Senior Risk Manager - Core Technology

For our client in the banking industry we're looking for a Senior Risk Manager - Core Technology We're looking for a Senior Risk management professional responsible for overseeing non-financial risk remediation across Core Technology, challenging progress, ensuring timely closure of actions, providing transparency on risk exposure, and presenting risk and remediation status to senior stakeholders and leadership forums. As a Risk Manager within Core Technology, you will play a key role in strengthening our risk management capabilities with objective to help reduce non-financial risk and meet target thresholds. Key Responsibilities: - Maintain oversight of progress on remediating our non-financial and ICT risks across Core Technology with the support of Business Risks Managers - Facilitate and follow up on remediation plans and agreed actions, ensuring timely execution and sustainable risk reduction. - Provide transparent and accurate reporting on risk exposure, mitigation progress, and path-to-green status for senior leadership and governance forums - Act as a trusted advisor to technology leaders, challenging and guiding stakeholders on risk-related matters and control effectiveness. - Drive and support risk management activities, ensuring risks, controls, and mitigations are effectively identified, assessed, documented, and monitored. - Collaborate closely with Business Risk Management and delivery teams to ensure strong governance and visibility of risk initiatives To succeed in this role, you: - Take ownership and accountability for delivering high-quality results. - Are experienced in facilitating workshops and challenging stakeholders constructively. - Have a strong understanding of operational and non-financial risk management. - Can balance risk awareness with business pragmatism. - Thrive in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. - Communicate clearly and confidently, both verbally and in writing. - Are able to translate complex risk topics into clear recommendations and actionable outcomes. - Enjoy working collaboratively and building strong stakeholder relationships across the organization. Must-have knowledge and experience: - Solid experience within operational or non-financial risk management, preferably within financial services. - Strong understanding of risk frameworks and governance processes - Hands-on experience with RCSA (Risk & Control Self Assessment) processes, risk assessments and control evaluations. - Understanding of ICT Risk and its impact on business processes and operations - Excellent analytical capabilities and ability to identify key risks and themes. - Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working across organisational boundaries - Excellent written and spoken English. Nice-to-have knowledge and experience: - Understanding and experience working with incident and issue management processes is a plus Start: 2026-09-01 End: 2026-12-31 Location: Helsinki (3 days at the office) Allocation: 100% Language: English Please apply with your updated CV in English, that clearly demonstrates your skills and experience relevant to this role. We offer continuously. That means that we sometimes remove the assignments before deadline. If you are interested we recommend that you apply immediately. Please note, should your candidate be selected for the assignment, Ework will request documentation in accordance with the Act on the Contractor’s Obligations and Liability (Tilaajavastuulaki), as well as proof of valid liability insurance. PayExpress: We now offer a fast and smooth payment solution, so you don't have to wait through long payment periods. With us, you will receive your payment within 3-5 days after your timesheet has been approved. This benefit is included as standard in almost all our contracts with no extra work on your part. Read more on below link. https://knowledge.eworkgroup.com/payexpress-get-paid-within-days-not-months