Description
We are seeking an experienced Technology, Cyber and Resilience Risk & Controls Lead to support Barclays’ business in Japan. This role carries end-to-end accountability for technology risk and control matters across the country, including audit and regulatory engagement, senior stakeholder management, and the effectiveness of the control environment.
The successful candidate will demonstrate sound judgement, provide credible challenge, and translate regulatory expectations into practical governance, risk, and control outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary Technology representative in local regulatory engagements, including meetings, inspections, submissions, and interactions conducted in Japanese where required.
- Advise, influence, and challenge Country Management, CIOs, CISOs, Directors, and Managing Directors on technology risk and control matters.
- Drive a consistent and effective control framework across Technology, Cyber, and Resilience, ensuring risks are identified, prioritised, and remediated appropriately.
- Provide clear, risk-based recommendations and ensure they are well-supported, defensible, and actionable.
- Represent the Controls function in senior governance forums and drive outcomes that strengthen the country’s technology risk and control posture.
- Assess local Technology, Cyber, and Resilience regulatory requirements against Barclays’ policies and standards, identifying compliance gaps and driving remediation.
- Develop and maintain processes that support ongoing regulatory compliance in Japan.
- Support internal and external audits through readiness activities, advisory support, and remediation efforts across Technology, Cybersecurity, and Operational Resilience.
- Provide strategic guidance to branch management on due care, due diligence, and control responsibilities.
Mandatory Skills & Experience
- Strong understanding of Japan’s Technology, Cybersecurity, and Operational Resilience regulatory landscape within the financial services industry.
- Hands-on experience conducting regulatory gap assessments and managing regulatory engagements, including supporting onsite inspections and interactions with regulators.
- Proven experience managing and supporting Technology, Cyber, and Operational Resilience audits, including audit preparedness and remediation activities.
- Demonstrated expertise in Technology and Cyber Risk & Controls Governance, including governance forums, reporting, and stakeholder management.
Preferred Skills
- Experience supporting business transformation and change programmes within the financial services sector, with a focus on regulatory and controls compliance.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior executives on risk and control matters.
- Fluency in both English and Japanese, including strong written and verbal communication skills in both languages.