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Technology Assurance Analyst

London, UK

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

35063

Published date:

08-05-2025

Summary

Lead Technology Assurance Specialist (Senior Manager Level)

Location : London

G-Research is Europe's leading quantitative finance research firm. We hire the brightest minds in the world to tackle some of the biggest questions in finance. We pair this expertise with machine learning, big data, and some of the most advanced technology available to predict movements in financial markets.

The role

G-Research is seeking a Leading Technology Assurance Specialist who can bring a dynamic and innovate approach to assurance.

The Lead Technology Assurance Specialist is a senior role (Senior Manager level) within the Business Information and Control Assurance team (BICA). We are looking for somebody who will lead our approach to technology and programme assurance in a dynamic and innovative way.

You will have a strong commercial mind set, focused on providing the Board and Executive Management Team (EMT) with pragmatic advice that will improve our business.

Being part of the BICA team provides a unique opportunity to gain broad visibility and understanding of the processes and technologies throughout G-Research.

Reporting into the Head of BICA, key responsibilities of the role include:

Contributing to quarterly updates to the BICA assurance plan for the Board, ensuring appropriate coverage of key risks and focus areas
Embedding the use of data throughout our review lifecycle, including risk assessment and planning, fieldwork, reporting and ongoing monitoring
Building and maintaining a broad understanding of our business’ complex and rapidly changing priorities, processes, technologies and capabilities
Leading reviews of key technology projects and critical business processes, as well as our platforms and supporting technologies
Pragmatically evaluating risks and associated impacts of identified issues
Identifying innovative testing techniques
Building consensus with stakeholders throughout the review lifecycle and communicating conclusions which concisely articulate findings for consideration by the Board and EMT
Proactively identifying problems and opportunities for improvement within the team and/or our processes
Building strong working relationships with teams across the business, whilst maintaining the independence required of an assurance team

Who are we looking for?

BICA is looking for an experienced assurance specialist who is keen to work for a fast-paced, technology-focused company in a team that has the remit, responsibility and Board-level visibility to make a real difference.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

Extensive experience in technology assurance
Some experience within Programme and/or Change Assurance
The capability to build and maintain an understanding of a complex and rapidly changing IT environments
A passion for technology, data analytics and financial markets
The ability to organise data and exercise effective problem-solving skills
The ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
Experience with Tableau and Alteryx would be advantageous

Why should you apply?

Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
30 days’ annual leave
9% company pension contributions
Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
Cycle-to-work scheme
Monthly company events

G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideas-driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.

We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section.

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Risk Manager

UK

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

34072

Published date:

22-04-2025

Summary

Job title Quality, Risk & Assurance (QRA) Manager

Job family Quality, Risk & Assurance Band E

Job purpose

The Risk Manager will play a critical role in supporting the Head of Risk Management to help the

organisation in identifying, assessing, managing and mitigating risks.

This role requires a proactive approach to managing various types of risks, including strategic risks

and operational risks. The role also requires ownership of all deliverables and the quality and

timeliness of all Risk reports for the various governance committees.

Ensure the provision of comprehensive, co-ordinated, effective and efficient professional services to

the BBC. Ownership and responsibility for specific elements associated with the delivery of the

strategic and operational objectives of the team.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Accountable for the performance and delivery of all risk outputs and deliverables including risk

reports.

• Write reports suitable for Board-level executives – with the resulting call to action creating

impact across significant elements of BBC operations or organisation

• Present risk insights and recommendations to leadership and relevant committees

• Take a lead role in the timely delivery of activities and assignments across the business or in

specific field of delegated responsibility

• Build strong relationships, negotiate with – and influence – management

• Promote best practice, both within the team and across the business

• Support the professional development of QRA agenda across BBC business colleagues within

their particular specialism and a range of disciplines

• Lead on quality assurance, ensuring work in line with professional standards, e.g. IIA, IRM

• Maintain knowledge of BBC strategy, organisational development and risks to help inform QRA

activities. Have strong external insights to bring into the BBC.

