IT Risk Management Specialist

4 weeks ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Ashurst Full time
Job Title: IT Risk Management Specialist

Ashurst is a leading global law firm with a rich history and a commitment to excellence. We are seeking an experienced IT Risk Management Specialist to join our team.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement a technology risk management framework that aligns with the firm's risk appetite.
  • Manage and monitor the IT Risk Register, ensuring that governance processes are in place and aligned with firm-wide risk management.
  • Provide oversight and tracking of open risk remediation, including external client audit findings.
  • Implement processes and technology solutions to improve management of risk across the firm.
  • Ensure technology risk is aligned to the Ashurst enterprise and operational risk framework.
  • Manage and monitor all IT policies, ensuring they have ownership, are updated regularly, and are clearly communicated.
  • Monitor, measure, and report on the information technology risk and control landscape.
  • Identify trends that may require further action, such as improved change control or further PMO controls.
  • Support process owners to prepare procedures to underpin approved policies.
  • Act as a trusted advisor on information technology risk-related activities, processes, policies, and procedures across the firm and its client base.
Requirements:
  • Thorough understanding and demonstrated experience of Information Technology risk, resilience, and information security.
  • Good networking skills.
  • Able to operate within a project brief.
  • Awareness/exposure to different software development life cycles and methods.
  • Produce high-level solutions/approaches, requiring systems analysis and design skills.
  • High level of familiarity with MS Office as a production tool.
  • Liaise with colleagues in Risk and Compliance and management generally to assist with research and evaluation of software solutions from 3rd party suppliers.
  • Able to manage small projects from inception to delivery.
  • Uses initiative - 'can do' approach - ability to complete set tasks with minimal supervision.
  • Working within a structured project framework.
  • Knowledge of legal sector and current risks.
  • Familiar with ITIL, Prince 2, Agile, ISO 2700 suite.

Ashurst is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and aim to create a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment. We will undertake appropriate vetting of staff, in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations.



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