VP Technical Controls Officer

Purpose of the role

To partner with the bank, to provide independent insurance on control processes and advise on improvements to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the bank’s internal controls framework.  

Accountabilities

• Collaboration across the bank to maintain a satisfactory, robust, and efficient control environment through the execution of ad-hoc assessments and testing on the design and operational effectiveness of the internal controls, aligned to control policies and standards.
• Development of detailed test plans and procedures to identify weaknesses in internal controls and other initiatives aligned to the bank’s control framework to mitigate any potential risks and issues, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations, potential losses, and reputational impact.
• Communication of key findings and observations to the relevant stakeholders and business units to improve overall control efficiency and provide corrective actions to senior managers. Collaboration with other control professionals to resolve complex issues and ensure consistent testing methodologies across the bank.
• Development of a knowledge centre containing detailed documentation of control assessments, testing on design and operational effectiveness of procedures, findings, and the distribution of material on internal controls to train and upskill colleagues within the bank.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Embark your transformative journey as Vice President, Technology Controls Officer. We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented First Line Technology Control Officer to join our Corporate Banking Technology team. This critical role focuses on enhancing the control environment, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and embedding risk management practices within the technology function supporting our corporate banking operations. The successful candidate will act as the first line of defence, partnering with stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate risks while ensuring operational excellence. The candidate will be responsible for identify, analyze, and assess technology risks across corporate banking platforms and services and conduct regular risk assessments, highlighting areas of concern and recommending control enhancements. The candidate should have understanding of control implementation and monitoring which includes Design, implement, and monitor technology controls to mitigate risks effectively, oversee key controls, ensuring they are documented, tested, and operating efficiently and manage and report on control gaps and remediation activities. This role also requires strong governance and regulatory compliance such as ensure compliance with relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, SOC2, ISO 27001) and internal policies, prepare for and support internal and external audits, providing required documentation and addressing findings, support incident management processes, ensuring timely identification, escalation, and resolution of issues and collaborate with technology, business, and second-line risk teams to foster a culture of risk awareness. Candidate also must provide training and guidance to technology teams on control frameworks, risk management practices, and regulatory compliance and drive automation and innovative solutions to strengthen the control environment.
To be successful as Vice president Technical Controls Officer, you should have experience with:

• Strong understanding of technology risks, controls, and frameworks (e.g., NIST, COBIT, ITIL) and experience with corporate banking platforms, systems, and processes.

  
  

• Strong experience working in a highly regulated environment and hands on experience working with Regulators such as RBI, MAS, HKMA, APRA to name a few.

  
  

• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and identify trends, excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

  
  

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively and knowledge of regulatory requirements relevant to financial services technology.

  
  

• Qualifications and Experience-bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field and professional certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CISSP, or ITIL are highly desirable.

  
  

• 10+ years of experience in technology risk management, audit, or control roles, preferably in a corporate banking environment.
  You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

  
  

This role is for Pune Location