Risk and Control Project leader

Salt is currently hiring for our client in the Banking sector, for a IT Risk and Control Project leader.

Function description

• Responsible for day-to-day management of the project on behalf of the Sponsorship Committee, from project definition to project closure.
• Ensures the project produces the required products to the required quality level and within agreed time and budget. Performs change control, preventing unapproved scope deviations.
• Directs, motivates, and challenges the project team so that project expectations are met. Can act as a servant leader by removing impediments. Maximises team efficiency, continuously looking for ways to improve and accelerate project output.
• Manages project risks and issues, including the collection, evaluation, and planning of corrective and/or preventive actions, and monitoring and escalating risks and issues to the Programme Manager and Sponsorship Committee.
• Adheres to required project documentation and planning standards.
• Adopt the Agile way of working and adhere to the delivery methodology.

Required experience / knowledge

Mandatory:

• At least 7 years of experience in managing end to end IT functional of more than 2000 mandays (with a team coordination of at least 10 persons)
• Experience in working with internal and external contributors
• Hybrid profile: agile and waterfall expertise
• Understands the purpose of risk management in an IT context
• Excellent MS office and presentation skills
• Speak/write English fluently

Preferable:

• Familiar with the COBIT 2019 framework and ITIL V3+
• Understanding of core IT processes and if possible security topics such as ISO27002 and CIS top 20
• Familiarity with the Project Lifecycle / Agile methodology, has worked with Azure DevOps Server (TFS)
• Experience with operational excellence, process optimisation and risks & controls