Technology, Cyber and Resilience Controls Lead - Japan

About the role

Barclays is looking for an experienced Technology, Cyber and Resilience Risk and Controls Lead to support its business in Japan. The role carries end-to-end accountability for technology risk and control matters across the country, including audit and regulatory engagement, senior stakeholder management and the effectiveness of the control environment. The successful candidate will show sound judgement, credible challenge and the ability to turn regulatory expectations into practical governance, risk and control outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technology representative in local regulatory engagements, including meetings, inspections and submissions, including those held in Japanese where required.
• Advise, influence and challenge Country Management, CIOs, CISOs, Directors and Managing Directors on technology risk and control matters.
• Drive a consistent and effective control framework across Technology, Cyber and Resilience, ensuring risks are identified, prioritised and remediated.
• Represent the Controls function in senior governance forums and assess local regulatory requirements against Barclays' policies and standards, identifying compliance gaps.
• Support internal and external audits through readiness, advisory and remediation work, and give branch management guidance on due care, due diligence and control responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain processes that support ongoing regulatory compliance in Japan.

Required profile

• Strong understanding of Japan's Technology, Cybersecurity and Operational Resilience regulatory landscape in financial services.
• Hands-on experience conducting regulatory gap assessments and supporting onsite regulator inspections.
• Proven experience managing and supporting Technology, Cyber and Operational Resilience audits, including preparedness and remediation.
• Expertise in Technology and Cyber Risk and Controls governance, reporting and stakeholder management.
• Fluency in English and Japanese, with strong written and verbal skills in both.
• Legal right to work in Japan; Barclays may sponsor visas, which must be declared in the application.