IT Risks & Control Manager
Hybrid (London)full-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Nebius seeks an IT Risk & Controls Manager to act as an embedded risk partner to engineering and technology teams, scaling and strengthening a modern IT SOX and controls framework across the AI cloud platform, infrastructure, and related systems supporting financial reporting.
Responsibilities
- Act as the risk and controls partner for an assigned technology organization or system portfolio, developing a detailed understanding of its architecture, operations, risks and financial-reporting dependencies.
- Own and continuously improve the relevant IT risk and control framework, including system scoping, risk assessment, RCM and control-catalogue maintenance, documentation and control ownership.
- Lead IT SOX readiness for assigned systems, including walkthrough preparation, evidence-quality review, testing coordination, issue evaluation and remediation oversight.
- Partner with engineering, platform, infrastructure, security and corporate IT teams to design and implement scalable controls that address risk while supporting operational efficiency.
- Design, assess and enhance ITGCs across areas such as user access, privileged access, segregation of duties, change management, SDLC, system operations, incident management and third-party services.
- Assess IT application controls, automated controls and IT-dependent business controls, including the completeness and accuracy of system-generated information used in business-process controls.
- Evaluate how business controls depend on systems, integrations, configurations, reports and underlying ITGCs, and work with both business and IT control owners to resolve gaps.
- Apply risk and controls thinking to modern engineering practices, including cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD, repositories, deployment processes, containerized environments and audit logging.
- Lead the assessment and remediation of control gaps arising from new systems, major technology transformations, platform changes, integrations and acquisitions.
- Review third-party assurance reports and determine the impact of vendor controls and complementary user-entity controls on the Nebius control environment.
- Maintain effective working relationships with external auditors and advisers, aligning on audit scope, evidence expectations, testing approaches, reliance opportunities, timelines and issue resolution.
- Translate complex technical risks and auditor requirements into practical guidance for engineering and system owners.
- Use data analytics, automation, continuous monitoring and AI-assisted tools to improve control coverage, evidence quality and the efficiency of the IT SOX program.
- Contribute to the development of IT controls methodology, standards, tooling, training, reporting and the broader Risk Partner operating model.
- Provide clear, concise updates on control health, audit readiness, deficiencies and remediation progress to senior technology and Finance stakeholders.
Qualifications
- A degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- At least eight years of progressive experience in IT risk, IT controls, IT SOX, technology assurance, IT audit or a closely related area.
- Meaningful in-house technology or corporate ownership experience is required; Big Four or consulting experience valuable when combined with subsequent in-house responsibility.
- Experience in first-line technology, engineering, systems or IT operations roles, or as an embedded in-house risk partner supporting a technology organization.
- Hands-on experience in an engineering-led technology, cloud, SaaS, platform or digital-product environment.
- Strong practical knowledge of SOX 404, ITGCs, IT application controls, automated controls, COSO and COBIT.
- Demonstrated experience with control design, implementation, monitoring, evidence review, audit readiness, issue evaluation and remediation.
- Understanding of modern technology environments including cloud, IAM, DevOps, CI/CD, SDLC, software repositories, deployment practices, system integrations and Kubernetes.
Skills
Required:IT risk managementIT controls design and assessmentSOX/COBIT/COSOCloud/DevOps/CI-CDCommunication with engineers and auditors
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Career growth and learning opportunities
- Flexibility and ownership
- Collaborative and innovative culture
- Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
- International environment and talented teams
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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