• Pro-actively works with the business divisions to identify areas for focus and contributes to the

overall improvement in governance, risk management across the BBC

• Supports the implementation of robust corporate processes to ensure organisation operating

within its agreed boundary of risk

• Foster a strong risk-aware culture across all levels of the organization

• Important role in managing the team, assessing priorities, delivering quality of team's work,

getting output right first time

• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of the team

• The role is specialist in nature and additionally is expected to contribute the medium and longer

term objectives of the team

Knowledge, skills, training and experience

Essential

• Ability and assurance to deliver high quality

outputs and deliverables, with a high degree

of own initiative, a range of activities in a

complex environment

Desirable

• In most circumstances, candidates will have

a relevant formal professional qualification

appropriate to the role (ACA, CIMA, IIA,

IRM, etc)

• Ability to negotiate and work alongside a

range of contacts including senior

management and the motivation to promote

improvements

• Relevant previous experience including the

management of other professionals in the

execution of activities and assignments

• Ability to examine, analyse -and contextualise

complex issues; identify key points and

develop effective, practical and simple

recommendations to resolve problems

• Ability to manage a team in order to deliver

activities and assignments to time, cost and

quality

• Experience working in or with organisations

of a comparable size and/or complexity to

the BBC

• Strong interpersonal, management and

communication skills

• Direct previous experience of working in

audit, assurance or risk functions

• It would also be a significant advantage to

have significant and substantial experience

in either technology or media/content; or

in other relevant areas of specialism where

value can be added (e.g. data analytics, value

for money, etc)

Job impact

Decision making: day-to-day management of team on assignments (operational delivery and personal

performance/development); judgement decisions regarding outcomes and conclusions, with

recognition of the potential for sensitivity in issues

Scope: team has pan-BBC coverage including public service broadcasting (PSB), charitable and

commercial entities

Financial: accountable for budgets on individual assignments; responsible for management and

oversight of co-source budget (£1m+), including making recommendations for re-prioritisation and

allocation of spend

Reports: may have direct reports depending on specific nature of role and team structures; expected

to manage junior members of the team on QRA activities as well as personally execute; also

expected to have the requisite interpersonal skills to indirectly manage and/or influence individuals

across the organisation in order to achieve successful delivery of assignments

Other: Significant internal and external impact of work/output – internally, work is submitted up to

Executive level and expected to create change across the organisation; externally, the impact of

failed assurance or risk management generates the potential for material reputational issues for the

BBC.

Other information

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Job Code

Definition: Content Support

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal

accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level

of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

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Operational risk manager

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

34237

Published date:

21-03-2025

Compliance Manager

London

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

34039

Published date:

18-03-2025

Summary

Compliance Manager, Quality Risk and Compliance

Job Information

This role is part of the Risk and Compliance team within the Quality, Risk & Assurance department. The Compliance Manager will support the Head of Risk Management to help manage compliance risks across the BBC Group. The role requires ownership of all deliverables and the quality and timeliness of compliance reports for the various governance committees.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Accountable for the performance and delivery of all compliance risk outputs and deliverables including compliance reports.
Identifying potential areas of compliance vulnerability; conducting routine and risk based second line compliance monitoring and assurance activity; assisting in and overseeing the implementation of remediation plans as necessary.
Drafting concise, accurate Executive-level summaries and detailed reports of assurance activities, that provide leadership with a clear and coherent understanding of compliance issues, findings, and outcomes.
Write reports suitable for Board-level executives, using key leading and lagging metrics from across the organisation to provide insight and analysis of compliance performance.
Partnering with BBC employees (including Senior Leaders) to maintain and further develop throughout the organisation a strong culture of compliance and ethics including personal accountability, at all levels in the organisation.
Staying up to date with relevant laws and regulations, horizon scanning, and maintaining awareness of compliance developments within or outside of the organisation; including industry relevant regulation, global approaches, and emerging trends.
Maintain knowledge of BBC strategy, organisational development, and compliance risks to help inform QRA activities.
Have strong external insights to bring into the BBC.
Pro-actively work with the business divisions to identify areas for focus and contributes to the overall improvement in compliance risk management across the BBC.
Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of the team.
The role is specialist in nature and additionally is expected to contribute the medium and longer term objectives of the team.

Are you the right candidate?

The successful candidate will have a relevant degree, legal or audit qualification or equivalent compliance certification.
A proven compliance professional with 10 years+ experience with in-house experience
Has a strong understanding of and experience in operating an effective corporate compliance risk management programme and best compliance practices, understand the external legal and regulatory environment and apply it in a tailored manner to the BBC.
Experience conducting second line monitoring and assurance of compliance risk (essential) and be able to prepare Board level, Executive level reports.
Highly experienced in supporting teams on a variety of initiatives, in a busy environment. Very strong work ethic. A team player, with a positive self-starter attitude.

