NatWest is a major UK retail bank, providing every day banking services to over 19 million customers. The banks expertise and services span retail, commercial and private banking.
AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.
We partner with NatWest to deliver their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.
On behalf of NatWest, we are looking for a Risk and Controls Manager (Financial Services Technology) for an 8 Month contract based in Edinburgh (2-3 days per week in office).
The Role & Responsibilities:
An exciting opportunity to join a leading Financial Services organisation within Financial Crime Technology. This role sits at the intersection of technology, risk, and controls ideal for someone with a strong technical foundation and deep understanding of risk frameworks within FS environments.
You'll play a key role in ensuring robust technology risk management practices are embedded and adhered to across platforms and control environments.
Key Responsibilities:
Oversee end-to-end technology risk frameworks
Manage risks relating to: Privileged access
End-of-life (EOL) technology
Risk & vulnerability management
User entitlement access
Security testing & controls validation
Work closely with control testing teams and enterprise risk partners
Create clear risk & issue templates for governance forums
Translate complex technical issues into clear, business-friendly language
Ensure actions are tracked and delivered within agreed timelines
Run risk forums and host weekly control partner calls
Strong stakeholder & relationship management across technology and risk functions
Key Accountabilities, Skills & Experience:
Strong technology background (infrastructure, security, access management, etc.)
Proven risk & controls management experience
End-to-end risk framework implementation experience
Financial Services background (mandatory)
Experience working within Financial Crime or regulated environments
Comfortable managing senior stakeholders and governance forums
Ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and non-technical audiences
Next Steps:
There are plenty of reasons why NatWest is a great place to work in a temporary job; they are becoming a simpler Bank, which is more integrated and technology driven. You'll be helping to build a sustainable bank, committed to helping customers to succeed.
We will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.
If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.
AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business
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