IT Risk Oversight Specialist (Family Leave Cover)

About the Role

As an IT Risk Oversight Specialist, you’ll play a key role in strengthening how technology risks are identified, assessed and managed across the organisation. Sitting within the second line of defence, you’ll support the day‑to‑day delivery of the IT Risk Oversight Framework and provide expert challenge and guidance to our Digital & Technology teams. You’ll work closely with a wide range of stakeholders, acting as a trusted risk partner and subject matter expert. Through planned oversight activity, structured reviews, independent controls testing and ad hoc assessments, you’ll help ensure IT risks are well understood and appropriately controlled. You’ll also contribute to change initiatives, governance forums and incident responses, supporting the organisation to deliver technology safely, securely and in line with regulatory expectations. Working alongside the Head of IT Risk Oversight and the wider Risk function, this role offers the opportunity to have a real impact, shape effective risk management practices and build strong, collaborative relationships across the business.

About You

You’re a confident and detail‑oriented risk professional with experience working in a regulated environment, ideally within IT risk, information security, technology audit or a related discipline. You have a good understanding of IT control environments, information and cyber security, data protection and recognised standards such as ISO/IEC 27001. You’re comfortable reviewing and assessing controls, providing constructive challenge, and clearly communicating findings to a range of stakeholders. With strong organisational skills, you’re able to manage competing priorities while maintaining high standards and accuracy. You will enjoy working collaboratively, take pride in continuous improvement, and are motivated by helping teams understand and manage risk effectively. Above all, you’re keen to use your knowledge and experience to make a meaningful contribution in a role that values partnership, expertise and sound judgement.

About Us

The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities. The IT Risk Oversight team provides 2LoD oversight of Risk Management across Technology & Data operations and strategic projects. This, in turn, supports an independent view to the business of its exposure to IT Risks.

As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.

What do you get in return?

• Financial Corporate bonus scheme (on target 10%, up to a maximum 15%)
• Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
• Annual performance related pay reviews
• Colleague mortgage scheme
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
• Access to our financial advisers
• Access to a range of high street and online discounts
• Work/Life Balance
• A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions
• 30 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
• The option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ holiday
• Hybrid working (typically 3 days’ home based)
• Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood
• Health and Wellbeing
• Private medical insurance
• Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gyms
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• Cycle to work scheme

Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at kate.wilkinson@newcastle.co.uk