CareerPlan

IT and Cybersecurity Risk Manager

Johannesburg, ZAFull-time2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10

Core

Provide independent 2nd line oversight of IT and cybersecurity risk frameworks, controls, and third-party arrangements for a financial services firm.

Role type

Senior IC IT and Cybersecurity Risk Manager

Builds

Independent risk opinions, quarterly risk reports, and regulatory responses

Domain

Financial services / Cybersecurity / IT Risk Governance

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Cybersecurity risk management, Third-party risk management, IT audit, Regulatory compliance, Cloud security (Azure/AWS/GCP), Identity and access management, GRC platforms, Incident management, Change risk oversight

Preferred skills

People leadership, Financial services experience (insurance/banking), Big 4 advisory experience

Technologies

ServiceNow IRM, Archer, MetricStream, Azure, AWS, GCP

Responsibilities

Review and challenge 1st line risk and control self-assessments (RCSAs), Oversee cyber incident management and regulatory reporting, Assess third-party and cloud technology risk arrangements, Provide independent risk oversight of material technology programmes, Produce quarterly Cyber and IT Risk Reports for Executive committees, Interpret new regulations and assess organizational gap positions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with oversight responsibilities