Operational Risk & Control Sr Lead (Risk Management)

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa; hybrid work with in-person attendance at an assigned hirify.global office at least two days per week

Company

hirify.global is a global information and insights company focused on products, technology, professional development, wellbeing, and collaboration.

What you will do

• Lead risk-based control testing across business processes and operational areas in hirify.global UK and Europe.
• Define testing scope, plans, sampling methods, evidence requirements, and assessment criteria according to risk and regulatory expectations.
• Execute and document testing, maintaining accurate working papers and evidence trails.
• Identify control gaps, process weaknesses, policy non-adherence, root causes, and risk impacts.
• Prepare testing reports covering findings, evidence, ratings, management actions, and target completion dates.
• Agree, track, and validate remediation actions while contributing to methodology improvements, thematic reviews, governance reporting, and colleague coaching.

Requirements

• Strong technical understanding of risk and control principles, control design, operating effectiveness, evidence standards, issue management, and remediation validation.
• Practical experience in operational risk, risk assurance, control testing, internal audit, compliance monitoring, quality assurance, or a related control function.
• Experience leading control testing or assurance reviews in a regulated business environment.
• Ability to develop testing plans, sampling approaches, evidence requirements, working papers, and formal assurance reports.
• Strong analytical, written communication, stakeholder management, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice to have

• Financial services experience, particularly within a UK-regulated business.
• Experience with RCSA processes, risk registers, issue management, root cause analysis, governance reporting, and assurance frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent work-from-home flexibility alongside the hybrid requirements of this role.
• Wellbeing support for employees and their families.
• Competitive rewards and comprehensive benefits.
• Global exposure and access to accredited learning and career development.
• Focus on flexibility, balance, purpose, impact, and collaboration.

Hiring process

• If no response is received within three weeks of applying, the application should be considered unsuccessful.