About this role
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Location/Office Policy</strong>: St Marys Axe, London or Ann Street, Belfast or Hardman Street, Manchester (3 days a week in office) </span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Do you want to be part of a dynamic team, providing Cyber and Technology Assurance in a financial services environment?</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Are you flexible in your approach to work & able to deliver on the fast-paced demands of the business & its regulators?</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Are you driven to take a leadership role in a new UK Cyber & Technology team assuring an enduring and evolving Cyber & Technology Resilience capability?</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>What is the Role:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">AIB UK is a subsidiary of AIB Group, Irelands largest bank, and a leading bank in Europe. The UK business focuses on full service retail & business banking in Northern Ireland and Corporate Banking in GB.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">This is a great opportunity to join a growing Technology & Data Team for the UK business that sits under the UK Chief Operating Officer. This is a strategic role, working closely with the Group function to protect the bank and its customers. You will be working with senior stakeholders, including to the Managing Director of AIB UK and their senior management team. You will also on occasion have the opportunity to present to Board committees</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">This role offers a huge variety of exposure across Cyber and Technology. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Key accountabilities;</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Work with Group Cyber teams to implement effective strategies to mitigate identified cyber risks, aligning them with business objectives and regulatory requirements.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Work closely with IT and UK business units to ensure that risk mitigation actions are practical and do not unnecessarily hinder business operations.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Engage with senior leadership, including the UK Chief Operating Officer (COO), to provide regular updates on the organization’s cyber risk posture. Collaborate with key business units and external stakeholders to ensure an aligned approach to risk management across the enterprise.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Provide detailed risk reporting to the UK Risk Committee and relevant Board governance bodies.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Ensure that Cyber & IT risk metrics and key risk indicators (KRIs) are incorporated into regular risk reporting mechanisms. Maintain robust governance processes to ensure accountability and visibility around risk decisions.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Ensure effective oversight of Cyber & Technology Services provided to the UK by group including incident management, RCA Management, UK Cyber and Technology MI, incident trend analysis.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Collect and analyse information, problem-solve, and make decisions. Using analytical skills when detecting patterns, brainstorming, observing, interpreting data, and making decisions based on the multiple factors.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Create engaging presentations using PowerPoint for discussion/decision at Senior Forums & Committees.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Collaborate with AIB Group Technology & Data to develop a combined ROI/UK digital delivery to bridge critical gaps, maximising re-use of Group Digital Assets where appropriate to ensure a complete product and service offering is available to AIB UK customers.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Stay current with cyber threat intelligence and market trends, proactively liaising with Group Cyber teams in regular Forums & Committees</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Promote a culture of cyber awareness, working with Group Cyber teams, through staff training and engagement programme</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong style="font-size:11.0pt"><u>What you Will Bring:</u></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span>Proven experience working within technology functions, with a strong foundation in IT systems, infrastructure, or digital platforms</span><span> </span> </span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Minimum of 5 years of experience in cybersecurity & IT assurance, risk management, or related fields within financial services </span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles, risk management frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001), and regulatory requirements.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Experience with risk assessment methodologies and tools.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated experience in the establishment, implementation and assurance of standards and practices pertaining to technology management including technical configuration, security and service resilience.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex risks and mitigation strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong><u>Why Work for AIB:</u></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><em>Some of our benefits include; </em></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong> </strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Market leading Pension Scheme</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Healthcare Scheme</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Variable Pay</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Employee Assistance Programme</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Family leave options</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Two volunteer days per year</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Please click <a style="color:black" href="https://jobs.aib.ie/aib/content/What-We-Offer/"><strong>here</strong> </a>for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong><u>Key Capabilities:</u></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="color:#1d2d3e;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Behavioural</span></p> <p style="color:#1d2d3e;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <ul> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Instils Trust</strong> – gaining the confidence and trust of your colleagues through honesty, integrity and authenticity.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Collaborates - </strong>Works closely with AIB Cyber & Technology colleagues on a daily basis to deliver high quality assurance to our customers and our business.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong style="font-size:11.0pt">Customer Focus</strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> - </span>Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric outcomes every day.</span></li> </ul> <p style="color:#1d2d3e;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="color:#1d2d3e;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Technical</span></p> <p style="color:#1d2d3e;margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <ul> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Technical Leadership</strong> – ability to understand AIB’s existing technology solutions and quickly becomes familiar with new technology solutions when they are implemented.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Risk Mitigation </strong>-Identifies and quantifies risk factors to facilitate the development and implementation of approaches for managing risks. </span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Operational Excellence</strong> - Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency while providing an excellent service to internal or external clients.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:107%"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span class="normaltextrun">If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Sarah, at</span><span style="background-color:white"> </span><a style="color:black" href="mailto:[email protected]"><span style="background-color:white">[email protected]</span></a><span style="background-color:white"> <span class="normaltextrun"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun">for a conversation. </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></em></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at </span><a style="color:black" href="mailto:[email protected]"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[email protected]</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><em> </em></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Disclaimer:</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Unsolicited CV’s sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Application deadline: Wednesday 8th July 2026</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:107%"> </p>