Senior Operational Risk Manager

Senior Operational Risk Manager (Technology) London | Permanent | Regulated Financial Services Our client is a purpose-led, dual-regulated organisation, and they're looking for an experienced risk leader to step into a senior, high-profile technology risk role. What you'll do:

• Provide expert second-line oversight and challenge across technology, cyber, information security, data, change and third-party risk
• Strengthen the organisation's operational resilience and risk profiles
• Shape policies and standards that give strong, practical coverage of risk
• Lead the design and delivery of risk scenarios, including regulatory reporting
• Decide where formal assurance is needed and verify that management actions are properly closed out
• Represent risk at governance forums and engage key stakeholders across the business
• Lead and develop a small team of risk professionals What you'll bring:
• 5+ years' experience providing oversight and challenge of operational risk, including technology, cyber, data and transformation
• Experience of technology and digital transformation programmes
• Strong working knowledge of operational resilience regulation and how to achieve compliance
• Understanding of UK data protection, data governance and data ethics
• Familiarity with risk frameworks, including NIST, COBIT or similar
• Excellent report writing, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to make technical topics simple
• A resilient, personable style and a real desire to develop others
• A risk management qualification and/or a relevant degree Desirables: Financial services background, stress and scenario testing knowledge, Board-level reporting, data-driven risk insight Why this role? Senior visibility, real influence on how technology risk is managed, the chance to build and lead a team, and an inclusive culture with a mission that protects real people. Interested? Message me or send your CV for a confidential chat.