Head of Technology Risk

A rare opportunity has opened for an experienced technology risk leader to join a major enterprise organisation as Head of Divisional Controls.

This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for strengthening first-line technology risk management across a complex, global technology environment. You'll partner closely with CIOs and senior executives across Australia, India, and Vietnam to drive robust risk practices, operational resilience, and control uplift across cloud, cyber, data, applications, third-party services, and emerging technologies.

The role

As Head of Divisional Controls, you will play a critical role in helping the organisation identify, assess, manage, and mitigate technology risks while supporting business growth and technology transformation initiatives.

You will act as a trusted advisor to technology executives, providing strategic guidance on risk management, control effectiveness, regulatory obligations, operational resilience, and emerging risk trends including AI and automation.

Working across a broad technology landscape, you will help shape risk strategy while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and strong governance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and embed first-line technology risk management across a large-scale technology function.
• Partner with CIOs and senior technology stakeholders to strengthen risk management practices and improve control effectiveness.
• Drive improvements in operational resilience, governance, compliance, and risk maturity.
• Provide strategic guidance on emerging risks including AI, cloud, cybersecurity, data, and automation.
• Oversee risk profiling, control assessments, remediation activities, management attestations, and governance forums.
• Support audit, assurance, and regulatory engagement activities.
• Build strong relationships across first, second, and third-line risk functions.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team operating within a global delivery model.

About you

You are a seasoned technology risk leader who understands how to balance strong risk management practices with commercial and operational outcomes.

You bring credibility with both technology and business stakeholders and are comfortable influencing decision-making at executive level.

To be successful in this role, you will likely have:

• More than 10 years of experience in technology and operational risk management.
• Senior leadership experience within large, complex enterprise environments.
• Deep knowledge of technology risk frameworks, controls, governance, and compliance.
• Experience across cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, applications, data, and third-party risk domains.
• Strong understanding of control design, remediation, assurance, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working within offshore or shared-service delivery models.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.

Qualifications in technology, business, risk, or related disciplines are desirable, while certifications such as CISSP, CISA, or CRISC will be highly regarded.

Why join?

This role offers the opportunity to shape technology risk strategy within a major enterprise environment while working alongside senior technology leaders on some of the organisation's most important priorities.

You'll gain exposure to complex technology challenges, emerging technologies, large-scale transformation initiatives, and executive-level decision making, all while helping build a stronger and more resilient technology organisation.

If you're looking for a leadership opportunity where you can genuinely influence outcomes and drive meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you.