Technology, Cyber & Data, Senior Risk Specialist - Assurance, Dublin

Location/ Offoce policy:  Molesworth Street (Hybrid working with 3 days in office starting January 2026)

What is the Role:

Risk Assurance and Validation (RAV) is a 2nd line appraisal function led by the Group Chief Compliance Officer within Risk and reports to the Chief Risk Officer, Group Risk Committee and Board Risk Committee.

The team conducts a continuous and comprehensive review of IT, Cyber and Data risk (including Third-Party) throughout the Group in accordance with the Group Risk Assurance Plan. The RAV challenges and influences the business to ensure its control environment is robust and effective to mitigate the risks across the Group and the subsidiaries.

Acting as the ‘Second Line of Defence’, the primary objectives of Risk Assurance are to assess the risks and controls defined and operated by the business across ROI, UK and US, to provide an independent evaluation of the design and effectiveness of the controls in place for policies, processes and systems to manage risk and compliance with regulations.

Assuring the control environment supporting the delivery of change projects within AIB and the management of data used by the bank to manage, monitor and report on its business activities.

These assessments conclude with the preparation and agreement of detailed reports to senior management, including reports to the Group Risk Committee and Board Risk Committee on the findings, key issues and actions.

Key accountabilities:

• Assist the team to deliver a comprehensive proactive, independent second line assurance reports for the bank and associated subsidiaries across Technology, Cyber and Data (including Third-Party) assurance plan.
• This includes supporting the development and implementation of a robust risk assessment process, maintaining the Technology, Cyber and Data (including Third-Party) assurance universe and assessing on a regular basis.
• Support the delivery and management of risk-based assurance reviews that effectively challenges and influences senior management/ business leaders through the agreement and reporting of assurance findings which drive improvements in the control environment to support risk management practices.
• Stay abreast of legal and regulatory developments/ guidance issued continuously across RoI, UK, US and Europe for Technology, Cyber and Data (including Third-Party), whilst testing the effectiveness of the control environment. Like DORA
• Apply knowledge, technical insights and support the team in learning and developing through analysis and shared experience.
• Support the delivery and manage reviews with a strong technical focus from beginning to end including definition of scope, test strategy, execution of testing, summary of issues and final report.
• Manage the resolution of agreed exceptions with the business areas and stakeholders within agreed timelines.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of AIB processes.

What you Will Bring:

• For this role, there is a preference for professionally qualified candidates (ideally CISA / CISM / CRISC / CISSP) or candidates undergoing or willing to take these exams. In addition, PMP / PRINCE 2 certification will be an added advantage.
• Have a proven understanding and experience of financial services industry products and regulations.
• Have a proven experience of compliance, risk management or audit in a banking environment and associated risks, clear understanding and knowledge of control and risk management methodologies.
• Have a proven experience in the management of at least one of the following: Technology, Cyber and Data (including Third-Party).
• Have a minimum of four years’ experience in a financial services risk management environment.

Why Work for AIB:

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.

Some of our benefits include;

• Market leading Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options
• Two volunteer days per year

Please click here for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.

Key Capabilities

1. Depth of Technical Knowledge: Effectively leverages technical knowledge in own area(s) of expertise and partners with others to produce solutions and facilitate improved performance and/or optimal / improved outcomes.
2. Auditing Principles & Tools: Understands and applies auditing principles and tools to safeguard assets and evaluate an organisation's internal control environment.
3. Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
4. Risk Analysis; Links risk initiatives into critical business drivers, determining the costs and impacts of the risks.
5. Negotiation & Influence: Engages in discussion to reach an agreement and create outcomes, affecting the action, behaviours, or opinions of others.
6. Ensures Accountability: Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same. Acts with a clear sense of ownership. Takes personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and failures. Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results. Designs feedback loops into work.

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, Sophie Doherty, at careers@aib.ie  for a conversation.

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 careers@aib.ie

Disclaimer:

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.  

Application deadline: Tuesday 25th November