Enterprise Wide Risk Manager

HANDELSBANKEN PLC; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in London is seeking an Enterprise Risk Manager to support the development and delivery of its risk framework. The role involves engaging with stakeholders, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with best practices. Ideal candidates will have strong communication and analytical skills, with a commitment to fostering a positive risk culture.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Private Medical Insurance

Income Protection

Life Assurance

15% Pension Contribution

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing high-quality reports for Board level.
• Ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience in risk data analysis and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Support development of the Bank's Risk Framework.
• Deliver risk reports to senior level risk committees.
• Enhance Board Risk Tolerance Framework.

Skills

Understanding of Risk Frameworks

Strong Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Job description

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Job Introduction

A role has arisen within our Enterprise Wide Risk division.

Enterprise Wide Risk is the area that designs, delivers and enhances the Bank's central risk frameworks, risk governance, board risk tolerance framework, horizon scanning, risk culture assessments, risk reporting, training, risk skills assessment and delivers both the risk strategy and the overall Strategic Risk frameworks.

The Enterprise Wide Risk Manager plays a significant role in this area to support all the elements required to manage risk at Handelsbanken plc. and requires engaging with stakeholders across the business and Group.

The overall goal for the Enterprise Risk Manager is to:

• Support the delivery of a fit for purpose, effective and efficient risk framework
• Support the delivery of reporting that highlights the key escalations and provides oversight of the effectiveness of the frameworks
• Supports consistency in risk management approaches
• Support the good risk culture of the business
• Helps the business achieve its long term goals

Main Responsibilities

• Support the development of the Bank's Risk Framework ensuring it is line with best practice and supports regulatory compliance, the Bank's low risk objective and a Risk Intelligent approach
• Support the design of the approaches to risk Governance helping ensure that all key risks in the taxonomy have appropriate oversight
• Support the enhancement of the Board Risk Tolerance Framework to effectively represent the Risk Tolerance of the Board for the management's delivery of the strategy
• Deliver the risk horizon scanning/emerging risk assessments
• Support the development of the Risk Culture dashboard and deliver department cultural assessments
• Deliver Risk Reports in to the MRCC and BRCC senior level risk committees
• Support the delivery of the combined assurance plans
• Deliver the Risk Skills Assessment and develop training approaches to meet key gaps

Ideal Candidate

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• Have an understanding of Risk Frameworks and approaches
• Be experienced in preparing high quality reports and supporting Board level content
• Be able to demonstrate strong communications skills and demonstrate an ability to lead conversation and influence discussions to ensure key points are understood and considered
• Be comfortable challenging and influencing a range of senior stakeholders
• Be able to work on their own initiative and enjoy the responsibility of delivering outcomes
• Have strong interpersonal skills, be a team player with a positive, supportive and engaged approach to change
• Have an ability to identify, extract and analyse risk data, insight and peer best practices (internal and external)

Company Information

Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products.

The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

Check our Handelsbanken website for further information

At Handelsbanken, we deeply value our unique culture and values including trust in and respect for each individual. We take pride in nurturing a work environment where people flourish, and where they are empowered to take decisions in their areas of expertise. We take a long term perspective in everything we do and want each employee who joins us to build a long terms successful career with the Bank.

What is in it for you?

• We have a wide range of learning and development available, empowering and enabling our colleagues to take ownership of their own development.
• Competitive Salary and an extensive range of benefits is provided, including private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance
• A market-leading pension contribution of 15% paid by the bank, which can be invested in a wide range of funds (including ESG and Shariah funds)

Application next steps

Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken recruiters will be reviewing your details and will later organise a phone conversation if you match the role requirements. If there is a mutual fit, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview.

How can we support you to be your best self? Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to provide support e.g. if you need additional time to prepare for an interview or you have any requirements for any part of the interview/hiring process - just let us know by email [e-mail] .

We encourage all candidates to inform their line managers of their intention to apply. References will not be sought until after an interview has been conducted. For any information please feel free to contact the hiring manager James O'Connor or the Talent Acquisition Partners Jennifer Todd & Karen Wilding.

This advert will be live for a minimum of two weeks. However, please note that after the two weeks, the closing date could change at any time depending on the number of responses received.

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