Senior Attestations and Client Audit Manager; D&A DORA)

ABOUT US:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs.

It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

As the DORA Risk Assurance Manager you will be meeting the new demand from clients as a result of European DORA legislation to deliver new attestations and client audit.

Lead the day-to-day management and scheduling of the DORA Customer Audit program, ensuring that all internal partners are briefed, logistics organized and evidence collated, being the Customer Audit representative with the client. Champion integrity, transparency, and continuous learning. Mentor junior members of staff, encourage growth, through real-time feedback and collaborative learning. Support the team in adapting to new auditing standards and digital transformation initiatives.

Own the planning and execution of attestation programs (e.g. SOC 2, ISAE 3000). Maintain a library control narrative, process flows, and risk/control matrices. Prepare and deliver responses to findings. Own the end-to-end governance process across the department. Deputize for the leadership team, delegate and manage workload across the team, provide mentorship and career counselling to members of the team.

Support the design and implementation of control frameworks over technology platforms from each Business Unit. Present the control framework, objectives, and provide advice to product managers, engineers, architects and other partners in embedding controls for attestations. Lead the end-to-end risk control self-assessment and maturity reviews.

Work directly with customers and account teams to proactively address queries based on trends and common themes observed in assigned requests. Act as primary point of contact or escalation for Business Unit Product Managers, Business Control Owners, Architects and others. Educate business leaders and technical teams on attestation readiness and control framework. Maintain and collaborate with partners – including Legal, Compliance, Infrastructure & Cloud, D&A Tech Services teams, product teams, customer facing teams and external auditors.

Collaborate with Information Security, Privacy, Legal, and other internal Program teams to align on regulatory expectations. Monitor emerging standards in financial market infrastructure assurance and recommend adoption where required.

• Proven track record in audit, attestation, or risk assurance in a Big 4, consulting or financial services environment.
• Solid understanding of DORA, SOC, ISAE
  3402/3000 and IT Risk control frameworks.
• Experience in assessing technology, data, or market infrastructure environments.
• Excellent documentation skills (process maps,…