Hybrid working available

​Our clients are a specialist mortgage lender to the Equity Release market. They are looking to recruit a Senior Risk Manager, on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity working in partnership with the business to shape and refine the risk and control framework. You will be responsible in developing and ensuring that the framework is communicated and embedded in all areas of the business.

Role Responsibilities:

• To support and provide advice to first line to implement and embed the risk management framework

• Provide challenge to the Level 1 Policy maintenance to ensure the legal & regulatory requirements are appropriately reflected, including, quarterly policy update cycle to support the annual review process

• Ensure risk is considered in first line change and IT project activity

• Provide operational risk advise/challenge/validation of business risk registers

• Develop an annual control assurance/testing plan and appropriate reporting

• Support the risk appetite embedding & monitoring through engagement with SLT Direct Reports and wider business

• Working with relevant stakeholders, implement controls to mitigate identified risks (or to bring inside tolerance)

• Instilling a Risk Culture of continuous improvement, transparency of issues and operational excellence

• Provide oversight and support to business teams on the identification and management of risk.

• Provide oversight of adherence to both internal policies, processes, and procedures.

• Support the Head of Risk with horizon scanning to identify emerging risk.

Key Skills & Experience:

Essential

• A balance of skills and experience from across risk management disciplines

• Substantial experience in leading the development and implementation of well-thought-out risk management solutions, ideally gained within financial services

• Experience in risk management processes and frameworks, disclosures, and supporting data and infrastructure

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong academic background

• Experience in the mechanisms of a holistic enterprise risk framework

• Clear understanding of the FCA regulatory landscape and knowledge of developments impacting financial services

Desirable

• Experience in the mortgage lending field and in particular the Lifetime Mortgage sub-sector

• Risk-related qualifications

Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

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