Risk and Control Transformation Lead @ Delta Capita

Delta Capita

Reinventing the financial services value chain

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We’re offering an exciting opportunity to lead transformative risk and control initiatives within our Consulting Department in Sheffield. As a Risk and Control Transformation Lead, you will be responsible for driving end-to-end enhancements in governance, risk management, and control frameworks across complex client environments. This role involves close collaboration with senior stakeholders to design sustainable solutions, strengthen regulatory compliance, and embed a culture of continuous improvement.

Accountable for the Operational Resilience agenda for OBKYC and Servicing Technology department

Create forward looking view of what the strategy should be with regards to Risk & Control.

Consult on technology projects and provide risk and control subject matter expertise during IT audits and managing sustainable control compliance posture.

Partner with the Business service owners, Business Risk and Chief Control Office Technology functions to promote and provide guidance to relevant policies, standards and governance within the department

Provide updates with respect to global IT Control uplift programs to stakeholders. Lead IT engagement with internal / external / client audit and Regulatory Exams, including oversight of field work, collation of artefacts and partnership with CCO tech to remediate issues.

Communicate residual risk through reporting, business governance processes and forums. Provide visibility of status of action plans and external/internal audit issues through different MIs/Dashboards

Partner with IT Service Owners and Service line head to identify and assess controls, determine mitigating actions and remediation activities, and understand the overall risk profile.

Act as a gatekeeper in collection of artefacts and / or evidence for internal/external audits and assessments, and act as POC for auditors and reviewers.

Lead the delivery of risk & control projects and programmes for the Client Services IT. Assist IT Service Owners in responding appropriately and effectively to firm-wide risk, Cybersecurity and corporate control initiative.

Drive ownership and accountability for Risk/Issue and Action Plan Ownership within Service line. Ability to converse with technical teams and assess their solutions for gaps and issues as well as propose mitigating or compensating controls.

Manage the Risk Acceptance and Exception process through group standard process.

Attend relevant governance forums to represent service line risk position and remediation plan through different MIs.

Requirements

Requirements:

Minimum bachelor\’s degree and/or experience in IT Risk and Control, IT security governance and operational processes, preferably in the Financial Services industry or global corporate service provider

Experience of a control (Risk Management) environment, including reviewing adherence to/enforcing/promoting policies and standards

Excellent communication skills to articulate at a senior management level, to peers at Group level and to external organizations (Clients, Auditors, Regulators). Ability to communicate technical subject matter to non-technical stakeholders

Proven ability to prioritise competing demands

Demonstrated ability to assess risk trends

Risk and Issues management – including escalation

Positive and professional attitude, team player, flexible and adaptable, open to change(s)

Good spoken and written communication and ability to adapt style based on audience (Fluent in spoken / written English)

Demonstrated ability to rapidly build relationships with key stakeholders

One or more industry-recognised certifications including CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, preferred

How We Work:

Delta Capita is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, colour, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require any reasonable adjustments through your interview process, please use the designated space within the application questionnaire.

This is a permanent full-time position located in Sheffield, England. As the selection and interview process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible, if your profile is selected, a member of our team will contact you within 4 weeks. For this role a valid working permit for the UK is mandatory.

Expectations regarding hybrid working: As we are a Service Provider and Consulting firm servicing clients, our policy for physically working from the office (which may be the client’s offices or our own offices depending on the client) aligns to what our client’s policies and expectations are and these vary. Most of our client’s now require a minimum of 3 days per week in the office, 2 days from home, and accordingly this is also the minimum expectation that Delta Capita require.

Who We Are:

Delta Capita Group is a global managed services, consulting and solutions provider with a unique combination of experience in Financial Services and technology innovation capability. Our mission is to reinvent the financial services value chain providing technology based mutualized services for financial institutions for non-differentiating services.

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