Interim Senior Risk Manager

JR United Kingdom; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic challenger bank in the UK is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to support their consumer lending division. You will manage key risks, work closely with stakeholders, and ensure effective oversight of intermediaries and retail partners. The ideal candidate has a strong background in 1st line risk management in retail banking, strong communication skills, and the ability to lead and influence teams.

Qualifications

• Strong background in 1st line risk management within retail banking or lending.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and escalating risks across the business.
• Commercial mindset to balance risk with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of first line risk management.
• Build and maintain a robust risk framework to identify and manage risks.
• Provide oversight of retail partners and brokers.

Skills

1st line risk management

Strong communication skills

Leadership skills

Influencing skills

Job description

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Are you an experienced risk professional looking to make an impact in a fast-growing challenger bank? Our client is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to support their consumer lending division on a temporary basis, with responsibility for managing and escalating key risks across the first line of defence.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in a dynamic business, working closely with senior stakeholders and ensuring effective oversight of intermediaries, retail partners, and lending activities.

What you’ll be doing:

• Taking ownership of first line risk management
• Building and maintaining a robust risk framework that identifies, monitors, and escalates risks effectively.
• Providing clear oversight of retail partners and brokers, ensuring exposures are properly quantified and managed.
• Managing and motivating a small team to deliver consistently high standards of risk management.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong background in 1st line risk management within retail banking or lending.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and escalating risks across the business.
• Previous oversight of intermediaries or retail partners is highly desirable.
• A commercial mindset with the ability to balance risk with business objectives.
• Strong communication, influencing and leadership skills, with the ability to engage across all levels of the business.

This is a role where you’ll make a tangible difference in safeguarding customers, partners and the wider business, while working for an ambitious and customer-focused challenger bank.