IT Risk Manager at FirstRand Corporate Centre

Job Description

Hello future IT Risk Manager    

FirstRand believes that its people are its single most important resource and will not operate in a sector unless it has people who are right for that market and who share FirstRand’s business values. We recruit self-starters who have a passion for what they do. We empower them, hold them accountable and reward them appropriately. We value diversity in our people, particularly for the way that this contributes to innovative thinking. If you think you will flourish in our environment, and you believe you have the necessary skills and competencies for the position advertised, then we are looking for you!

Are you someone who is proficient and capable of independantly:

• Creating consolidated group reports for governance committees, and from time to time for board.
• Present group reports to governance committees, and from time to time to board.
• Rate the group IT risk profile from multiple sources of information.
• Update and maintain the group’s key IT Risk and governance frameworks, including IT risk appetite.
• Create an agenda for and manage monthly collaboration sessions with the segment teams.
• Manage all requests from the regulators and coordinate with the segments where responses are required.
• Identify and implement innovative ways to improve the current IT risk management processes.
• Own the group’s Business delivery lifecycle management framework and associated risk and benefits realisation artefacts.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Have completed a bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science and/or IT Risk Management.
• Have at least 3 – 5 years’ experience in an IT / Cyber risk environment

You will have access to:

• Challenging work in a complex and exciting environment
• Opportunities to innovate and create efficiencies.
• Group Wide engagement

We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
• Working knowledge and understanding of Technology and IT infrastructure 
• Governance and Risk Reporting up to board level.