Senior Specialist, Technology Risk

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Senior Specialist, Technology Risk

Job no: 502590
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: London - Hybrid, Leeds - Hybrid
Categories: Risk and Governance

Working at our iconic office in London, and virtually via Microsoft Teams

Your new role at NewDay

NewDay has used our 20+ years of experience to build a cloud-native and configurable technology platform, which will be powering both our existing credit products, as well as those of new partners in the future. Our business moves at pace, and we're looking for a Technology Risk Business Partner within our 2nd line Risk team to work with our Platforms business as they develop our technology stack, enter new partnerships and launch products onto the market. The candidate will be a champion for good risk and control practices, encouraging compliance, resilience and security by design whilst promoting a risk-conscious culture.

What You'll Deliver:

• Partner with the Platforms business to identify, record, and assess technology risks, embedding effective risk management at every step.
• Guide colleagues in designing and validating robust technology and process controls, maintaining compliance with PCI DSS, ISO27001, and other industry standards.
• Represent risk considerations in critical projects, driving secure, efficient, and resilient technology solutions while challenging assumptions.
• Review and challenge committee papers, proposals, policies, and processes to ensure thorough risk oversight at the leadership level.
• Promote a culture that values automated, embedded, and resilient controls as foundational to our way of working.

What You'll Bring:

• Deep knowledge of technology risk management, complemented by a strong grasp of other risk types, including Operational Risk and Supplier Risk.
• Proven ability to embed robust risk frameworks and governance practices through a collaborative and partnership-focused approach.
• Skilled at translating complex technology concerns into actionable, quantifiable risks, bridging the gap between technical teams and non-risk colleagues.
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms, APIs, software-as-a-service (SaaS) models, and information security and resilience principles.
• Experience working with financial services or tech-based providers within FCA-regulated environments, ensuring alignment with compliance and regulatory requirements.

We would love you to know or learn

• Strong relationship building and risk partnering skills.
• An ability to understand the strategic agendas/key deliverables of business areas as well as the broader economic and regulatory environment.
• Resilient and steadfast. Able to handle a fast pace of change.
• Reporting, ideally using Microsoft Power BI

Where next? Let's talk about this role - Apply now or contact talent@newday.co.uk with any queries.

About NewDay

We help people move forward with credit and help our colleagues to move their careers forward too.

We use our highly flexible, scalable, and multi-product digital credit engine to power over 120 million transactions every year. Our brands include Aqua, marbles, fluid and Bip. We partner with leading brands such as John Lewis, AO, Argos and DEKO.

Over 5 million UK customers are supported by our award-winning customer service.

At NewDay, we value all types of diversity. We're an equal opportunity employer and believe that our differences create a vibrant, authentic working culture. We want all our colleagues to feel able to bring their whole selves to work. We don't discriminate on the basis of age, physical or mental disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and carer status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We make sure that every job is crafted to be inclusive and that people with disabilities or caring responsibilities can take part in the application and interview process. Tell us if you need accommodations: we'll put reasonable adjustments in place to support you.

Our dynamic NewDay culture

We're focused on what will drive impact in helping people move forward with credit. Our distinctive culture is geared to spark innovation and team working - with lots of open doors for development. Our customers can rely on us because we aim high, support each other, do the right thing and build for the future.

We invest in our colleagues. On top of a strong market competitive salary, you get a bonus opportunity that matches the impact (delivery + values) you drive in your role. We also help you retire better with market leading pensions.

At NewDay, #yourwellbeing matters: You get 26 days holiday and can buy up to 5 more after probation. Then you'll get extra days as you build your career with us.

NewWork, our flexible, hybrid working approach, helps you to manage your work/life balance - and even bolt on work time in other countries before or after your holiday. And when you're in the office, you get free healthy breakfast, fresh juices, lunch, barista coffee etc.

Our tax efficient green car and cycle to work schemes save you money (and help the planet).

Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to tell you more about any of our perks.

We work with Textio to make our job design and hiring inclusive.

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Advertised: 27 Nov 2024 GMT Standard Time
Applications close: 13 Dec 2024 GMT Standard Time