Technology Risk Functional Consultant – Banking

If you are ready to lead the total reinvention of the company through technology and data, you have an opportunity to join the Accenture team and change the future of our clients and society.

We are looking for a Technology Risk Functional Consultant with solid experience in IT Risk / GRC within the banking or financial services sector. This role focuses on collaborating with technical areas to implement controls, define mitigation measures, and ensure compliance with regulatory and operational resilience frameworks. The consultant will work closely with infrastructure, cybersecurity and application teams, supporting risk assessments, reporting, and alignment with governance and audit stakeholders.

Functions:
– Lead and execute technology risk assessments for platforms, applications, infrastructure and cloud services, defining control gaps, mitigation plans and evidence requirements.
– Collaborate with infrastructure, cybersecurity and application teams to design and deploy technical controls and compensating measures aligned with banking regulatory frameworks.
– Maintain risk inventories, update technological risk registers, and oversee evidence tracking and documentation quality.
– Support audit processes, compliance reviews, KPI/KRI reporting and governance routines across first, second and third lines of defense.

Responsibilities:
– Perform detailed analysis of technological threats, vulnerabilities and operational risks, including cloud shared‑responsibility models, control design, remediation tracking and validation of closure evidence.
– Ensure alignment with banking regulatory requirements related to operational resilience, continuity, ICT controls, and non‑financial risk governance.
– Produce executive documentation, risk dashboards, action‑plan tracking and reporting for senior stakeholders.
– Interact with technical teams to translate regulatory requirements into implementable controls across infrastructure, cybersecurity, identity, applications and cloud environments.
– Promote continuous improvement, automation opportunities, data integration for risk visibility and reduction of manual processes.

Requirements
– More than 4 years of experience in Technology Risk, IT Risk or GRC roles within banking or financial services.
– Strong knowledge of technological risk, operational risk, compliance and security controls applicable to applications, infrastructure and cloud environments.
– Experience collaborating with technical teams to implement controls and gather audit‑ready evidence.
– Ability to prepare risk reports, support audits, manage action plans and communicate effectively with technical and executive audiences.
– English level C1.

Nice to have
– Experience with GRC platforms (e.g., Archer or similar) and risk‑evidence tracking workflows.
– Knowledge of regulatory, compliance and operational‑resilience standards in banking.
– Familiarity with cloud risk management, compensating controls and evidence collection.
– Certifications such as CISA, CISM, CRISC or CISSP are a plus.

At Accenture, recognized as a Great Place To Work®, we are committed to a hybrid work model that, thanks to technology and our facilities, allows us to maintain the human connection essential to work effectively with our teams and clients. This connection strengthens our culture of inclusion and diversity and makes us, according to Refinitiv, the most diverse company in the world.
In addition, we offer benefits such as:
– Health, life and accident insurance
– Medical service and wellbeing programs
– Flexible compensation and share‑purchase programs
– Flexibility programs (working hours, additional days off, vacation…)
– Individual learning paths
– Sustainability programs and the Accenture Foundation
– Employee resource groups for diversity
– Other benefits: Bankinter office with special conditions and profit‑sharing programs

The role is based in Madrid in a hybrid model, combining remote work with on‑site collaboration to foster strong team dynamics. Residency in Spain and legal work authorization in Spain are mandatory.