Senior Manager – Digital Risk (Sydney)

The opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Manager to join our Digital Risk team. This role provides an opportunity to take your career to the next level in a growing team and develop your leadership skills in an inclusive and diverse environment. Our clients come from a wide range of industries, and we work with them to build trust and confidence. You will be at the forefront helping our clients with managing the risks and challenges of a rapidly changing digital landscape, ensuring compliance with evolving regulations, and identifying opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement to deliver valuable outcomes. If you love Technology and Digital Risk, working for a broad range of clients and want to make an impact, come join our team.

This is a hybrid position based in Warrang – Sydney. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Your key responsibilities

• Leading and delivering broad ranging Risk Consulting engagements including IT risk management, Digital Compliance (including ISO, PCI, Privacy and other leading security and technology frameworks and regulations), Cyber Risk Management, ERP advisory (including SAP), Program Risk Management, Resiliency, Responsible AI, and Internal Audit reviews.
• Leading and directing assessments of IT processes against leading practice IT risk and security frameworks and common standards (e.g. CoBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Act)
• Leading and managing teams to deliver IT Risk and Audit engagements - including the execution of evaluating and design of IT internal controls (e.g. application & IT general controls) in support of internal audits as well as Program Assurance engagements
• Nurturing client relationships to achieve service expectations, deliverables and outcomes and assisting in the preparation of reports for clients and other stakeholders
• Mentoring and quality assuring teams, taking accountability for outcomes, delegating and supervising large teams, structuring engagements and engagement economics, designing innovative solutions and managing key elements of the business
• Partnering with internal and external teams, addressing compliance, financial and operational risk, and assessing current state internal controls and frameworks in order to mitigate current and emerging risks
• Contribute to people-related initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training EY teams
• Actively identify opportunities to better serve clients
• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring all levels of staff
• Leading business development initiatives

Skills and attributes for success

The key attributes of the role are previous experience working in a consulting firm (Big 4 or boutique), who has a broad range of technology risk management experience to lead our existing portfolio of work, drive growth and manage day to day engagement delivery/teams. A Technology Risk Senior Manager who has broad range of experience and capability to support across various digital risk solutions and related areas e.g. experience in various aspects:

• Governance, Risk and Compliance
• Internal Controls and Internal Audit (incl. Controls optimisation, SoX)
• Assurance – technology-focused internal audit (incl. IT General Controls, Cyber Security, and AI Governance)
• Technology-enabled Integrated Risk Management (IRM) or Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) programs
• Portfolio, Program and Project risk management consulting and/or assurance services
• Regulatory Compliance (e.g. Privacy, SoCI Act, SoX, Spam Act)
• Resiliency – design, build, implementation of business and technology resilience programs
• AI Governance, Responsible Use of AI (incl. Responsible AI strategy, AI Governance framework)
• Data governance, Risk Analytics, etc

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences ey.com/au/careerdevelopment
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.

• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/au/benefits

• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous

Diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DE&I) are core to who we are, how we work and how we live our values. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +61 3 8650 7788 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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