1st Line Global Risk Manager

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Ipswich, Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global risk management firm in the UK seeks a 1st Line Global Risk Manager. You will identify and manage risks across the organization, ensuring compliance and fostering a robust risk culture. The ideal candidate brings experience in risk management from the reinsurance, insurance, or financial services industries. This position offers a competitive salary, extensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance covering 4x salary

Health cash plan or private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management, compliance, or related fields.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all organizational levels.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess risks, ensuring alignment with the risk framework.
• Develop strategies to mitigate risks and improve controls.
• Monitor and report trends to senior management.

Skills

Risk management experience

Effective communication

Detail-oriented

Proactive attitude

Cultural risk awareness

Job description

Introduction

At Gallagher Re, we bring clarity to complexity by helping clients around the world make confident, data‑driven decisions in a rapidly evolving risk landscape. Here, you’ll be part of a team that leverages world‑class analytics and deep reinsurance expertise to deliver strategic advisory services and transactional excellence. Together, we transform advanced insights and market intelligence into strategies that protect businesses, drive performance, and shape the future of reinsurance. We’re a community of decision makers, future shapers, and trusted experts working side by side to deliver meaningful impact through innovative thinking and practical solutions. At Gallagher Re, your curiosity is welcomed, your growth is championed, and your work truly matters. This is a place where you'll have the freedom to explore new ideas, take ownership of your career, and collaborate with people who are as driven and inquisitive as you are.

Overview

We’re looking for a 1st Line Global Risk Manager to join our Gallagher Re team in London or Ipswich! In this role, you’ll help us manage risks, ensure compliance, and build a strong risk culture across our organisation. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and teams to identify, assess, and mitigate risks, ensuring we meet regulatory requirements and maintain high standards.

How you'll make an impact

• Identify and assess risks across the business, ensuring they align with our risk framework.
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce risks and improve controls.
• Monitor and report on key risks, trends, and mitigation efforts to senior management.
• Collaborate with teams to promote a strong risk culture and provide training on risk management.
• Support investigations into risk events and ensure lessons are learned.
• Help with risk management during mergers, acquisitions, and integrations.
• Design processes to identify and evaluate emerging risks and trends.
• Work with second‑line risk and compliance teams to ensure consistency and alignment.

About You

• You have experience in risk management, compliance, or a similar field within the reinsurance, insurance or financial services industries.
• You’re a great communicator and can work well with people at all levels.
• You’re proactive, detail‑oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• You’re passionate about fostering a culture of risk awareness and continuous improvement.
• You’re comfortable working in a fast‑paced, global environment.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days.
• Defined contribution pension scheme, of which Gallagher will also contribute.
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, with options to top‑up to 10x.
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up.
• Health cash plan or private medical insurance.

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount.
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective.
• Critical illness cover.
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally.
• Season ticket loan.
• Discounted voucher portal.
• Emergency back‑up family care.
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. We embrace our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents.

Gallagher is Disability Confident and committed to making recruitment inclusive and accessible. We support employees with long‑term health conditions or disabilities. If you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please contact [e-mail].

Gallagher is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics. We will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations unless it would impose undue hardship.