IT Governance Lead

A leading organisation is seeking an experienced IT Governance Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping and strengthening governance, risk, compliance and security practices across the organisation. This opportunity is ideal for a strategic thinker who can balance governance rigour with practical business enablement while working closely with senior stakeholders, architects, security teams and IT leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Establish, coordinate and mature IT governance practices across business units.
• Drive the implementation and adoption of IT governance, security and data standards.
• Develop and maintain governance frameworks, policies, standards and guidelines.
• Lead governance forums, working groups and reporting processes.
• Support audit, assurance and regulatory activities through effective governance oversight.
• Conduct governance maturity assessments, compliance reviews and risk evaluations.
• Work closely with security teams and the Business Information Security Officer (BISO) to implement security governance initiatives.
• Provide governance and security oversight across projects and solution delivery environments.
• Engage with executive stakeholders and communicate governance, risk and compliance insights effectively.

Requirements:

• 5+ years' experience in IT Governance, Risk and Compliance within enterprise IT environments.
• Proven experience implementing and operationalising policies, standards and governance frameworks.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments, preferably financial services.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage at senior and executive levels.
• Experience supporting governance, audit and assurance forums.
• Knowledge of governance and security frameworks such as COBIT, ISO 27001, ISO/IEC 38500 and NIST.
• 7+ years of broader IT experience across multiple disciplines.
• Qualifications in IT, Information Systems, Risk Management or related fields.
• Exposure to IT security, architecture or cyber security functions.
• Experience within financial services or asset management environments.
• Familiarity with CISSP-aligned governance and security practices.

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