Technology Risk Manager - Flutter UKI, Hybrid

About Betfair Romania Development​:

Betfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world’s leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming.

Our Values:

The values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.

Win together | Raise the bar | Got your back | Own it | Positive impact

About Flutter UKI:

Flutter UK & Ireland are the UKI region of Flutter Entertainment. They unite a dozen brands including powerhouses Paddy Power, Betfair, Tombola and Sky Betting & Gaming, bringing together hundreds of teams and thousands of colleagues, who create trusted entertainment for millions of customers every week.

Reporting into the Head of Information Security – Architecture, Delivery, Governance, Risk, and Compliance, the Technology Risk Manager will play a key role in defining, implementing and operating a best-in-class risk framework for the Flutter UKI Technology function.

The Technology Risk Manager will:

• Build and run a high-performing risk team.
• Implement a single view of Technology Risk for the UKI Division
• Ensure that the UK&I Tech Risk framework and underpinning risk management activities are well operationalised, embedded, and actioned across the division. This role is key to delivering one of our core security principles; empowering the business to move at pace through effectively managing technology risk.
• Drive improvements to the UKI Technology Risk Scores.
• Establish a mechanism through which Internal Audit items affecting UKI Technology teams are effectively tracked to ensure their timely completion.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, including:
  • Internal Audit
  • Second Line Risk and Assurance
  • UKI Technology Leadership team
  • Group Cyber
• Support the Head of Information Security – Architecture, Delivery, Governance, Risk, and Compliance with the BAU activities and roadmaps to govern all aspects of technology risk management across the division.
• Continually seek and build efficiencies into team’s workflows.
• Support the continuous evolution of the technology risk framework, ensuring alignment to Group CRO and other non-technology operational risk processes in the division.
• Helps to define, operationalise and embed risk reporting criteria for key tech/non-tech stakeholders in the UKI division and Group.
• Support Technology Leadership by providing the appropriate risk information to enable effective decision making.
• Work with other Technology and Infosec teams to ensure that risks have appropriate mitigating controls & actions in place that can be tracked and reported on.
• Works with the UKI InfoSec team to support delivery of our Technology and Infosec principles and wider initiatives needed to address identified risks.
• Supports the development of own team and training of UKI colleagues through the mutual sharing of risk knowledge and experience.
• Drive a general awareness and understanding of risk and risk management across UKI Technology

The role requires a significant level of engagement across the UKI organisation and to other stakeholders within Flutter Group, some of which are in multiple global locations. Therefore, there is an expectation of travel with this role, as required.

Prior knowledge and skills: 

• Commercially savvy: Keeps up to date with current and future trends and business developments; uses this knowledge to shape and guide decisions and actions to positively impact business drivers; provides insight on the business and industry, exploring opportunities to improve and is not afraid of change if require 
• Hungry for Results: Drives self and others to achieve great results with agility, pace and energy;  is always looking for ways to raise the performance bar and has a track record of exceeding goals when leading teams across multiple locations and functions; is a role model for being accountable and consistently delivering on what they've promised;  shares their learnings and encourages their team to do the same; always acts with integrity and is trusted by stakeholders to deliver on all that is promised. 
• Wins Together: Is a team player- by working collaboratively is able to establish and engage networks to get work done; seeks out and facilitates the sharing of own and others' ideas, perspectives and inputs; models collaboration across the organisation; challenges how we get things done to seek ways of continuous improvement; takes steps to enhance collaboration among others. 
• Resilient: Demonstrates a bias for action when faced with tough challenges; is confident under pressure; maintains a positive attitude despite adversity - is a steadying force for others; grows from hardships and negative experiences; manages crises and high-pressure situations effectively; bounces back quickly from setbacks and encourages learning from mistakes. 
• Nimble: Learns quickly when faced with new, unfamiliar and changing situations; models and encourages experimentation and agility when faced with unknown scenarios; promotes continuous learning from both successes and failures, and shares lessons learned; is transparent about failure and views mistakes as opportunities to learn. 
• Effective communicator: Models effective communication; understands and regularly communicates how day-to-day actions positively impact the bigger picture; provides clarity on business goals; adjusts to fit the audience and the message; provides timely and helpful information to others across the organisation putting others needs before their own and promotes effective communication; flexes communication style to meet the needs of various audiences. 
• Quality decision maker: Makes quality decisions at pace, even in ambiguous or challenging circumstances, recognising when an 80% solution will do; considers various inputs, decision criteria, and trade-offs to arrive at effective decisions and recommendations; supports others in making high quality decisions. 
• English – advance level (speaking,  writing and listening);   
• Concentration at work;   
• Responsibility, punctuality, flexibility;   
• Patience / tact;    
• Sense of observation / reaction speed / initiative/adapting;   
• The ability to learn and share the assimilated knowledge;
• Diplomacy and calmness in any type of conversations with all employees / the direct manager, manifesting an appropriate, objective and professional attitude; 
• Effective communication for developing / maintaining a positive climate of relations with the employees and the direct manager;
• Ability to self-organize, analyze and synthesize; 
• Focused and distributive attention;
• The ability to prioritize effectively in high-volume situations; 
• The ability to work both independently and in a team; 
• Orientation towards improvement and professional performance;   
• Compliance with deadlines; 
• Results orientation and efficient decision making within the team he coordinates 

Behavioural Competencies: 

• Ability to independently prioritise and plan, execute activities to a plan, and report on progress. 
• Excellent accuracy and analytical skills. 
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including to executive-level management. 
• High level of initiative, creativity and motivation. 
• Flexible and personally motivated to succeed.
• A willingness to constructively challenge the way things are done to continually drive improvements.

Benefits:

• Hybrid & remote working options

• €1,000 per year for self-development

• Company share scheme

• 25 days of annual leave per year

• 20 days per year to work abroad

• 5 personal days/year

• Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies

• Extended health, dental and travel insurances

• Customized well-being programmes

• Career growth sessions

• Thousands of online courses through Udemy

• A variety of engaging office events

Disclaimer:

We are an inclusive employer. By embracing diverse experiences and perspectives, we create a lasting, positive impact for our employees, customers, and the communities we’re part of. You don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only the candidates who best meet the job requirements will be contacted for an interview.

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