My client has identified a need for an organised, proactive and tenacious individual to join them assisting with the planning, tracking and managing a portfolio of work that supports the firms risk and control mandate.
The company:
My client provides interconnected software designed to totally transform the way in which insurance firms sell their products and services.
Their award winning comparison platform facilitates intermediaries in their quotation, underwriting, comparison and selling of insurance. Allowing them to operate a wide range of providers via one, digital platform; leaving the user experience faster, simpler and smarter.
In short, they empower insurance companies to sell smarter, globally.
The role:
The primary purpose of this role is to embed, operationalise and track my client's technology risk and control procedures and controls.
Reporting into to the Director of Business Operations, the successful candidate will be responsible for the successful closure and oversight of all technology risk items. This involved the co-ordination of all internal and external risk and control inspections and risk governance framework.
What you'll be doing:
- Project managing streams of work that focus on manging and closing down risk and control related items and gaps relating to IT security and operations
- Support standardization in risk management processes and procedures, and ensure adherence to company tools and applications
- Organise and oversee risk & control assessments on IT processes
- Provide oversight of IT risk and security requirements for 3rd party service providers to assure that IT risk and security requirements are being managed and assist on the coordinating investigation of IT security incidents
- Coordinate all internal/external IT audit & regulatory inspections
- Prepare reporting packs for the Risk management Committee (RMC) and act as secretariat at these meetings
- Manage database of technology risk related improvement actions, assigning owners and managing items to closure.
You will be able to measure your success by quality of audits and reports, number of findings, as well as No. of outstanding, overdue technology risk actions and timeliness of observation closures
A bit about you:
As mentioned we are looking for an organised, proactive and tenacious individual, these factors will likely be key to your success in this role.
We are more interested in finding someone for the right behaviours and personality fit for this role than focussing too much on what your career experience has been to date. The personal profile we would really like to see looks a bit like this:
- An understanding of how to communicate effectively with both internal employees and 3rd parties
- Results orientated in how you approach tasks
- Close attention to detail
- Critical and independent thinking
- Quick learner and adaptable
- Positive attitude to all tasks presented to you
- Shows initiative, flexibility and resourcefulness
- Is a committed team member who openly shares information, knowledge, and experience
If you want to pursue a career in Technology Project Management, we don't mind too much what background you've come from. You will not need software development skills for this role. You may be working as a Junior Project Manager, Business Analyst, in a Support or Compliance role, the sort of skill we will likely be looking for as follows.
Required skills:
- Excellent communication skills
- Firm understanding of project management
- Experience working on projects in a commercial environment
- Proficient with Excel and Powerpoint
- Stakeholder management proficiency and experience
- Strong analytical and thinking skills
Bonus points for:
- Qualified to degree level
- Solid project management experience
- Knowledge in IT risk and security principles and best practice
If you think this could be the right role for you - why not find out for sure? Contact me today for a confidential, non-committal chat about what this opportunity could offer your career.
Eames Consulting is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
