GRC

The Role :  

Governance, Risk and Compliance Lead

Responsible for leading and maturing ION Group's governance, risk management and compliance capabilities. The role will oversee the Information Security Management System (ISMS), maintain regulatory and certification compliance, drive risk governance activities, manage customer assurance programmes, and ensure security policies and standards are effectively implemented across the organisation.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience operating within large, complex enterprises and demonstrate a proven track record of achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 certification, implementing risk management frameworks, responding to customer and regulatory audits, and building effective governance programmes.

Key responsibilities:

Governance & Policy Management

• Own the lifecycle management of Information Security policies, standards, frameworks and procedures.
• Develop, review and maintain governance documentation to ensure alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Establish governance processes to ensure policies, standards and controls are consistently implemented across the organisation.
• Monitor adherence to security policies and standards and drive remediation of non-compliance findings.

Information Security Management System (ISMS)

• Lead the ongoing maintenance, effectiveness and continual improvement of the Information Security Management System (ISMS).
• Drive ISO 27001 certification & recertification activities and ensure certification evidence, control documentation and audit records are maintained and auditable.
• Coordinate internal audit programmes, external certification audits and remediation activities.

Risk Management

• Own and continuously improve the enterprise information security risk management framework.
• Maintain and oversee the Group Security Risk Register. Facilitate risk identification, assessment, treatment, acceptance and reporting activities across business units.

Client Assurance & Regulatory Compliance

• Lead responses to client security questionnaires, due diligence requests, regulatory enquiries and customer assessments.
• Manage and coordinate customer Right-to-Audit engagements, particularly with regulated financial institutions and strategic clients.
• Act as the primary contact for external auditors, assessors & customer assurance teams
• Monitor emerging regulatory requirements and assess their impact on the organisation.

Third-Party Risk Management

• Conduct & oversee security assessments for vendors, suppliers and strategic partners.
• Review contracts, security documentation, certifications and audit reports to evaluate risk and ensure supplier risks are appropriately documented, managed and escalated.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Security Operations, Engineering, Architecture, Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit and business stakeholders to address identified risks and compliance obligations.
• Provide guidance and subject matter expertise on governance, regulatory compliance and risk management matters.
• Support security awareness initiatives and promote a culture of risk management and compliance.

Required Skills, Experience & Qualification:

• Min 8 to 10 years of experience in Governance, Risk & Compliance, Information Security, Audit or Risk Management roles, preferably within a financial services environment

• Bachelor’s degree of equivalent related experience.

• ISO27001 Lead Implementer / Auditor - demonstrable experience leading ISO 27001 certification and recertification programmes within large, complex organisations.

• Proven experience designing, implementing and maintaining enterprise risk management frameworks.

• Extensive experience developing, reviewing and managing information security policies, standards and control frameworks.

• Significant experience managing customer assurance activities, security questionnaires and Right-to-Audit engagements.

• Experience presenting risk and compliance information to senior stakeholders and executive leadership.

• Strong knowledge of:

• • ISO 27001 / ISO 27002
  • ISO 31000 / ISO 27005
  • ISO 22301 / ISO 42001
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework
  • SOC 1 / SOC 2
  • GDPR
  • DORA
  • NIS2
  • Experience presenting risk and compliance information to senior stakeholders and executive leadership.

About ION:  

We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.

•         Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.

•         Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.

ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.

ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.