Lead Risk Manager - Data-Driven Risk & Mitigation Leader

ARM International; Southampton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ARM International in Southampton, UK seeks a Lead Risk Manager to identify and manage risk across programmes, guiding teams to maturity and quality. You will train staff, review risk registers, and support audits while translating complex risk data into actionable insights.

Ideally you bring a degree, extensive risk management experience, and strong numeracy with Monte Carlo modelling capabilities, plus excellent Excel/Office skills and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical or business subject.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise and project risk management frameworks and standards.
• Significant experience in project or programme risk management.
• Highly numerate with experience of statistical and financial modelling (e.g. Monte Carlo techniques).
• Sound understanding of contingency setting and management aligned to risk exposure.
• Experience translating complex risk information into clear, decision-focused insight.
• High competency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and knowledgeable of
• Ability to influence and communicate with stakeholders.
• Ability to lead workshops and present technical details to large teams of people with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate risk identification, review and assurance workshops to improve risk quality and maturity.
• Deliver training, coaching and mentoring to embed high-quality risk management practices.
• Review and assure risk registers, assumptions, quantification and mitigation plans for completeness.
• Support assurance activities and input to internal reviews or audits as required.
• Analyse processes for collecting and storing risk data to ensure data quality.
• Produce risk reports with timely, accurate and decision-focused insights.
• Advise on appropriate risk treatment and mitigation strategies.

Skills

Risk management

Monte Carlo modelling

Data analysis

Stakeholder influence

Workshop facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

ARM International in Southampton, UK seeks a Lead Risk Manager to identify and manage risk across programmes, guiding teams to maturity and quality. You will train staff, review risk registers, and support audits while translating complex risk data into actionable insights.

Ideally you bring a degree, extensive risk management experience, and strong numeracy with Monte Carlo modelling capabilities, plus excellent Excel/Office skills and stakeholder communication.