Jamie Beaumont
Programme Assurance & Technology Risk Lead (Financial Services) @Grant Thornton UK
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Programme Assurance & Technology Risk Lead (Financial Services) @Grant Thornton UK
London, GB
Financial Services – Business Risk Services – Change & IT Audit (Grant Thornton Agile Talent Community)Senior assurance leader supporting Grant Thornton UK across complex, multi‑year change and technology programmes within banking, insurance, fintech, and not‑for‑profit sectors. Operating at programme and portfolio level to provide independent challenge, build trusted assurance partnerships, and engage directly with executive and board committees.Experience spans transformational change, regulatory programmes, and technology risk across UK and international organisations, including German‑regulated banking environments with exposure to DORA, BaFin, and MaRisk requirements. Skilled in navigating global group structures with multiple regulated entities, shared‑service delivery models, and the need to balance strategic alignment with regulatory independence. Additional experience includes contributing to UK Section 166 reviews.Representative engagements include- Assurance over major transformation and change management programmes- Agile delivery, product‑driven operating models, and SaaS implementation reviews- Payments transformation, ISO20022 migration, and next‑generation payments programmes- Secure development lifecycle, vulnerability management, and technology optimisation audits- Data migration and re‑platforming assurance across insurance, retail, and financial services- Regulatory change reviews across retail and commercial banking- Governance, methodology, and lifecycle maturity assessments for change and IT functions- Software development lifecycle and fintech platform transformation assurance
EDUCATION
Hanze
BA (Hons), Business Studies
University of Lancashire
BA (Hons), Business Studies
ABOUT JAMIE BEAUMONT
Jamie is a senior Change, Technology and Risk Assurance leader with deep experience supporting complex transformation across the financial services sector. He provides independent, programme‑level assurance and executive‑ready challenge across major change portfolios, technology modernisation, payments transformation, data migration, re‑platforming and regulatory programmes. His work spans banks, insurers, fintechs and global financial groups, including experience within German‑regulated banking environments (DORA, BaFin, MaRisk) and contributions to UK Section 166 reviews.He is highly effective in global, multi‑entity organisations with shared‑service delivery models and complex governance structures—balancing strategic alignment with regulatory independence and strengthening oversight across change and technology functions. Jamie engages confidently with senior leadership and Board committees, translating technical, architectural and delivery risks into clear, actionable insights that support robust decision‑making.With a strong foundation in technology consulting and enterprise systems, Jamie brings a rare blend of technical credibility, strategic perspective and assurance expertise. His background enables him to bridge engineering, architecture, delivery and risk, ensuring that transformation is both well‑governed and outcome‑focused.
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