Senior Risk Oversight Manager - Digital

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The Senior Risk Oversight Manager - Digital supports the Head of Digital & Corporate Functions Risk Oversight providing oversight of Technology, Information Security, Cyber & Data risk management within HL, ensuring the adequacy of internal controls, managements risk response, compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and adherence to HL Group policies and frameworks. The role will provide guidance, oversight, and challenge to support the maintenance of sound, robust and fit for purpose risk and control environments, both Digital BaU and Change functions.

• Work closely with Digital leaders, managers and stakeholders providing guidance, oversight, and challenge to the Technology risk control environment, focusing on Information Security, Cyber & Data resilience, strategic delivery, and deployment.
• Maintain effective stakeholder relationships with the relevant Business colleagues to influence and challenge the management of business risk in line with the HL Risk Taxonomy and Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Provide oversight, guidance and assurance that supports continual improvements of Technology, Information Security, Cyber & Data risk management across the Group and Third Parties.
• Represent Second Line Risk at functional/business management meetings providing independent challenge, specialist/technical advice and guidance to ensure the effective management of business risk in line with the HL Policy Framework and associated standards.
• Oversee the implementation of functional/business Risk Maturity plans providing timely advice, guidance, and support to Business colleagues to ensure HL Groups Risk Maturity targets are met.
• Collaborate across Second Line Risk and Compliance teams to ensure a ‘One Connected Team’ approach by embedding Second Line Risk & Compliance oversights squads ensuring the prompt sharing of business information and collaborative agreement of focus areas for oversight.
• Provide timely oversight of both Strategic and Continuous Improvement change and transition into the BAU business, with focus on establishment and embedding of appropriate and effective governance and controls in the business.
• Lead the development and delivery of Second Line Risk Opinions required to inform business decision via the appropriate governance forum(s).
• Ensure the prompt sharing of relevant developments and risk events (internal and external) that may be relevant to or have an impact on HL, ensuring these are effectively assessed and used to inform business decision making.
• Lead or provide specialist technical input into the execution of Second Line Assurance Reviews for thematic risk areas across the business.
• Provide specialist and technical contributions to Second Line Risk reporting, as required.
• Deputise for team members and the Head of Digital & Corporate Functions Risk Oversight as required.

• Established Risk practitioner with experience in a Financial Services organisation.
• Information Security, Cyber, Data and Technology subject matter expert, with experience of traditional software development life cycle and cloud development and deployment control environments.
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Risk management frameworks and experience of the practical application of the fundamental principles of risk management in a First Line and/or Second Line context.
• Good knowledge of FCA Handbook and relevant regulation and legislation impacting Financial Services organisation.
• Good understanding of current and emerging cyber and technology risks facing Financial Services organisations.
• Accomplished in forging effective relationships at all levels, skilled at influencing, negotiating and managing…