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Job Summary

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We are seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking professional to join our organisation as the Lead, Conformance Testing. In this pivotal role you will drive the independent controls assessment and thematic risk reviews for Technology in line with Bank's Enterprise Risk Management Framework. You will collaborate closely with senior leadership, risk managers and cross functional teams to identify control weakness and thematic areas of concerns. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in risk management, controls testing, and uplifting control environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the planning, execution, and reporting of controls assurance and testing activities for Technology
• Develop and maintain of the Control Self-Assessment Review methodology, templates (checklist, questionnaire, test scripts/plan, summary reports) and process documentation required
• Deliver a consistent, sustainable, and re-performable control self-assessment review as per the defined methodology for the upliftment of the bank's technology environment
• Serve as a lead for control self-assessment review, ensure appropriate testing or review is performed by control assurance & testing analyst, analyse, and document report findings, and communicate findings to corresponding control/process owners




• Own the control self-assessment review working papers and reporting capabilities
• Deliver timely and accurate control self-assessment review results to the respective risk forums
• Influence opportunities for automation of controls testing
• Own any ad-hoc or regulatory based control assurance activities as part of the Technology Risk Management Conformance Testing agenda and strategy
• Assist the team in performing walkthrough and assess the adequacy of existing controls within Technology to ensure completeness, asset coverage, and alignment to Technology Standards
• Collaborate with the technology domains process owners and the risk managers for driving the review
• Influence and provide expert guidance and support to technology teams in uplifting controls
• Partner with Technology Risk Management teams to develop a risk aware culture across the organisation promoting accountability and ownership of conformance testing outcomes
• Deliver comprehensive reports to senior leadership highlighting potential areas of concern and recommended actions from conformance testing activities
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including technology, operations, compliance, and finance to ensure a coordinated and an integrated approach to risk management efforts




• Additional responsibilities will include participating in any ad-hoc or regulatory based control assurance activities as part of the Technology Risk Management conformance testing agenda and strategy

Strategy
• Good understanding of Group Technology strategy and its implications managing strategic programs with respect to technology risk management role.
• Support the Risk Management leadership team in shaping, defining, and driving longer term Technology risk management conformance testing strategy

Business
• Maintain solid stakeholder engagement with Technology Services, Operations, CMT(s), Risk & Compliance and Group Internal Audit to ensure alignment across stakeholder groups.

Processes
• Design and implement the Control Self-Assessment Review methodology and ensure that the Control Self-Assessment review deliverables meets the quality standards set out in the methodology
• Support the continuous improvement of control self- assessment review, aligning to and avoiding duplication with other assurance functions
• Identify opportunities for control automation
• Contribute to the development of knowledge base of controls for Control Self-Assessment purpose
• Escalate appropriately to ensure the Global Head, Technology Risk Management is updated and able to intervene as required.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with policies applicable to which impact technology risk. Challenge processes, procedures, and policy if there is opportunity for improvement.

People & Talent
• Champion and act as a role model of the Group's values and culture.
• Lead and support a change in mindset, building a culture of client centricity, agility, a

📌 Lead, Conformance Testing (Chennai)
🏢 Standard Chartered Bank
📍 Chennai