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Senior Specialist: Change, Technology & Cyber Risk at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

  • Job Type Full Time , Hybrid
  • Qualification Bachelors
  • Experience 5 years
  • Location Gauteng
  • City Johannesburg
  • Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit&nbsp , ICT / Computer&nbsp

Senior Specialist: Change, Technology & Cyber Risk at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Senior Specialist: Change, Technology & Cyber Risk

Job Summary

  • To develop tactical strategy and delivery plans, practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics and to ensure operational implementation and adoption across a single practice i.t.o. Technology and Cyber security risk methodology, enabling the provision of specialist information technology security expertise and delivery objectives for the Function.

Job Description

  • To further Lead risk management for Compliance Functions Technology and Cyber Risk. Act as a 1st line of defense, partnering with the CIO and technology teams to support, advise, and provide tools for effective risk management.

Outcome Area: Risk Conscious Strategy Choices 

  • Actively challenge and contribute to proactive risk management and service improvement.
  • Working with function Business Unit leadership identify risks and opportunities in pursuit of strategic objectives.
  • Facilitate the risk appetite and pain tolerance threshold discussions and decisions by business leadership.

Accountability: Appropriate Risk Culture and Matured Risk Management Practices 

  • Establish Clear Risk Governance: Design structures and processes that promote accountability and ownership in managing risks.
  • Develop Practical Risk Processes: Implement straightforward risk practices that meet regulatory requirements and align with business objectives.
  • Enhance the Risk Framework: Continuously update and improve the company’s risk management framework, including policies, processes, and standards.
  • Embed Risk Awareness: Foster a mindset where leaders and teams naturally consider risks in decisions and operations.
  • Provide Training and Tools: Deliver targeted training and tools to build skills and understanding in managing risks.
  • Keep up with industry and risk management profession latest research, best practice, technology solutions to improve the risk function service.
  • Risk Identification, monitoring and reporting
  • Risk and Control Assessment
  • Risk Measurement and Management
  • Compliance & Audits: Ensure adherence to organisational and regulatory standards and support internal/external audits.
  • Incident Response: Assist in managing and investigating security breaches or system failures.
  • Advisory & Reporting: Provide insights to leadership on risk posture and recommend improvements.

Client/Customer

  • Build and maintain stakeholder relationships for the purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration.
  • Develop tactical strategies for the integration of service excellence culture, which enables exceptional service to customers that meets and exceeds exceptional service across a single practice.

Qualifications and experience:

  • B-degree in Risk / Commerce / Finance
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in risk within banking/financial services
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Operational Risk (Tech and Cyber)
  • CISA/CISSP/CISM/CGERT/PMP and other IT Governance qualifications
  • Knowledge of Operational Risk and Resilience Risk management and associated frameworks, policies and standards
  • Excellent report writing skills and MS office skills across Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Education

  • Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

End Date: June 27, 2025

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Absa Group Limited (Absa) on absa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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