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Global IT Audit Manager

London, UK

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

32445

Published date:

17-03-2025

Internal Audit & Risk Manager

London, UK

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

32750

Published date:

11-12-2024

Summary

Job Description

Internal Audit & Risk Manager

Group Audit and Risk

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to diversity.

Job Title: Internal Audit & Risk Manager

Reports to: Head of Internal Audit and Risk

Location: Chiswick with global travel

Band: Operational Delivery

Date: Feb 2023

Purpose of the position

A key member of the Group Internal Audit & Risk (IAR) team who provide independent, objective assurance designed to add value and improve BSI’s operations. The mission of the IAR team is to enhance and protect organisational value by taking a risk-based approach to providing objective assurance, advice, and insight. IAR helps BSI bring a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, processes and controls; facilitating the alignment of risk exposures to risk appetite.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Establish risk-based audit programs and execute financial controls and non-financial audits, through planning, fieldwork and reporting phases
Produce well written, insightful reporting on audit engagements
Contribute to the continuing development and improvement of IAR’s ways of working, ensuring audit tools and procedures keep abreast of industry best practice
Identify resourcing requirements for audit engagements i.e. secondees/SMEs
Coach junior members of the team and secondees to IAR to ensure they deliver the right quality of work and continue learning, being the first line of review for large audits
Work alongside the business to ensure the timely closure of audit actions
Assist with committee reporting and development of the annual Audit Plan
Support the team objectives and promote a culture of continuous improvement
Build and maintain trust-based relationships with the team, leadership and management at all levels
Identify opportunities to create synergies with the second line of defense
Facilitate the risk management process; working closely with all areas of leadership (Exec & Leadership level) to continually review functional and principal risks in their areas.
BSI operates in 86 countries and this position involves at least 30% global travel.

Key Result Areas

Production of timely and high-quality Audit Reports
Ownership and follow up of management actions
Continuous improvement of IAR methodology

Key Performance Indicators

Delivering to the Audit timeline for planning, fieldwork and reporting
Identifying value-adding and credible observations
Maintaining independence
Feedback from key stakeholders
Feedback from the team

Organisation Structure

Person Specification

Attribute

Essential Criteria

(required to do the job)

Desirable Criteria

Knowledge and

Experience

(e.g. Type, level)

Educated to degree level with relevant professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIA or equivalent).
Demonstrable PQE.
Proven internal audit experience with a strong understanding of best practice.
Experience of managing risk, through risk registers and working to ERM frameworks.

Understanding of best practice in areas of information security and health, safety and environment.

Skills and Abilities

(e.g. Teamwork,

IT, Communication,

Relationships)

Self-starter, able to work without close supervision
Ability to effectively plan/manage/prioritise work to meet objectives or multiple priorities/projects.
Excellent communication skills presenting internal control and risk matters in an understandable way across various forums and levels of the organization with the right level of detail.
High quality written reporting skills.
The ability to think with clarity, express ideas, and share information with a multitude of audiences.
Practical mindset to get beneath a finding to consider and present wider context and implications, to provide value and advice that comes from thorough understanding
Enthusiastic, demonstrating initiative and ability to work alone or part of a small team.
Strong stakeholder managements skills with an ability to establish an effective network with both internal and external stakeholders, including cross functional colleagues.
Able to engage and coaching colleagues from across the business

Exposure to best practice business processes would be an advantage
Proficiency in other languages

Personal Qualities /

Aptitudes

(e.g. Initiative, flexibility,

commitment, reliability)

Proactive and independent.
Takes ownership and accountability.
Agile and adaptable with a flexible mindset.
Resilient, confident and credible with strong attention detail.
A strong collaborator, influencer, listener, to build consensus and a constructive working relationship across the organisation.
Excellent communication skills and executive presence, and ability to influence a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Willingness to travel internationally with some weekends away from home (when restrictions allow)

BSI Excellence behaviours

Client-centric - We put the client at the centre of everything we do to deliver outstanding products and services.
Agile - In an ever-changing world agility is key not just in terms of actions but in terms of thinking creatively and finding new and better ways of doing things, so that we continue to exceed our clients’ expectations
Collaborative - To provide integrated solutions to our clients, we need to collaborate across the organization and act as One BSI.
Leadership Pledge – I will create an inclusive environment, care for the wellbeing of my team, develop the talent BSI needs for the future and contribute to BSI’s sustainable development goals

BSI evaluation code	BSI200
Workday position number	45000674
Central role profile name	Internal Audit & Risk Manager
Document date	Feb 2023

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