Hours:
Closing Date:
Sun, 30 Mar 2025
We’re recruiting for a Technology Risk Lead to join us. Managing technology risk in a business context to enable our strategic objectives is important to us. We want to do the right things in the right way to enable informed decision-making. If you put the customer at the heart of everything you do, enjoy working in a fast paced and agile environment, then this may be the job for you.
Who Are We?
Not just another building society. Not just another job.
We’re the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we’re a mutual organisation. We don’t have shareholders; we’re owned by our members.
Our colleagues say Skipton’s a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.
Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we’ll help you take the next step towards a better future.
You’ll be joining a growing Technology Governance team, working collaboratively with stakeholders from across our Technology & Transformation function to strike the right balance between risk and reward. We have ambitious transformational plans ahead and it’s a great time to join us and be a part of it.
What’s In It For You?
Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.

We have a range of other benefits available to you including;

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days
• Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• A commitment to training and development
• Private medical insurance for all our colleagues
• 3 paid volunteering days per annum
• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups
• We care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership

What Will You Be Doing?

• Design and implement line 1 Technology Risk Management processes and provide challenge and support for our Tech teams to identify, measure, monitor and manage technology risk.
• Build relationships with stakeholders from across the business and will be comfortable explaining technology risk whilst at the same time advising and educating on appropriate risk mitigation and remediation.
• Facilitate risk reviews for new technology solutions, processes and change initiatives taking into account current regulatory focus and best practice.
• Support with the continual review of technology controls for current and future state to aid efficiency and to provide focus on business risk and enabling business objectives.
• Experience of preparing quality outputs and will be able to develop and produce risk reports for relevant governance groups as required.

What Do We Need From You?

• Breadth of knowledge of technology environments including cloud architecture and migration from on-premise systems.
• Knowledge and experience of Technology Risk & Control Assessment frameworks.
• You’ll be comfortable with change and embrace agile transformation.
• A trusted communicator, with excellent stakeholder and influencing skills, working in collaboration with others.

• Design and implement line 1 Technology Risk Management processes and provide challenge and support for our Tech teams to identify, measure, monitor and manage technology risk.
• Build relationships with stakeholders from across the business and will be comfortable explaining technology risk whilst at the same time advising and educating on appropriate risk mitigation and remediation.
• Facilitate risk reviews for new technology solutions, processes and change initiatives taking into account current regulatory focus and best practice.
• Support with the continual review of technology controls for current and future state to aid efficiency and to provide focus on business risk and enabling business objectives.
• Experience of preparing quality outputs and will be able to develop and produce risk reports for relevant governance groups as required