IT Governance, Risk & Audit Lead

Key Highlights:

• Permanent Position
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic, industry-leading company
• Lead IT risk, audit, and compliance initiatives in a regulated financial environment
• Up to $13,000 + Bonus + comprehensive benefits package

Our client is seeking an IT Governance, Risk & Audit Lead (IT GRC) to manage a high volume of IT audits, regulatory engagements, and technology risk oversight activities in a regulated financial environment. This role sits within IT GRC with strong exposure to MAS requirements, senior management reporting, and team leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a large volume of internal and external IT audits, including audit planning, coordination, responses, remediation tracking, and closure
• Act as the primary point of contact for IT audits and regulatory inspections, including regulatory engagements
• Review audit findings, identify root causes, formulate remediation plans, and validate corrective actions for closure
• Serve as the first quality assurance gate for all IT audit, risk, and compliance responses
• Track, analyse, and report IT Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and perform regulatory and technology risk assessments, including MAS TRM alignment
• Perform monthly metrics reporting, including MAS metrics, management reporting, MAS RFIs, and IT governance-related submissions
• Advise senior management on IT risk posture, audit themes, regulatory expectations, and emerging risk trends
• Develop, implement, and enforce risk policies, processes, and controls.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to improve IT governance processes, audit readiness, and risk management practices
• Support technology governance initiatives from a risk and audit perspective, and strategize to enhance IT risk management and compliance frameworks
• Lead and manage team of IT GRC professionals, providing guidance, review, and capability development

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT risk, IT audit, or IT governance, with at least 8 years focused on IT audit and regulatory compliance in financial related industry
• Strong hands-on experience managing high-volume IT audits (internal and external) end-to-end
• Background in Line 2 IT risk or IT audit functions is highly preferred
• Solid understanding of MAS regulatory requirements, including MAS TRM, regulatory applications, and audit expectations
• Proven experience tracking IT KRIs / ITE (Key Risk Indicators in Technology Environment) and preparing senior management and regulatory reports
• Comfortable fronting regulators, auditors, and senior stakeholders
• Strong writing and documentation skills, especially for audit responses and regulatory submissions
• High attention to detail with the ability to review audit findings, remediation plans, and policy documentation critically
• Experience leading teams and managing workload prioritisation

Interested applicants, please submit updated resume in MS format via the Apply button.

Position and remuneration will be commensurate with skills and experience.
We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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