Job Description

About the team

Our Technology Business Management team sits at the heart of OSB Group’s technology strategy. They bring together technology, risk, finance and operational insight to ensure we make smart, data‑driven decisions about how we run, invest in and protect our technology landscape. The team partners closely with Engineering, Cyber, Change and Operational Risk to create a transparent, well‑governed and value‑focused technology environment.

What you will be doing?

As a Technology Risk & Controls Manager, you will have the opportunity to strengthen OSB Group’s technology risk environment by providing expert oversight across operational and change activity. You will proactively identify risks, challenge effectively, and ensure strong governance and control maturity across our technology teams.

As the senior Technology Risk SME, you’ll work with cross‑functional stakeholders to embed robust controls, uplift risk culture, and integrate risk management into agile delivery. Reporting to the Technology Risk Management Lead, you’ll drive continuous improvement and support a forward‑looking, resilient technology risk posture.

Your responsibilities will include;

• Provide expert risk oversight across Technology portfolios, ensuring strong control environments and proactive risk identification.

• Act as the senior Technology Risk SME, offering authoritative challenge and insight across run and change activity.

• Lead and enhance RCSA activities, identifying emerging risks, control gaps and issues.

• Guide first‑line teams on risk identification, control design, KRIs, testing expectations and continuous monitoring.

• Oversee IT, Data and Cyber risk assessments, ensuring controls remain effective and aligned to regulatory expectations.

• Provide change assurance, embedding controls by design, reviewing mandatory controls pre‑go‑live and ensuring alignment with delivery frameworks.

• Influence senior stakeholders, shaping remediation plans, escalating key risks and driving uplift in control maturity.

• Champion a strong risk culture, supporting training, embedding risk practices into Agile delivery and maintaining high‑quality governance and reporting

What's in it for you?

We offer a base salary, dependent on experience, between £65,000 - £75,000

• Enhanced family-focused benefits
• Hybrid-working
• Annual bonus opportunity

Please use this link to see the fantastic benefits available at OSB: OSB Careers

About us

At OSB Group, we understand how much our people bring to our organisation, which is why we try our best to give back too! Our Purpose is to help our customers, colleagues and communities prosper and we are on a transformation journey to become ‘the bank of the future’.

Our commitment to professional development, flexible working, and employee well-being fosters a dynamic and supportive workplace.

Do you have the skills?

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

• Strong knowledge of Technology Risk Management, including RCSA, control design, assurance and IT/Cyber/Data risk frameworks.
• Ability to translate complex risk and technical concepts into clear, actionable insight for senior technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of programme and project delivery methodologies, including Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and traditional Waterfall approaches.
• Strong analytical, influencing and stakeholder‑management skills, with resilience and adaptability in a fast‑moving environment.
• Industry qualification such as CRISC, CISM or CISA.

Next steps

If this sounds like you, please apply now! For internal applications please visit the internal careers page to apply.

Still on the fence? Hear from our team or explore our process: OSB Careers

Shortlisted candidates will go through a personalised recruitment process, that is relevant and conversational – inclusive any individual reasonable support required. We want to bring out the best in you!

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Not sure if you meet the spec? Let us decide.

Research tells us that those from marginalised groups feel like they need to meet 100% of the criteria to apply. Here at OSB, we are committed to inclusivity and understand the value different experiences and perspectives can bring, so please don’t feel like you need to check every box to apply for a role internally.

We champion diversity at all levels, with Board-level Diversity Champions tracking our progress. We are proud to be signed up to the Women in Finance Charter to actively support the growth and development of senior women in our sector and are dedicated to treating all our employees and job applicants equally, opposed to discrimination on any grounds.