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# Senior VP - IT Infrastructure Risk and Control

- **Company:** Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2879510280-2

## About the Role

* Substantial experience managing risk within IT infrastructure environments (covering the infrastructure stack, networks, and storage) within financial services or a similarly large, regulated estate.
 * The technical credibility and confidence to challenge, ensuring you understand the environment well enough to robustly challenge technical teams and product owners.
 * Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to navigate smoothly between technical floor-level details and executive-level presentations.
 * Hands-on experience with delivery and execution in a lean team environment; this is a role for a doer who can drive solutions, not a purely advisory consultant.
 * Familiarity with technology risk frameworks, controls, and compliance requirements relevant to a major banking infrastructure environment.
 * Strong line management capability, with the desire to take on people management responsibilities as the team expands.

Qualifications

 * Desirable: CRISC, CISA, CISM, ITIL, or equivalent practical experience demonstrating a transition from a technical infrastructure background into risk and control.

Why this role stands out

This is a pivotal role with massive internal visibility, offering a direct path to a Director position within 12 to 24 months as the department continues its upward growth trajectory. If you are a senior risk professional who misses being close to the detail and wants the autonomy to evolve a function from the ground up, this role offers the perfect balance of strategic influence and tangible delivery.

## Description

VP Risk & Control, Technology Central London International Bank c. 120k base + bonus + good package Hybrid (3 days a week on-site) close to Moorgate tube As a long-established partner and recipient of a supplier award for our delivery into this international banking group, Deerfoot is assisting with a Senior VP Level opportunity where you can shape risk, governance and control across a major technology function. This is a unique role for a high-calibre practitioner who can bridge the gap between deep technical infrastructure environments and executive board reporting, with a clear trajectory to Director level within 12 to 24 months.

This role requires a 50/50 balance between strategic evolution and hands-on execution. Acting as a trusted partner and a robust governance function, you will ensure technical risks are accurately identified and remediated while translating complex data into decision-ready insights for executive leadership.

What you'll be doing

 * Driving 50/50 strategy and delivery, working line-by-line with infrastructure Product Owners to challenge, identify, and mitigate risks while building practical end-of-life roadmaps.
 * Governing the Digital Engineering Risk & Control framework, ensuring alignment with wider Technology risk appetite, operational resilience, BCP, and EMEA strategies.
 * Producing high-quality board packs and executive summaries, translating detailed technical risks into concise, high-level reporting for MD-level leadership and risk committees.
 * Partnering with Product, Platform, Cyber Security, IT Risk and Internal Audit teams to assess risks arising from new product implementations and change activities.
 * Managing audits, assurance activity, loss events and control checks across the infrastructure estate, ensuring product teams are held to account.
 * Operating initially as a senior individual contributor with the mandate, capability, and vision to introduce line management and scale the team as the function matures.


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