Technology Governance & Strategy Assistant Manager

Role within the Techn Governance pillar of a large group Ideal for candidates from international consulting firms or FS background About Our Client A large group investing in strong technology governance, portfolio oversight, and strategic alignment Job Description Sit within the Technology Governance pillar, acting as a central oversight and insight function across the group's technology landscape. Support technology governance, risk, and compliance, including coordination of 4-6 annual audits (e.g. SOC), evidence gathering, and policy/control reviews. Monitor the technology portfolio at a high level, tracking progress, spend, risks, and dependencies across initiatives without owning day to day delivery. Synthesise complex, fragmented inputs into clear, management ready insights, dashboards, and briefing materials for senior stakeholders. Support technology strategy and operating model initiatives, including roadmap tracking, prioritisation, and execution transparency. Act as a connective layer between technology pillars, ensuring alignment on priorities, dependencies, and governance standards. Engage stakeholders with a consulting mindset, gathering inputs, challenging assumptions constructively, and bringing structure to ambiguity. The Successful Applicant 2-5 years' experience from top-tier international technology strategy consulting or a strong financial services environment with exposure to technology governance, risk, and strategy. Proven experience supporting audit, risk, strategy, and portfolio level initiatives, rather than hands on delivery or engineering roles. Strong analytical and synthesis capability, able to quickly distil complex, high level inputs into clear, management ready insights. Clear, structured communicator with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders and challenge constructively when required. Comfortable operating in ambiguous, unstructured environments, bringing common sense, structure, and a pragmatic consulting mindset. Solid conceptual understanding of enterprise technology (applications, data, cyber, EA, governance models), with the ability to translate technical inputs into business relevant perspectives. What's on Offer A high visibility role within a central technology governance and strategy function Direct exposure to senior technology and business leadership Opportunity to influence how technology is governed, prioritised, and communicated across the group Broad, holistic mandate suited to a "jack-of-all-trades" consultant profile Strong platform for long-term progression into senior technology strategy, governance, or transformation roles Contact Ruwise Sheriff Quote job ref JN-012026-6922274