Technology Risk Lead

Overview

In this role you will establish and mature WPP’s Enterprise Technology Risk function, leading risk management and governance across technology, security, and business teams. You’ll build and guide a growing team of risk SMEs and push a data-led, automation-first approach. You’ll translate complex risks into actionable insights for senior stakeholders and drive continuous improvement. You’ll work closely with cross-functional partners to enhance visibility and control in a multinational environment, shaping the technology risk program for scale and resilience.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work model
• opportunity to influence large-scale programs
• challenging and stimulating work
• inclusive and collaborative culture
• career growth and development

Responsibilities

• Develop and mature the technology risk management framework and processes
• Facilitate risk assessments, scenario analysis, and risk-based decision making
• Maintain risk registers, issue management, and remediation tracking
• Produce management reports, dashboards and risk insights for executives
• Lead automation, analytics, and workflow optimization to improve risk management
• Collaborate with Enterprise Security, Risk & Controls, Controls Assurance, Internal Audit, and Legal
• Provide guidance to risk and control owners
• Develop Data & Technology Controls framework and governance artefacts
• Support ET transformation programmes, M&A/divestments, and governance changes
• Recruit, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Technology Risk team across India and the UK
• Establish operating rhythms, quality standards, and performance expectations

Key requirements

• Strong experience in Technology Risk, IT Risk, Cyber Risk, Technology Governance, Assurance or IT Audit
• Experience in large, complex or multinational technology environments
• Solid understanding of technology controls, ITGCs, cloud, infrastructure, identity, service management and resilience
• Experience developing risk reporting and leadership insight
• Ability to simplify complex technical topics for diverse audiences
• Proven experience leading and developing teams
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills
• Experience improving processes through automation, analytics, workflow platforms or AI-enabled approaches
• Comfortable strategic yet hands-on

• stakeholder management
• communication
• influencing
• technology risk
• IT risk
• cyber risk

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