Head of Technology Risk & Compliance
Our Technology teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Technology Professionals in the industry, you'll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.
The Head of Technology Risk and Compliance is a key leadership role within Primark Tech. Reporting to the Chief Technology Security & Risk Officer (CTSRO), the role is responsible for ensuring technology risk is effective managed, the technology we operate is compliant with all laws and regulations and that we operate a robust technology controls environment.
What You'll Get
The world is changing and it's important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it's essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That's why we offer benefits that put you first
Some of our benefits are:
In your role, you'll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here's a flavour of your day-to-day:
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued - so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
Apply to be part of our future and we'll help you develop yours.
If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility requests, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.
All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.
Brassring ID: 130063
Our Technology teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Technology Professionals in the industry, you'll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.
The Head of Technology Risk and Compliance is a key leadership role within Primark Tech. Reporting to the Chief Technology Security & Risk Officer (CTSRO), the role is responsible for ensuring technology risk is effective managed, the technology we operate is compliant with all laws and regulations and that we operate a robust technology controls environment.
What You'll Get
The world is changing and it's important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it's essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That's why we offer benefits that put you first
Some of our benefits are:
- 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
- Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
- Competitive Bonus, Pension, and Healthcare package
In your role, you'll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here's a flavour of your day-to-day:
- Provide leadership, oversight, and development of technology risk and compliance practices. Collaborate with key stakeholders to establish team priorities, goals, and objectives in support of business strategies.
- Support the development of the Security & Risk strategy and roadmap.
- Ensures Primark Tech maintains operational compliance to key regulations such as payments and GDPR.
- Develop the risk appetite of Primark Tech with its leadership team in collaboration with the enterprise risk function.
- Own and mature the IT risk management framework. Support business and departmental strategies by setting risk objectives.
- Report and recommend risk mitigation strategies to senior leadership. Establish a multi regulation IT General Controls framework.
- Establish a technology regulatory framework for each country of operation defining a baseline level of compliance and associated remediation plans.
- Chair the Technology Risk & Audit Forum.
- Report regularly to the Primark Tech leadership team, business stakeholders and other senior management on the effectiveness of risk management activities, state of IT General Controls testing and compliance against applicable regulations, escalating issues as appropriate.
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued - so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
- Extensive experience demonstrating increased responsibility in the technology risk and controls domains in complex environments including controls attestation.
- Experience of working in the retail industry preferred.
- Strong understanding of various control frameworks and regulatory requirements, such as COBIT, NIST-CSF, ISO, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Privacy (CCPA, GDPR, etc.), and other leading practice frameworks.
- An in-depth knowledge of payment regulations. Proven experience of managing auditors.
- An ability to communicate complex and technical issues to diverse audiences, orally and in writing, in an easily understood, authoritative, and actionable manner.
- An understanding of business needs and commitment to delivering high-quality, prompt, and efficient service to the stakeholders.
- Proven record of accomplishment in driving change and influencing stakeholders to adopt new practices.
- Strong ability to develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analysis.
Apply to be part of our future and we'll help you develop yours.
If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility requests, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.
All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.
Brassring ID: 130063