(Hybrid - two days in London)
Overview:
An excellent opportunity has arisen with a global brand for a IT Governance Senior Advisor to focused on IT Audit and Risk. The main purpose of the position is to improve the Governance Maturity score for the team and to work closely with IT teams to ensure appropriate IT governance practices, quality control activities, processes and quality standards are understood and adopted. You will ensure compliance with IT governance standards and internal policies, including those relating to quality, service, sustainability and security.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Maintain and deliver a risk-based compliance assurance plan and associated processes, including the development of a risk universe
- Assist in the production of compliance reports to the Executive Leadership Committee, Audit and Risk Committee, and the senior leadership team
- Participate in the coordination of the day-to-day delivery of IT governance and control initiatives
- Input to, coordinate and deliver remediation plans required to remediate open audit issues and mitigate associated risks in partnership with owners
- Assist IT control owners in the design and implementation of controls, and in the submission of control evidence for technology audits
- Prepare and maintain organisational policies and standards within a technology environment
- Identify and implement opportunities for IT process improvement through simplification and standardization
- Achieve and maintain compliance against relevant national and international IT governance standards
- Monitor and evaluate the control environment, including self-assessments and independent assurance reviews
- Evaluate vendor relationships, contracts, risk, and performance metrics.
- Responsible for the evaluation of current and future organizational needs in respect of ensuring regulatory, legislative, and control compliance obligations.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Experience of ensuring compliance with established organisational objectives as part of assigned responsibilities
- Experience of assisting in the preparation and/or review of technology related policies and standards
- Strong business acumen
- Has a wide practical knowledge of the principles of quality management together with an understanding of the applicability of such principles
- Experience and understanding of risk management, IT compliance and assurance, security frameworks, and internal/external audit procedures
- Understanding of key technology frameworks and standards such as ITIL, COBIT, NIST, ISAE3000, SOC2, etc
- Professional Certification such as CISA, CIA, CGEIT, ISO auditor (ISO27001, ISO22301) are preferable
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant subject
Package:
- Up to £52K base salary perm
- 25 days holiday
- Pension 3% personal 15% company
- Income protection
- Life assurance