Director, Enterprise Risk Framework

CO_AGCSUKL Apex Group Company Services (UK) Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group Head of Risk Framework role is responsible for designing, strengthening and overseeing the Group's risk management framework, including policy governance, risk taxonomy and incident management. You will collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit and first-line risk owners to embed the Three Lines of Defence model across the organisation.

This role leads risk technology initiatives, risk reporting, business continuity and scenario testing, shaping risk culture at executive

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level experience in enterprise risk management within a regulated financial services environment.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk frameworks, risk appetite, risk assessment, controls, incident management, business continuity and policy governance.
• Experience operating in a global, multi-jurisdictional and complex organisation.
• Demonstrable experience designing, implementing and embedding risk management frameworks and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, strengthen, maintain and oversee the Group Risk Management Framework, including the Risk Management Policy and supporting standards, tools, techniques and guidance.
• Maintain the Group risk taxonomy, impact and likelihood classification matrix, risk appetite methodology, risk assessment approach, interconnected risk mapping and key risk indicator standards.
• Facilitate the Group-level business risk assessment and oversee day-to-day maintenance of the Group Risk and Control Profile, including monitoring and escalation of material trigger events or issues.
• Provide support, challenge and oversight for local and functional business risk assessments to promote consistent application of Group standards.
• Support the Chief Risk Officer in escalating and communicating priority risk matters to executive management, the Group Audit & Risk Committee and the Group Board.
• Design, maintain and oversee the Group Business Continuity Management and crisis management frameworks.
• Own the Group Policy Framework and work with policy owners to ensure minimum standards, governance, review discipline and lifecycle requirements are met.
• Provide senior sponsorship and oversight for risk technology and data initiatives, including integration of the Risk Management Framework into Riskonnect and related workflows.
• Ensure risk systems and reporting capabilities support links between risks, controls, incidents, findings, actions and changes in risk profile over time.
• Lead, develop and allocate priorities across the Risk Framework team, supporting succession, capability development and effective delivery.
• Promote a strong risk culture and support Learning and Development in maintaining effective risk training and awareness materials.
• Lead the development and implementation of scenario/stress testing exercises and reports.
• Lead major incident response.
• Maintain and develop incident management response protocols.
• Support the Chief Risk Officer including risk reporting at board level.

Skills

Senior risk mgmt

Regulated FS

ERM framework design

GRC platforms

Stakeholder mgmt

Board governance

IRM qualifications

Risk analytics

Tools

Riskonnect

Job description

Apex Group Head of Risk Framework role is responsible for designing, strengthening and overseeing the Group's risk management framework, including policy governance, risk taxonomy and incident management. You will collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit and first-line risk owners to embed the Three Lines of Defence model across the organisation.

This role leads risk technology initiatives, risk reporting, business continuity and scenario testing, shaping risk culture at executive