Assistant Risk Manager

Lloyds Bank plc; Wellington; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking organization is seeking an Assistant Risk Manager in Wellington, UK. The role focuses on analytics, oversight of risk metrics, and collaboration across teams. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a data-driven approach. This position offers a hybrid work model as well as exposure to senior leadership and various development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

28 days' holiday, plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret large datasets and produce concise reports.
• Experience with data visualization techniques.
• Team player who can manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and report on key risk metrics.
• Collaborate across business units for reporting.
• Improve reporting capabilities and processes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical mindset

Data manipulation skills

Collaboration skills

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Power Automate

Tableau

Job description

Overview

End Date Thursday 25 September 2025

Salary Range £43,803 - £48,670

We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share, Reduced Hours

Job Description Summary

2025 has seen the significant transformation of our risk reporting approach as well as reflecting deliverables of the Resetting Risk programme. This role is critical to enhancing the practical, cultural and technical changes required to truly transform how we provide an insightful assessment of our risk and control profile across the Group. This role involves significant analytics, oversight, and reporting of key risk metrics to the Group Risk Committee and Board Risk Committee. The position is within Enterprise Risk Insights & Strategy (ERIS) and requires collaboration across business units to meet reporting expectations. Ideal candidates should be analytical, inquisitive, and possess excellent communication skills, with a passion for continuous improvement and engaging colleagues across the Group. This role offers exposure to senior leaders and insights into the Group's risk profile.

Job Description

Key Details

JOB TITLE: Assistant Risk Manager

SALARY: as per pay range

LOCATION: Leeds Wellington Place

ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S): Edinburgh New Uberior House

HOURS: Full Time - 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

Job Description

Our team sits within Enterprise Risk Insights & Strategy (ERIS) which forms part of Enterprise Wide Risk Management (EWRM) within the Risk Chief Operating Office (Risk COO).

The role will involve a significant level of analytics and oversight and include the monitoring and associated reporting of our key Board Risk Appetite Metrics and Management Measures, using data to analyse and comment on trends whilst gaining rare insight into the Group's risk profile. Your analysis will be used to help identify present and emerging risks as well as shape how Business Process Mapping can provide fresh insights into the Group's risk landscape. As a team, we encourage each other to challenge existing practices and find ways to drive continuous improvement, acting as a key partner in the development of new tools and frameworks.

This opportunity would be ideally suited to an analytical and inquisitive mind, with excellent communication skills, a passion for learning and an appetite for engaging with colleagues across the Group. Working in our team would also provide excellent awareness of the Group's risk and control profile as well as exposure to senior leaders. Overall, we're looking for someone with a can-do attitude who is comfortable with data and enjoys working with others in a fast-paced environment.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

Day to day responsibilities

• Provide significant contributions to the collation and presentation of the Enterprise Wide Risk Management Report content, ensuring messaging is clear and fit for Executive and Board consumption.
• Management and maintenance of key analytical tools using Power Automate, Excel, PowerBI and Tableau.
• Proactive monitoring and management of Risk Appetite metrics and measures ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Specialist point of contact for resolving queries from a range of stakeholders and supporting ad-hoc data requests.
• Champion the team's automation, simplification and innovation agenda, seeking to increase capacity through continuously improving tools and processes.
• Proactive collaboration with team members and partners in other teams across Risk Function and across the wider Group to evolve and improve reporting capability.
• Proactive identification of areas for deep dive analysis to supplement Group reporting on a range of risk and control topics as the need arises.

What you'll need

Excellent communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to work with and influence effectively across different stakeholder levels, conveying potentially complex concepts in easy-to-understand ways. Proactively engages and anticipates stakeholder needs.

A team player who is comfortable working in a team with many priorities and able to collaborate to ensure deadlines are met in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for stakeholders, customers and colleagues.

Experience in using analytical techniques to extract and interpret large datasets to produce concise and insightful MI from raw data, with experience in producing high quality, accurate outputs suitable for senior audiences with exceptional attention to detail.

Excellent Excel, data manipulation and data visualisation skills (such as PowerBI and Power Automate), and the ability to transform data into compelling insight.

Awareness of the importance of risk management and control.

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready to start growing with purpose? Apply today.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.