Role Purpose:

The 2nd Line Assurance function will be responsible for monitoring and mitigating key technology risks, driving a risk awareness culture and promoting a risk-sensitive approach to processes, architectures, applications and platforms within Technology. 

The key technology risks currently in scope are Cyber Security, Technology Resilience, IT Transformation, Shadow IT and Lifecycle Management. We monitor risk by working closely with local markets and Group functions; testing key controls established in our policies. We mitigate risk by identifying corrective actions and reporting to key stakeholders, including the Technology leadership team and various board committees. 

The Technology Resilience Assurance specialist will be required to shape and drive the technology resilience program in all our Markets and Group functions while supporting financials and related controls. This role requires a high calibre individual with a strong growing strategy mind-set and understanding of technology architectures and its evolutions. The candidate will interact with local markets and Group entities for different domains such as Mobile, Fixed, IT, IoT, Video and Mobile Payments. The role also requires that you assess, evolve and implement continuous improvement to the Vodafone resilience program, process and culture. This is role is expected to have 10% travel time internationally.

With us, you will:

• Transform the way that Vodafone manages technology Resilience risk, so that we achieve the risk tolerance targets as set by the Board.
• Perform risk management/assurance/compliance reviews/controls testing across Vodafone Technology to determine high areas of risk, working closely with local markets. 
• Understand and support the resilience KPI’s, capabilities, methodologies and strategy.
• Identify areas of business pain and risks while providing mitigations and corrective actions where possible.
• Work with markets and group functions in advising how to introduce best process and methodologies to reduce the loss of technology failures.
• Understand the architectures/solutions to lower risks and increase technology resilience including best practises sharing and methodologies.
• Support the business continuity process and procedures.
• Execute part of the governance for Vodafone’s key technology risks up to Board level, including reporting to and managing senior stakeholders. 
• Perform analysis on Vodafone technology to determine high areas of risk.
• Support the design of the end-to-end assurance strategy.
• Investigate and implement automated testing where possible.

Apply if you have:

• Experience in Technology Audit including application audits, IT general controls (e.g. SDLC, Incident Management) and/or data analytics.
• Knowledge of Business Continuity Management processes and procedures (e.g. Business Impact Analysis, Business Continuity Plans, Disaster Recovery Procedures).
• Technology assurance, compliance or risk management experience (managing reviews and reporting findings).
• Experience with developing, implementing and testing risk, policies and controls. 
• Strong stakeholder management skills, documentation and presentation skills.
• The ability to grasp technical concepts rapidly and to articulate these concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analytical thinking capabilities and are able to manage complex detail without losing sight of the big picture.
• At least one risk, audit, or governance certification e.g. CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CGEIT or equivalent.
• A fluency of the English language both written and spoken.

Our commitment
Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too.