Director, Risk Management

Mastercard; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational financial services company is seeking a Director, Risk Assessment to facilitate risk assessments across its business units. This role requires extensive enterprise risk management experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to influence at all levels. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Risk Management or related fields and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and GRC platforms. The position emphasizes collaboration and strategic support for business growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk assessments.
• Ability to influence at all levels.
• Must articulate and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Engage with business units to drive risk assessment activities.
• Support development of risk mitigation strategies.
• Produce quarterly risk reports for C-suite reviews.

Skills

Enterprise Risk Management experience

Strong interpersonal skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Risk mindset

Learning agility

Ability to work under pressure

Comfortable managing multiple tasks

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Risk Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics

Tools

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams)

GRC platforms (e.g., OpenPages, Archer)

Job description

Overview

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team is looking for a Director, Risk Assessment to facilitate business unit risk assessments across the Company, partnering with first line risk teams and other key stakeholders in all businesses and functions.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with regional and global business units to drive and guide risk assessment activities, e.g. risk workshops, risk identification, risk acceptance
• Supporting regional and global business units to effectively run Business Risk and Control Committees
• Engaging with stakeholders to support development of risk mitigation strategies
• Assessing the adequacy of risk mitigation plans for risks outside of the Company’s risk appetite and tracking plan progress
• Identification and assessment of emerging and evolving risks
• Overseeing and guiding business units to conduct rapid risk assessment of external events and develop action plans to mitigate potential impacts
• Collaborating with business units to produce quarterly risk reports for C-suite business reviews and quarterly risk action plan status reports
• Driving processes to link risk assessment and mitigation activities to the Company’s strategic planning and budgeting processes
• Supporting the development and implementation of risk assessment procedures and guidance in business units and functions across the Company
• Support ERM GRC tool development to adapt to evolving risk management processes and requirements

All About You

• Enterprise Risk management experience in a large multinational company with a mature risk function
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence at all levels including outside his/ her reporting lines
• Articulate and highly effective communicator, experience in supporting and partnering with executive management
• Risk mindset - Applies critical and out of the box thinking to understand the business and effectively support teams in identifying their key risks
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions
• Demonstrated learning agility and success in applying risk management to support strategy / business growth
• Resilient and able to work under pressure, in sometimes ambiguous circumstances
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks and deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Appreciation for diverse perspectives and backgrounds, comfortable to work remotely with teams located in different time zones

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in risk assessments
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Risk Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field (preferred)
• Familiarity with GRC platforms (e.g., OpenPages, Archer)
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams)
• Knowledge of the payments industry and products, competitive environment, consumer trends, and economic environment

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.