Head of Risk, Cyber & Technology

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for an experienced cyber and technology risk professional with strong technical skills combined with the ability to communicate with and influence both technical and non-technical senior management.

We’re a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we’ve been around for over 200 years but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn’t change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We’re close to our clients, in the heart of the UK’s financial centre and we have everything we need to work flexibly.

The Non‑Financial Risk function is comprised of several key teams:

• Operational Risk
• Cyber, Technology & Resilience Risk
• Compliance Assurance
• Risk & Compliance Frameworks, Governance & Reporting
• Physical Security

The Cyber, Technology & Resilience Risk team operates as part of the second line of defence, providing oversight across Schroders. This team develops and maintains the tools and frameworks necessary for overseeing cyber, technology, and resilience risks. It collaborates closely with Global Technology, Information Security, and first‑line business units to ensure such risks are clearly defined, assessed, managed, and reported.

• Overseeing cyber risks via the Information Security Risk Oversight Committee and through review of KRIs and KCIs.
• Collaborating with information security teams to ensure effective articulation, assessment, and management of cyber risks.
• Providing oversight of technology risk through risk control assessments and engagement on strategic technology initiatives.
• Monitoring cyber and technology‑related risk events to ensure thorough root cause analysis and appropriate remediation.
• Programme management of the annual operational resilience self‑assessment cycle, ensuring all in‑scope entities self‑assessments are board‑approved.
• Programme management of the annual Business Continuity programme.
• Undertaking due diligence on critical third‑party continuity and resilience capabilities.
• Maintaining and regularly testing crisis and incident management frameworks.
• Responding to client due diligence requests regarding Business Continuity and Operational Resilience.

This position is responsible for managing this team and ensuring its effective delivery of its responsibilities.

• Provide technical 2nd line oversight of Cyber and Technology, ensuring risks are identified and escalated to appropriate senior stakeholders. Work with the 1st line to improve their controls and improve risk management.
• Facilitate the ongoing effectiveness of the Information Security Risk Oversight Committee (ISROC) as the primary governance forum for overseeing the management of Cyber Risk across the Group by:
• Using a risk based approach to identify appropriate topics for inclusion on the agenda;
• Ensuring high quality submissions are provided as requested;
• Ensuring senior stakeholders are fully briefed on key topics prior to the committee; and
• Providing direct challenge to first line senior management at the committee when required.
• Line manage this specialist capability (3 full time staff) to provide challenge and oversight to Information Security and Technology whilst also supporting broader responsibilities for maintaining and enhancing the firm’s business continuity and resilience frameworks.
• In response to requests from senior management or governance committees (including the Group Risk Committee and ISROC) undertake risk based reviews of key cyber security and technology processes and controls. Ensuring that findings are appropriately risk assessed and management identify appropriate plans to mitigate the risk.
• Develop strong and effective working relationships across all 3 lines of defence to facilitate effective identification, management and remediation of cyber and technology risks.
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