Technology Governance Manager

Prudentials purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured for our people customers and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business and we support our peoples career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect Grow and Succeed.

Governance Framework & Policy Management

• Design implement and maintain IT governance frameworks policies standards and procedures aligned with organizational strategy and regulatory expectations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and Group policies and standards and bring upon best practices / industry standards.
• Provide governance oversight of Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) domains including policy compliance control effectiveness and risk posture.

Audit Assurance & Regulatory Coordination

• Facilitate and coordinate internal and external audits including review of audit submissions and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate and manage regulatory inspections including submission of required information and artefacts.
• Perform regular assurance checks to assess governance effectiveness and compliance with internal policies and external requirements.

Risk Management & Remediation

• Identify IT governance risks and conduct risk assessments to identify potential threats to IT processes systems and controls.
• Ensure audit findings observations and self-identified gaps are registered in the Risk Register and tracked to timely and quality closure.
• Develop and monitor remediation plans to address control gaps and governance weaknesses.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Establish metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor IT governance effectiveness and improvement initiatives.
• Prepare clear accurate and timely reports on audit status risk posture governance performance and remediation progress for senior management.

Stakeholder Engagement Training & Awareness

• Engage stakeholders across IT and business units to ensure alignment of governance initiatives with business needs.
• Conduct training sessions briefings and awareness activities to promote IT governance best practices and compliance culture.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree in information technology Computer Science Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Certification in IT Security related such as CISSP or CISM is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in IT governance audit coordination risk management or regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of IT governance risk and compliance frameworks (e.g. COBIT ITIL ISO/IEC 27001).
• Proven experience in managing audits regulatory engagements and remediation activities.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and project management skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with governance risk and compliance (GRC) tools is an advantage.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex race age ethnic origin educational social and cultural background marital status pregnancy and maternity religion or belief disability or part-time / fixed-term work or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.