Sr. Associate Director, Data Control Manager

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Sr. Associate Director, Data Control Manager.

Principal responsibilities:

• Partnering with the GCIO CCO function to lead the oversight of the risk and control portfolio related to the services CCO CTO Data Technology provides to the Group
• Acting as trusted advisor for senior management by partnering to manage their operational risk
• Promoting accountable risk and control decision-making based on quality data and analysis
• Providing specialist risk and control knowledge and insights, leading efforts to continuously improve the control environment and monitoring of risk
• Advising and designing process and controls in a commercially viable, practical and effective manner
• Identifying trends to anticipate future developments in the risk and control environment
• Influencing and shaping the development and implementation of future-fit risk management and regulatory frameworks
• Providing Senior Management with updates on any relevant changes to policy or projects related to operational risk
• The role is part of a global team and will be expected to support and collaborate with other team members across multiple regions
• Facing off to senior management and managing respective portfolios
• Responsible for embedding risk and control management framework, including control monitoring and assurance
• Advising and designing process and controls in a commercially viable, practical and effective manner, including driving control sustainability through automation and controls by design
• Managing stakeholders across multi-faceted geographies, businesses and functions
• Presenting and reporting complex risk and control information in ways that are meaningful for different stakeholders
• Applying professional understanding, expertise and judgement to oversee the health of the end-to-end control environment
• Leveraging opportunities to implement more automated, effective and cost-efficient controls and measures of effectiveness
• Providing advice, support and challenge to stakeholders to help them understand and manage controls and risks effectively
• Functional Risk & Controls lead for CTO Data Tech
• Analyzing and interpreting risk and control related information to provide insight and improvement with clear and measurable outcomes
• Delivering clear, concise and consumable messages based on good evidence and informed judgement that support risk and control related decision making
• Monitoring and analysing the performance of the control environment to drive more effective design and operation of controls
• Lead the CTO Data Tech Risk and Control Forum and other related committees and forums
• Support CCO operating model, service catalogue, procedures, and toolkits
• Constructive challenge on control environment and assessment of risk across GCIO
• Ensuring lessons learnt in one line of business/impacting incident are properly understood for all GCIO with associated actions implemented in a timely manner
• Embed risk culture and change delivery capability across the GCIO CCO function
• Identify trends to anticipate future developments in the risk and control environment
• Maintain awareness of relevant changes in regulatory guidance and expectation with key regulators
• Leadership & Team Management
• Previous experience leading teams required with remote team leadership experience preferred
• Models open communication and collaboration across the team and with stakeholders
• Develops and maintains long term relationships with stakeholders internally and externally
• Experience of working in a globally dispersed team

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with data, technology and cyber control capabilities preferably in a data platform environment or as a 1/2/3LOD control management function
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience and subject matter expertise in management of operational risk, non-financial risk and/or technology & cyber risk
• Experience across Data, IT, Operations, Risk Management, and / or Audit roles requiring management of diverse risk types is desirable
• Previous experience of identifying, defining and solving problems that have impact on your work or the wider business
• Financial Services or other highly regulated industry experience/exposure is preferred
• Strong communication skills to influence and challenge stakeholders
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Ability to present complex issues concisely to senior partners using non-technical language
• Flexible and adaptable, able to handle and prioritise competing demands in a fast-paced environment
• Experience dealing with regulatory bodies and engagement will be an asset
• Active industry recognized certificates will be an asset, e.g. CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CCSP etc