HR Risk & Control Manager

G MASS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

G MASS, a leading global financial market infrastructure provider, seeks an HR Risk & Control Manager to shape the first line risk and control environment during a major operating model redesign. You will work with external consultants and senior leaders to design, evidence and assure HR controls today and in the target state.

This high-visibility role requires independent judgment, robust challenge, and the ability to drive the programme forward.

Qualifications

• Strong background in risk and control within financial services.
• Experience in first line of defence or control assurance.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders and external advisors.

Responsibilities

• Represent Risk & Control in workshops for operating model and control design.
• Assess current and future HR control framework and recommend mitigations.
• Provide challenge to the business and ensure controls are in place and evidenced.
• Review findings and challenge where assurance is not demonstrated.
• Present assessments to Risk & Control management and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Risk & Control

First line defence

Stakeholder engagement

Financial services

Job description

G MASS are working with a leading global financial market infrastructure provider to appoint an HR Risk & Control Manager to join their first line Risk & Control function.

The firm is in the process of redesigning its HR operating model and control environment with the support of an external consultancy, and is looking for an experienced risk and control professional to represent the first line throughout that work. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping how HR controls are designed, evidenced and assured, both today and in the target state. This is a high-visibility position with direct exposure to senior leadership, suited to someone who is comfortable forming an independent view, defending it with confidence and helping drive a programme forward at pace.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Risk & Control team’s representative in operating model and control design workshops alongside the external consultancy
• Assess the current and future state HR control framework, covering both key mandatory controls and softer process-level controls
• Identify, evaluate and recommend mitigations for risks across HR processes and the wider people function
• Provide first line challenge to the business, testing whether controls are in place, operating effectively and whether issues are being self-identified
• Review the consultancy’s findings and recommendations, raising challenge where control assurance has not been adequately demonstrated
• Present and justify assessments to the Risk & Control management team and senior stakeholders, influencing outcomes and decisions
• Help accelerate delivery of the wider project and programme

• Strong background in risk and control, ideally within a first line of defence or control assurance role in financial services
• Solid understanding of how HR operating models, processes and controls work
• Proven ability to identify, assess and mitigate operational risk
• Confidence engaging with and challenging senior stakeholders and external advisors, with the ability to articulate and back up a position clearly
• Strong influencing and communication skills

Desirable

• Experience on control uplift, remediation or operating model change projects
• Exposure to working alongside Big Four or other consultancy firms on transformation programmes

Length: Initial 12-month Fixed-Term Contract

Salary: up to £110k