The IT Governance Manager (Vice President) is responsible for owning and overseeing the IT governance framework within SSBI, ensuring that governance processes, policies, and outputs are consistent, audit-ready, and aligned with regulatory expectations (e.g. DORA, ECB).

The role acts as a central governance authority and quality control point, ensuring that IT governance activities across SSBI are controlled, structured, traceable, and compliant, while supporting senior management and regulatory interactions.

The IT Governance Manager drives end-to-end governance processes, including service reviews, regulatory reporting, policy management, and audit coordination, and ensures that governance artefacts meet internal and external supervisory standards.

Key Responsibilities

IT Governance Framework & Oversight

• Own, implement, and continuously enhance the SSBI IT governance framework in alignment with:
  • Regulatory requirements (e.g. DORA, ECB expectations)
  • Internal policies, standards, and procedures
• Establish and maintain clear governance structures, controls, and reporting lines
• Ensure governance processes are effective, consistent, and embedded across SSBI IT

Service Governance & Reporting

• Oversee and lead SSBI IT Service Reviews, ensuring:
  • Complete, accurate, and validated input data
  • Clear documentation, evidence, and audit trail
• Ensure service review outputs are:
  • Consistent, traceable, and suitable for regulatory and audit purposes
• Prepare and deliver governance reporting for:
  • Executive Management Board (EMB)
  • IT governance forums
• Ensure structured and high-quality governance artefacts (decks, minutes, charters)

Regulatory & Audit Engagement

• Lead and coordinate responses to:
  • Regulatory requests (e.g. ECB, JST, OSI)
  • Internal and external audits
• Ensure all submissions are:
  • Complete, consistent, and audit-ready
• Act as a key contact and coordinator for governance-related supervisory interactions
• Track and oversee remediation actions to closure

Policies, Standards & Procedures

• Own and oversee the lifecycle of:
  • IT governance policies
  • Standards and procedures
  • Local regulatory addenda
• Ensure documentation is:
  • Updated, aligned, and compliant with regulatory expectations
• Provide governance oversight and challenge to:
  • Policies and procedures across SSBI IT
• Drive standardization and consistency of governance documentation

Governance Control & Quality Assurance

• Act as a central quality assurance function for IT governance artefacts
• Ensure:
  • Completeness, accuracy, and traceability of documentation
  • Alignment with regulatory and audit expectations
• Define and enforce governance quality standards and controls

Stakeholder Management & Leadership

• Engage with:
  • Senior IT and business stakeholders
  • Risk, compliance, and audit functions
• Provide governance expertise and guidance across SSBI IT
• Support EMB-level decision-making through transparent, structured reporting
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs and ensure alignment across governance areas

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and drive improvements in:
  • Governance processes
  • Reporting quality
  • Data accuracy and traceability
• Support further automation and streamlining of governance activities
• Enhance governance maturity in line with evolving regulatory expectations

Requirements and Qualifications

Experience

• Significant experience in:
  • IT governance, ICT risk, or regulatory reporting within a regulated financial institution
• Proven track record in:
  • Managing governance frameworks
  • Supporting regulatory reviews and audits
• Experience engaging with:
  • Regulators (e.g. ECB/JST), auditors, and senior stakeholders
• Minimum of 10+ years of professional experience within a financial institution (e.g. banking, insurance, or other regulated financial services environment) is required
• Experience in financial services, preferably within a banking environment
• Prior experience in a Big 4 advisory or audit firm is considered a strong advantage
• Demonstrated experience in regulatory reporting and supervisory interactions

Knowledge & Expertise

• Strong understanding of:
  • IT governance frameworks and control environments
  • Regulatory requirements impacting financial institutions (e.g. DORA, ECB expectations)
• Solid legal and regulatory awareness, with the ability to interpret, challenge, and translate regulatory requirements into effective governance processes and controls
• Strong understanding of:
  • Policy, standards, and procedural frameworks within regulated environments
• A background in legal / law or experience gained within a Big 4 audit or advisory firm (with a focus on risk, compliance, or regulatory topics) is highly preferred
• Minimum of 10+ years of professional experience within a financial institution (e.g. banking, insurance, or other regulated financial services environment) is required, with a strong focus on governance, risk, or regulatory reporting

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong expertise in:
  • IT governance frameworks and control environments
• Demonstrated ability to:
  • Drive structured governance processes across complex organizations
• Excellent capability in:
  • Documentation, reporting, and producing audit-ready outputs
• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills
• High attention to detail and structured working style

Personal Attributes

• Strong ownership and accountability at VP level
• Ability to operate in a highly regulated and audit-driven environment
• Proactive, structured, and solution-oriented mindset
• Ability to manage complexity and deliver in time
• Team player
• Flexibility

Minimum Salary:​

zł282,000 Annual

The minimum salary quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate ultimately works outside of this primary location, the applicable minimum salary may differ.​

Salary will be determined based on factors such as the position, type of work performed, individual skills, job description, working hours, diligence, initiative, self-management, length of employment, availability, and the quantity and quality of work delivered, as well as other objective and non-discriminatory criteria relevant to State Street employees.​

In addition to salary, employees are eligible to be considered for discretionary annual performance-based awards.​

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We Offer:​

• Permanent contract from day one​

• Additional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)​

• Gold Medical Package for employees and their families (partner and children)​

• Premium life insurance package and private pension plan​

• Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs​

• Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice​

• Variety of well-being programs​

• Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role

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