Business Risk Partner, COO

M&GPrudential; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Business Risk Partner to join their dynamic team in London. This pivotal role involves working closely with the COO functions of Asset Management to identify and manage risks, ensuring robust controls are in place. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in financial services, with a strong emphasis on risk and control frameworks. This forward-thinking company values collaboration and integrity, offering flexible working arrangements and a supportive environment for exceptional talent. If you are driven and passionate about risk management, this opportunity could be your next career step.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Financial Services/Asset management.
• Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support risk identification and management for M&G Asset Management COO functions.
• Lead risk management support and guidance for remediation activities.

Skills

Financial Services experience

Risk and control knowledge

Excel skills

PowerPoint skills

Power BI skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Planning and organizing

Operational Risk Systems knowledge

Education

Relevant qualification in Asset Management

Tools

MetricStream

Job description

Business Risk Partner, COO

Business Risk Partner, COO

Apply locations London time type Full time posted on Posted 18 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: February 1, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id R15234

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role: Business Risk Partner, COO (Manager/Expert)

Business Risk Partners ‘BRPs’ work in collaboration with the businesses they support and act as first point of contact for a range of non-financial risk and controls matters. This role will be working within the Risk, Controls and governance team primarily supporting M&G Asset Management COO functions, but may also entail providing broader support to the M&G Asset Management Chief Controls Officer function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Identification, on-going maintenance and management of risks and mitigating actions/controls in relation to the M&G Asset Management COO RCSA.
• Support identification and testing of Key Controls; and providing support in relation to other assurance reviews (e.g. led by Audit or Compliance Monitoring and Testing), to ensure risk mitigation and remediation remains robust, pragmatic and proportionate.
• Support Identification and management of conflicts of interest and mitigating actions/controls with the Conflict Owner. Support deep dive activity on key areas of conflict/controls.
• Support and monitor risk and control environment, e.g. MI across risk types, KRIs, RAS and STIP metric monitoring, ensuring any issues identified are closed appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Identify and manage emerging risks proactively, e.g. via trend analysis, Project/Change impact analysis, etc, supporting/performing thematic reviews/deep dives as required.
• Lead or support with management and remediation of risk events.
• Support the Business with the identification of business self-identified issues and actions. Record and manage issues and actions on MetricStream/Internal Risk systems.
• Support and produce papers/MI for Key Management Meetings and Committees.
• Lead and/or provide risk management support, advice and guidance for risk remediation activity, training needs and implementation/embedding of the Risk Framework.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills Required:

Desired candidate must have significant experience in Financial Services/Asset management, ideally within first/second line risk and control or Operational roles.

Essential:

• Excellent level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Reporting experience – working skills with excel/PowerPoint/Power BI for an executive audience.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines - under pressure from varied stakeholders.
• Forward thinking, collaborative, and driven.
• An open/effective communication style.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills.
• Excellent stakeholder Management.

Desirable but not essential:

• Relevant qualification or experience in Asset Management.
• Operational Risk Systems such as MetricStream.
• Asset Management Operational knowledge.

Location: London

Recruiter: Beth Eckersley

Work Level: Manager/Expert

Closing Date: 31/01/2025

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, or long-term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, physical, mental health, or neuro-divergent conditions. We participate in the Disability Confident ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme, which means that candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the minimum criteria of a job will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying. These candidates are also supported to ensure they have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.

If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: [e-mail]

About Us

M&G plc is a leading international savings and investments business, managing money for around 4.6 million individual clients and more than 900 institutional clients in 38 offices worldwide. As at 31 December 2023, we had £343.5 billion of assets under management and administration. Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work.

With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, M&G plc has a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our three distinct operating segments, Asset Management, Life and Wealth, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.