IT Risk and Controls Manager

Bournemouth
11 months ago
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About The Role
Team – Information Security
Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week. 
We are happy to discuss flexible working!

What this role is all about:
This dynamic new role will develop and manage the IT risk management and control testing framework for Vitality Technology. It will foster a culture of risk awareness and ownership. You will lead IT risk management change programs, provide regular reporting to stakeholders, oversee IT General controls, audits, and assessments, and collaborate with internal/external audit, Group Risk, and Information Security. Additionally, you will assist in policy and standards alignment, risk scoring, and control effectiveness assessments, and recommend control design improvements.
Key Actions

Design, Implement and Manage the IT Risk Management Framework
Create and maintain an IT Risk Register for Vitality Technology 
Create and manage risk improvement plans 
Provide risk reporting to the IT Senior Leadership Team 
Promote a culture of risk awareness across technology departments 
Identify the need for investment to fund IT Risk mitigation activities 
Provide oversight of all IT risk events ensuring they are recorded, investigated & closed-off 
Maintain an awareness of potential emerging IT risk and ensure these are recorded, visible and considered in all new technology initiatives and financial planning activities 
Work closely with Group Risk, Audit & Compliance, ensuring that IT Risks are reported as required and aligned with risk appetite and risk tolerance levels  
Assisting in finding practical and cost-effective solutions to identified or revealed risk issues
Providing direction and guidance in the development, completion, and communication of risk-related policies, standards, and procedures
Schedule and complete quarterly IT risk assessments
Actively engaging in end-to-end risk remediation planning, resolution, and monitoring activities
Manage and co-ordinate internal and external compliance audits of our IT processes and practices, ensuring full collaboration with the auditors
Manage and implement an ongoing Assessment and Controls Assurance program focusing on IT General Controls across all Technology functions.
Manage and co-ordinate Disaster Recovery exercises and report on results.
What do you need to thrive?

You will have knowledge of ITIL, ISO27001, NIST CSF, and ITDR management
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Well organised with a good ability to prioritise.
Excellent MS Office and reporting skills.
Experience of using & implementing IT risk management tools.
Build, implement and user training on an IT Risk management system.
So, what’s in it for you?

Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
Life Assurance – Four times annual salaryThese are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!
If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:

Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
Be there for you when you need us.
Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.

About The Company
We're really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded "Top 10 Best Places To Work" in The Sunday Times Awards 2024!
Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.
We’ve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives – they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. We’re successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people – and because we care.
Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.
 
Ready to find out if we’re the right fit for you? We can’t wait.
 
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible

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