IT Governance Lead - Technology Governance and Controls - Global MNC

About the role

Group-level remit at a global company operating in around 40 countries: you will own the IT governance and control framework across the group's central, divisional and regional IT teams.

What you will do

• Own the IT governance framework: policies, standards, decision rights, forums and escalation paths
• Run the enterprise IT control register: owners, evidence requirements and monitoring frequency
• Lead management self-assessments and risk-based monitoring of IT controls across change, incident, service and delivery
• Drive deficiencies, exceptions and remediation to evidence-based closure
• Report one consolidated view of IT governance and control health to senior leaders
• Work with Security, Risk and assurance teams, with clear ownership across each

What you bring

• 8+ years in IT governance, IT controls, GRC, technology risk or compliance
• Experience running a governance framework across multiple countries, business units or entities
• Hands-on with control registers, ownership models, evidence, monitoring, remediation and exception management
• Confidence presenting to and challenging senior stakeholders

Nice to have

• CGEIT, CISA, CRISC, COBIT or ITIL
• GRC platforms or ServiceNow

Why this role

• New, high-visibility seat at Group level
• Framework you shape, with no inherited legacy structure
• Regional and global exposure across a federated IT model