent review and challenge of risk across technology strategy, architecture, and resilience. You will deliver risk assessments for major initiatives, lead cross-functional reviews, and advise senior CIOs/CTOs on critical technology risks and incidents.

The role requires influencing without authority within a large organisation, partnering with governance forums, and monitoring industry/regulatory

Qualifications

• Significant experience in technology risk, technology operations, engineering, architecture, resilience, infrastructure, or technology governance within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of modern technology risk domains including cloud adoption, technology change, operational resilience, third-party technology dependencies, infrastructure risk, and software delivery risk.
• Demonstrated ability to provide credible challenge and strategic advice to CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, Chief Architects, and other senior technology leaders.
• Proven track record of identifying emerging technology risks and translating technical issues into clear business and risk implications for executive audiences.
• Experience assessing risk implications of large-scale technology transformation, modernization, and strategic change programmes.
• Ability to operate as an independent senior individual contributor, exercising sound judgement, influencing without authority, and delivering outcomes across a complex stakeholder environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent oversight, review, and challenge of technology strategy, architecture, infrastructure, resilience, engineering, and technology change activities across Barclays.
• Deliver risk-based assessment and challenge of major technology initiatives, transformation programmes, and strategic investment decisions.
• Lead thematic reviews, deep dives, and cross-functional assessments to identify systemic technology risks, control weaknesses, and emerging risk trends.
• Provide independent risk opinions on significant technology incidents, remediation programmes, resilience issues, and material risk matters.
• Influence improvements in technology risk management through engagement with senior technology and business stakeholders, governance forums, and risk committees.
• Monitor external technology developments, threats, industry practices, and regulatory expectations to identify emerging risks and recommend appropriate actions.

Skills

Technology risk

Risk governance

Cloud adoption

Operational resilience

Independent advice

Job description

Barclays is seeking an experienced technology risk leader in New Jersey to provide independent review and challenge of risk across technology strategy, architecture, and resilience. You will deliver risk assessments for major initiatives, lead cross-functional reviews, and advise senior CIOs/CTOs on critical technology risks and incidents.

The role requires influencing without authority within a large organisation, partnering with governance forums, and monitoring industry/regulatory