Business Integrity Risk Manager

Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment platform in Bristol is seeking a Business Integrity & Risk Manager to enhance whistleblowing governance and oversee sensitive investigations. Responsibilities include delivering improvements to policy frameworks, managing stakeholder relationships, and conducting investigative reporting. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and interpersonal skills, experience within financial services, and compliance or risk backgrounds. This role offers a flexible working schedule and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Gym memberships and wellbeing apps

In-house barista serving subsidised coffee

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial Financial Services organisation, in a regulated environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Experience in risk, compliance, audit or investigative roles.

Responsibilities

• Engage in governance of Speak Up (Whistleblowing) operations.
• Conduct confidential investigations and produce comprehensive reports.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders and external partners.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication

Analytical skills

Investigative interviewing

Relationship building

Workplace disclosures handling

Job description

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Integrity & Risk Manager to join our Compliance team. You will be responsible for Speak Up (Whistleblowing) governance, engagement, and operations (including the management of sensitive investigations), delivering enhancements to HL's Policy Framework, and supporting on the management of Gifts & Hospitality.

What you'll be doing

• Lead by example, setting an open and transparent culture where colleagues are actively encouraged and empowered to speak up.
• Designs and facilitates ongoing communications and awareness campaigns for increasing the visibility of the Speak Up framework.
• Conducts confidential, evidence-led investigations including, where required: triage concerns; create interview plans; attend and conduct interviews; produce thorough and comprehensive investigative reports; act as point of contact for reporters, providing support and advice where required.
• Designs and produces MI and reporting on the policy framework, gifts & hospitality and Speak Up arrangements.
• Builds collaborative relationships with relevant stakeholders across the business.
• Manages relationships on an ongoing basis with key external partners.
• Contribute towards the delivery and implementation of key Policy framework work-streams and enhancements.
• Support the operation of the Gifts & Hospitality framework and associated oversight.

About you

• Experience of working in a commercial Financial Services organisation, in a highly regulated environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical skills with an ability to interpret complex data.
• Experience in the handling, review and triage of workplace disclosures.
• Skilled in investigative interviewing, including of witnesses and subjects of investigations.
• Accomplished in forging effective relationships at all levels, skilled at influencing, negotiating and managing challenging conversations with ease.
• Experience within a risk, compliance, audit or investigative role.
• Understanding, and experience of working within the three-lines of defence.

Interview process

This will be a two-stage interview process, consisting of competency and behavioural based questions and a task.

Working Schedule

This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We have returned to the office, however for this role we offer a flexible working pattern.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* & annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure time
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year at annual enrolment
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Sharesave scheme - have a real stake in HL's future
• Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
• Help@hand and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Gympass - gym memberships and wellbeing apps available
• Variety of travel to work schemes with free bike storage and shower facilities
• An inhouse barista serving subsidised coffee and snacks
• Join HL's sports, I&D networks and volunteering groups (two paid volunteering days per year)
• LifeWorks Discounts on services, restaurants and retailers

* dependant on role level

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.

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