Manager – Risk Insurance Specialist – Financial Services

Moorhouse Consulting Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Group Personal Pension

Perkbox

Job summary

Moorhouse Consulting Ltd. is seeking a Manager for Risk Insurance Specialist within Financial Services to drive high-impact transformation for Insurance clients. You will work with senior stakeholders to solve regulatory and risk challenges, shape engagements, and grow Moorhouse’s Risk capability across the practice.

You will lead client engagements and internal delivery teams, developing junior members and expanding capabilities while contributing to sales and market positioning.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years’ prior experience working within a consulting environment is essential.
• Experience gained at a Big 4 or leading consulting firm strongly preferred, with demonstrable technical delivery capability
• Deep expertise in insurance with an understanding of the Insurance value chain and ecosystem
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks and regulatory frameworks (FCA, PRA, Solvency II, Consumer Duty, IFRS 17)
• Proven experience delivering risk, regulatory or controls-focused transformation programmes
• Experience delivering regulatory change, operational resilience or risk transformation programmes
• Experience designing target operating models across governance, people, process and technology
• Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments
• Familiarity with risk tooling, controls frameworks or data-led risk/reporting environments
• Strong stakeholder management with C-suite influence
• Commercial acumen including shaping client propositions and sales
• Experience leading and developing teams in complex environments
• Collaborative mindset and strong communication for sustainable outcomes

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of risk, regulatory and controls transformation programmes within Insurance
• Deliver regulatory change programmes (e.g. Consumer Duty, IFRS 17) and support clients in responding to evolving regulatory expectations
• Support operational resilience, stress testing and scenario analysis initiatives
• Lead risk transformation and target operating model redesign and implementation across governance, people, process and technology
• Advise clients on enterprise risk management frameworks, governance models and regulatory compliance (FCA, PRA, Solvency II, Consumer Duty, IFRS 17)
• Support clients in strengthening controls, assurance and enterprise risk management capabilities
• Contribute to thought leadership on risk trends and market positioning
• Engage with senior stakeholders and facilitate complex decision-making
• Contribute to business development including proposals, RFP responses and client pitches
• Lead and develop teams, coaching junior consultants and contributing to capability growth

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Business development

Client delivery

Team development

regulatory knowledge

Job description

Manager – Risk Insurance Specialist – Financial Services

We are a dynamic consulting firm, focused on delivering sustainable change. We ensure our clients succeed in their long-term goals by helping them turn their strategy into action through exceptional delivery and a commitment to establishing a culture of change.

We pride ourselves on being proactive, collaborative, and straightforward team players. We work efficiently and collaboratively as a team and both honesty and integrity are key to this. In return you will be part of a supportive and high-performing team that shares the workload, looks after each other and celebrates success together. You can be assured of an exciting opportunity that will help you grow your skills through meaningful challenges and equip you with skills, experience and knowledge that can help organisations respond to the turbulence, change and opportunity that will define the future of work. We encouragebehavioursthatpromotetransparency,collaborationand achievement ofshared goals.

We will expect you to contribute to a culture of sustainability and embrace Moorhouse’s social responsibility by integrating responsible practices and upholding ethical standards and awareness in everyday work.

Moorhouse is currently unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Unfortunately, this means we are not able to progress applications from candidates who would require sponsorship now or in the future.

Financial Services at Moorhouse

As a Manager within our Financial Services practice, you will play a key role in delivering high-impact transformation for leading Insurance clients. You will work directly with senior stakeholders to solve complex regulatory and risk challenges, shape engagements, and contribute to the continued growth of a fast-scaling, highly collaborative practice. You will have the opportunity to take on meaningful responsibility from day one, working directly with clients, shaping delivery and contributing to the growth of our Risk capability within Insurance.

What are we looking for?

Potential is what excites us so we are keen to hear from people who want to harness their experience within an organisation that will invest in their professional development from day one.This isn’t just about skills for the job but skills for life – mindset, adaptability, resilience and leadership to name just a few. It is important that you are able to contribute to sales and business development as well as leading consultant / client delivery teams on key engagements and accounts. In addition, you will have opportunities to motivate, support and develop junior members of the Moorhouse team and play an active role in supporting the career development of a small group of colleagues.

You will play a central role in defining how we take our Risk offering to market, leading proposition development, driving growth, and leading both client engagements and internal delivery teams.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of risk, regulatory and controls transformation programmes within Insurance
• Deliver regulatory change programmes (e.g. Consumer Duty, IFRS 17) and support clients in responding to evolving regulatory expectations
• Support operational resilience, stress testing and scenario analysis initiatives
• Lead risk transformation and target operating model (TOM) redesign and implementation across governance, people, process and technology
• Advise clients on enterprise risk management frameworks, governance models and regulatory compliance (e.g. FCA, PRA, Solvency II, Consumer Duty, IFRS 17)
• Support clients in strengthening controls, assurance and enterprise risk management capabilities
• Contribute to thought leadership, developing perspectives on risk trends impacting Financial Services and shaping our market positioning
• Engage and own relationships with senior stakeholders and facilitate complex decision-making
• Contribute to business development, including proposals, RFP responses, client pitches and leading client conversations
• Lead, support and develop collaborative, high-performing teams, coaching junior consultants and contributing to capability growth within the team

Experience

The successful candidate must be able to evidence:

• 6-8 years’ prior experience working within a consulting environment is essential; this role is best suited to individuals with a consulting background
• Experience gained at a Big 4 or leading consulting firm strongly preferred, with demonstrable technical delivery capability
• Deep expertise in insurance with a strong understanding of the Insurance value chain (underwriting, pricing, claims, reinsurance) and ecosystem (e.g. personal lines, London Market, MGAs), alongside key industry trends and how these impact the evolving risk environment
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks and practices, alongside regulatory frameworks (e.g. FCA, PRA, Solvency II, Consumer Duty, IFRS 17) and risk disciplines (operational risk, conduct risk, enterprise risk)
• Proven experience delivering risk, regulatory or controls-focused transformation programmes
• Experience delivering regulatory change, operational resilience or risk transformation programmes
• Experience designing and implementing target operating models across governance, people, process and technology
• Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments and applying structured delivery methodologies
• Familiarity with risk tooling, controls frameworks or data-led risk/reporting environments (desirable)
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge at C-suite level
• Demonstrable commercial acumen, including shaping client propositions, proactive business development and contributing to sales
• Experience leading and developing teams within complex, matrix-managed environments
• A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and a passion for delivering sustainable client outcomes

What we can offer you:

• A total cash package of up to £110,000 comprising of a base salary of £82,005 and a combination of personal and company bonuses that are paid every six months
• 25 days annual leave increasing by one day for every full year of service to a maximum of 30 days with the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave per year.
• Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, Group Personal Pension Scheme and a range of discounted lifestyle and well-being benefits through Perkbox.

Enhanced family-friendly package: generous parental pay, flexible working options, and paid time off for family commitments so you can balance work and home life with confidence.

Inclusive Culture and Community: a wide range of employee resource groups that encourage collaboration, peer support and offer learning and education opportunities across the business and create a strong sense of belonging across the business.

• A culture where you will not need to compete with others because of promotion quotas or the typical distribution curves that govern performance management in other organisations. We recognise and reward performance consistently and transparently across the firm so that everyone knows where they stand.

We offer flexible working arrangements with our offices near Liverpool Street although you can expect to spend some time as part of a team on client site. That’s where the magic really happens!

Moorhouse is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and our values underpin a working environment that is inclusive for all those who work for us. We encourage people to bring their whole selves to work, contribute ideas, take the initiative and be responsible for their impact on others internally and externally.