Portfolio Manager - Technology Risk & Controls (FS Industry)

Job Title:Portfolio Manager - Technology Risk & Controls (FS Industry)
Location: Sheffield (hybrid - 3 days per week on site)
Salary/Rate: £393 - 443 per day inside IR35
Start Date: May
Job Type: Initial contract until 30/11/2026

Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Portfolio Manager to establish, structure, and embed a Technology Risk & Controls (R&C) portfolio governance framework across a large and growing estate.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives
The initial focus (first 3-6 months) will be to design and stand up the R&C portfolio model, providing clarity, control, and consistency across 150+ resources, in response to increasing audit, regulatory, and assurance demands.
Once the framework is Embedded and operating effectively, ownership will transition to the BAU Risk & Controls teams. The role will then evolve into a Risk & Controls Project Manager, leading discrete R&C initiatives while continuing to report into Risk & Controls Technology Leadership.

Portfolio Setup & Governance (Initial 3-6 months)
- Design and implement a Risk & Controls portfolio governance framework, including:
o Portfolio structure, operating cadence, and decision forums
o Standardised demand intake, prioritisation, and reporting
o Clear ownership and accountability across controls and initiatives
- Establish end to end visibility across R&C initiatives, resources, dependencies, and risks.
- Define and implement Key Control Indicators (KCIs) and portfolio metrics to assess:
o Control effectiveness
o Risk exposure
o Delivery health and sustainability
- Strengthen audit readiness by standardising control tracking, evidence management, and responses to:
o Internal Audit, External Audit, and 2LoD/3LoD reviews
- Introduce efficient, repeatable ways of working, leveraging Agile practices, automation, and tooling where appropriate.
- Act as a senior coordination point between Technology Leads, Control Owners, Risk teams, and Audit stakeholders. 

Transition to BAU & Project Delivery
- Support a controlled handover of the portfolio framework to BAU teams, ensuring durability and minimal dependency.
- Transition into a Risk & Controls Project Manager role, leading independent initiatives such as:
o Control remediation and uplift programmes
o Regulatory response and audit issue closure
o Control design and process enhancements
- Continue regular delivery, risk, and portfolio reporting to R&C Technology Leads and senior stakeholders. 

Stakeholder Engagement
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across Technology, Risk, and Audit.
- Confidently manage conflicting priorities and drive risk based decision making.
- Translate complex risk and technology topics into clear, executive level insights.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

- Proven experience managing enterprise scale technology or risk portfolios in a regulated financial services environment.
- Strong background in Technology Risk & Controls, including control design, governance, remediation, and audit engagement.
- Demonstrated ability to set up governance and operating models from inception.
- Experience working with large, multi disciplinary teams and complex stakeholder groups.

Desirable Skills/Experience
Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

- Experience transitioning portfolios or programmes from establish - BAU.
- Strong project/programme management background.
- Familiarity with enterprise risk tooling, metrics, and reporting.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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