Risk Specialist - Sandton at DeARX Services (Pty) Ltd

Key Responsibilities:

Lean Control Methodology:

• Understand the Lean Control (LC) methodology and communicate its benefits to stakeholders.
• Interlock with Group Change and Risk teams to introduce new ways of work.

Policy and Standards:

• Complete and communicate policies and standards related to the LC initiative.
• Collaborate with Group Change and SDLC policies and standards as necessary.

Technology Change Management:

• Partner with Service Delivery Management to ensure effective technology change delivery.
• Set up and embed all aspects of LC, including documentation, risk stories, Safety Teams, tooling, and team management.

Release Gate Compliance:

• Implement regular reporting of Release gate compliance.
• Design and embed breach processes.

Change Risk Management:

• Act as an SME owning the Change Risk role.
• Opine on and manage the Technology Change risk profile.

Root Cause Analysis:

• Perform Root Cause analysis on Risk events or Major incidents.

Continuous Improvement:

• Stay abreast of technology evolution in the portfolio, identifying relevant risks and controls.
• Track and monitor timely remediation of observations raised by internal or external audit.

Leadership and Collaboration:

• Lead the Lean Control team, evolving the vision and strategic planning.
• Develop and define the architecture vision for tooling, overseeing its implementation and integration.

Community Engagement:

• Lead the Lean Control Community of Practice.
• Represent Lean Control at Group-level SteerCos and senior forums.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years managerial/leadership experience.
• 4 years' experience in a risk and audit environment within a financial business environment.
• NQF level 6 B Degree in Risk Management, Audit, or equivalent Advanced Diploma.
• Professional qualifications such as CISA, CISSP, CISM, CGERT, PMP, or any other IT Governance-related qualification.