Data & Digital Risk Senior Manager

Lloyds Banking Group; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Data & Digital Risk Senior Manager to oversee risks in digital environments. This key role will lead a team focused on data governance, compliance, and innovation within financial services. The ideal candidate possesses in-depth knowledge of data risk management practices and has excellent communication and leadership skills. The position offers a hybrid working model based in the UK, along with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes

Adaptable lifestyle benefits

30 days’ holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of Data & Digital Risk management.
• Proven experience in shaping risk appetite and influencing decisions.
• Strong organizational skills with a track record of improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Data & Digital Risk Specialists.
• Facilitate Risk Appetite Statements and Metrics.
• Ensure compliance with risk principles and policies.

Skills

Data & Digital Risk

Cloud data environments

Data Governance

Data Management

Data Architecture

Excellent communication

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Data Governance frameworks

Telemetry Monitoring tools

Job description

End Date

Friday 13 February 2026

Salary Range

£0 - £0

Flexible Working Options

We support flexible working – see information on flexible working options

Location

Edinburgh, Bristol, Cardiff or Leeds

Hours

Full Time

Working Pattern

Hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of time, at one of our hub locations.

Job Description Summary

This is a pivotal role. We\'re disrupting the market through innovative products and delivering brilliant customer propositions using Data & Digital. Insurance, Pensions and Investments (IP&I) are on an exciting journey. At the heart of our plan is a digital ‘waterfront’ embedded within our existing apps. It shows what tomorrow looks like for our customers and the steps they can take now to future-proof their finances.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Data & Digital Risk Senior Manager

SALARY: £85,493 - £100,580

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Bristol, Cardiff or Leeds

HOURS: Full Time

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 hub locations.

About this opportunity

This is a pivotal role. We\'re disrupting the market through innovative products and delivering brilliant customer propositions using Data & Digital. Insurance, Pensions and Investments (IP&I) are on an exciting journey. At the heart of our plan is a digital ‘waterfront’ embedded within our existing apps. It shows what tomorrow looks like for our customers and the steps they can take now to future-proof their finances.

As we digitise our services and become data-led, harnessing insights and innovating with AI, our Data Risk profile becomes increasingly complex.

The Data & Digital Risk Team in IP&I Risk requires a highly motivated Senior Manager. This ‘second line’ Risk Function manages risks for the Insurance Group within the three lines of defence framework, mandated throughout Lloyds Banking Group (LBG). The role assists the business in making fast, accurate decisions by providing independent oversight and constructive challenge.

The remit of the team covers all aspects of Digitisation, Data Management and Governance, Data Ops and Architecture, Data Privacy, Ethics and Compliance, Data Portability and the responsible use of Data for AI and Advanced Analytics.

This role involves leading a team of Data & Digital Risk Specialists aligned with Platform Teams supporting the delivery of digitised and data-led Products and Services to Customers.

You will also contribute to the Data & Digital Risk Oversight Strategy by anticipating emerging and future threats, regulatory changes, and technology trends. Help develop the way we identify, assess, manage, and monitor our Data Risk, providing input to Internal Governance, Risk Management, and Reporting processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate, coordinate and agree Risk Appetite Statements and Metrics for Data in IP&I
• Undertake proactive Risk Oversight and Continuous Monitoring of IP&I Data & Digital environments to understand compliance with risk Principles and Policies
• Using the Group Risk Management Framework and Risk Policies, identify and evaluate Data & Digital Risk, assist in applying the Data Policy and related controls within the 1LOD to manage risks within Risk Appetite
• Delivering professional counsel, continuous support, and training to Risk and Control Owners
• Collaborate with other Risk Specialists, as part of matrix teams, to enable early understanding of Data Risk inherent in business activities
• Understand the Legal and Regulatory implications when collecting, crafting and using data to deliver services to customers and enabling business operational processes
• Coordinate, challenge and provide sound and insightful advice to Risk and Control Owners
• Input to Data Breach Response and ‘Material Event’ processes
• Coordinate consistent recording of Risk via Risk Open Pages; ensure that Risk Management information is consistent and maintained
• Produce MI and Analysis of risk concentrations, emerging trends, risk and loss events near misses and opportunity costs
• Improve board-level visibility and provide a forward-looking view of Data & Digital Risk for the Group, crafting strategic priorities and informing executive decisions.
• Engage and influence collaborators across platform and business teams to drive delivery and maintaining ongoing regulatory compliance.

What you will need

• In depth knowledge and understanding of;
• Data & Digital Risk including the use of data to deliver ‘direct to customer’ services via App technologies
• Cloud data environments including Data Governance and Continuous Control
• Data Architecture, Data Management, Data Operations and Data Governance, including familiarity with standard frameworks such as DAMA, EDMC etc.
• Data consumption to enable AI and associated technologies
• Continuous Control Monitoring (telemetry) for scaled data environments
• Data sharing and transfer including through supply chain and cross-border
• Data Retention, Archiving and Destruction
• Law and Regulation affecting data and data enabled processes and services in Financial Services (including but not limited to Privacy/GDPR)
• Proven experience in risk management including shaping risk appetite and influencing senior decision making
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management experience in dynamic environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts for senior stakeholders and produce high-quality written outputs.
• Strong organisational skills with a track record of driving transformation and continuous improvements.

About working for us

We are committed to building an inclusive organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. If you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to the recruitment process, just let us know.

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch.

Benefits

• 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
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you are excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We would love to hear from you!

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.