We Are TransUnion:
TransUnion is a major credit reference agency, and we offer specialist services in fraud, identity and risk management, automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance, retail, telecommunications, utilities, gaming, government and insurance.We’re looking for a IT Risk and Compliance Lead to join our growing team.
Responsible for the effective management of IT risks in the 1st line of defence, compliance with applicable standards and policies, and adherence to statutory and regulatory frameworks. The role holder will manage key relationships at Chief and Director level to drive operational excellence across the CIO division, protecting against any regulatory censure and reputational or financial damage.
Day to Day You’ll Be:
Provide management of the CIO risk portfolio, ensuring that risks are owned, prioritised and accurately reported in line with the Group Risk Management Framework.
Act as lead for the CIO, Directors and Heads of Department to maintain compliance across SOX, PCI/DSS and other regulatory requirements, reporting any weaknesses and managing remediation.
Support IT directorate with recording of emerging and existing departmental risks and compliance issues, determining impact and mapping to divisional and/or organisational risks.
Develop and produce periodic Management Information to accurately represent Risk, Compliance and Audit landscape and actions.
Partner with IT directorate and with senior stakeholders across the 2nd line of defence Risk and Compliance teams to ensure appropriate management of existing and emerging divisional risks.
Responsible for ensuring that all applicable policies and standards are effectively implemented and enforced across the CIO organisation.
Work with 2nd and 3rd line of defence Risk teams to ensure that assurance processes are supported, and any resulting actions are actioned.
Actively lead audit and compliance planning activities within the CIO division, working with heads of department to align resource.
Lead and develop the IT Risk Forum and represent the CIO division at Operational Risk Committee.
Provide reporting inputs to the Operational Risk Committee, Product & Data Committee and Executive Committee as necessary.
Work with third party risk, compliance and audit partners to ensure requirements are met, delivered on time and to a high standard.
Essential Skills & Experience:
Experience in technology and/or financial services industry with a focus on the management and oversight of IT risks, compliance and controls.
Strong influencing skills to drive adoption of a risk-aware culture in a fast-paced environment.
Proven ability to embed processes and demonstrate the value or IT risk and compliance initiatives.
Demonstrable ability to manage senior stakeholders and communicate effectively at chief and director levels.
Strong technical knowledge across IT and Security disciplines and experience working with risk management frameworks and operational processes(eg: NIST, ISO27001, ISO38500, COBIT5).
Strong analytical, interpersonal, presentation and organisational skills.
Ability to develop and drive business processes to deliver effective outcomes.
Experience of risk and compliance management in a regulated environment.
What’s In It For you?
At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business.
As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with:
26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
Global paid wellness days off + a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
A generous contributory pension scheme + access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Private health care + a variety of physical, mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart
TransUnion – a place to grow:
If there’s something on the list of essential / desirable skills that you can’t quite tick off, don’t let that put you off applying. We are open to exploring training and development opportunities for the right candidate to ensure you are successful.
We know imposter syndrome is real, lets confront it so we can continue to grow and thrive together
Flexibility at TU:
We recognise that our people need the freedom to balance their day-to-day lives with their work. This is why we’ve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children, family and beyond. If the role is advertised as full time, don’t let this stop you from applying. Let us know if you’re looking for a part time or flexible working arrangement and we can discuss this with you.
Additional support:
At TransUnion, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individual’s talents and perspectives are valued. When you apply for a position with us, you’re not just joining a team, you’re becoming part of a community that celebrates differences and embraces equality. We understand that everyone has different needs, which is why we offer a range of reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to help you through the application process or to attend an interview with us by contacting ukrecruitment@transunion.com
Interview & Hiring Process:
Most of our recruitment processes are virtual, so you’ll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.
We do not accept any unsolicited CV’s from recruitment agencies. If you are a recruitment agency on our PSL our talent team will contact you directly should we require any assistance.
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