Executive Manager - IT Audit - Banking Captive

This role is focused on, but not limited to:

Assisting the General Manager to:

- Plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee the daily operations of the Automated Control Testing function - 30+ people anticipated

- Create and implement growth strategies and set key performance goals

- Build and maintain a talented technical team of dedicated and passionate control assurance professionals

- Oversee the talent management results - recruiting, hiring, training, coaching and development of the team

- Report key initiatives, goals and key results to the Group Chief Controls Officer, participate in governance forums in India

- Identify areas needing cost reduction or process improvement

- Engage with key stakeholders and senior leadership team within India

- Strategic planning for value creation initiatives aligned with business objectives and strategic capability enhancement directives

- Develop and deliver on the Group's control assurance strategy and drive the success of the Centre of Control Testing Excellence

- Oversee the operational cadence of the team including forward looking control testing schedule, agree and socialise scheduling with internal stakeholders.

- Report and socialise insights and overall testing outcome to relevant BU/SU LT, CCO LT, committees, external auditors and India governance forums as required.

- Uplift and roll out the automated control testing and continuous monitoring capability and methodology:

a. Lead continuous improvement of the business control environment by using analytics and data to generate insights and implement continuous monitoring.

b. Lead assurance optimisation through building analytics to collate test information for control testing.

c. Develop advanced analytics for data related control assurance to test whether controls using data are producing the required data outputs (continuous control monitoring)

- Ability to think innovatively and outside of the box when faced with challenges.

- Provide thought leadership to the Automated Control Assurance team through development of the 3 year strategic plan.

In this role you will:

- Provide Business/Support Units with a timely assurance outcome over the design and operating effectiveness of their automated/semi-automated controls.

- Set the standards and expectations of the team in providing high quality Line 1 assurance over automated and semi-automated business controls in line with ORMF.

- Work closely with the business, Chief Controls Office (CCO)/Line 1 Risk community and technology teams in technical code reviews as part of control design and operational effectiveness testing to ensure the control is both fit for purpose and use.

- Review and provide ongoing feedback to junior team members on the appropriateness and quality levels of testing and testing documentation in line with expected standards.

- Drive continuous improvement of the Group's Control Environment through the provision of insights and reporting to enable the timely and effective remediation of controls

- Drive continuous improvement of CAP through implementation of continuous control monitoring, automation and control rationalisation.

- Conduct performance reviews with input fro teams and set and communicate team KPIs.

- Implement and support the team's development plans.

- Role-model the Group's values and behaviours, and provide coaching to the team on their behaviour and required skills;

- Adhere to the Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct sets the standards of behaviour, actions and decisions we expect from our people.

Your skills and experience

- 10+ year' work experience in IT external audit, IT internal audit, IT risk and regulatory management strategies and techniques, (including SoX 404)

- 10+ years in applying relevant technical knowledge in at least the following engagements: internal or operational audits, ISAE 3402, ISAE 3150 or SSAE16 attestation engagements for third parties, technology security and IT control reviews and/or business process reviews

- 10+ years of experience in a leadership role managing teams with a global reach

- Advanced team leadership skills - ability to communicate and collaborate with all levels of management in a large global multi-culture company

- Strong negotiation and influencing skills to enable constructive working relationships at all levels of seniority across the Group;

- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in an ambiguous environment that requires agility and flexibility of approach;

- Highly developed oral and written communication.

- Excellent time management for handling multiple responsibilities and for working well under pressure in a fast-paced environment

- Expertise in compliance standards and control assurance frameworks.

- Expansive technology risk management experience in large, complex and critical technology/system/IT environments.

- Knowledge of International regulatory frameworks.

- Expert knowledge of technology risk management concepts and processes.

- Demonstrated ability to resolve escalations from senior leaders respectfully and pragmatically

- Demonstrated ability to build, develop and implement standards and expectations across the team of the ways of working

Risk skills and experience:

All employees are expected to proactively identify and understand, openly discuss and act on current and future risks. As a leader, we would be looking for you to have:

- Advanced understanding of the end to end risk management processes, activities and initiatives that support sound risk management in complex environments.

- The skills to manage risk effectively including authentically communicating the importance of risk in a way that mobilises others to act, making robust decisions, creating an environment where people feel safe to speak up, working collaboratively across the three lines of accountability and delivering sustainable results.