Risk & Controls Leader, Actuarial Modelling (Flexible)

Prudential UK Services; Stirling; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

M&G, based in the United Kingdom, seeks a senior Risk and Controls professional to oversee activities across Actuarial Modelling & Valuations. You will collaborate with technical teams and senior management to ensure robust risk frameworks, evidence-based controls and timely remediation plans that support growth and sound decision-making.

The role offers flexible working and exposure to governance, audits, regulatory commitments, and cross-functional risk initiatives, enabling you to shape risk

Qualifications

• Practical experience in Risk Management, Controls, Governance or related disciplines within regulated financial services.
• Ability to work with technical teams and senior stakeholders to evidence controls.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement for committee audiences.
• Risk-based decision-making with clear rationale and documented evidence.
• Experience coaching and leading teams to improve control effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Risk and Controls activities across Actuarial Modelling & Valuations, with clear priorities, ownership and dependencies.
• Lead or support regulatory, audit and governance commitments, taking ownership of complex matters and remediation plans.
• Maintain and enhance proportionate frameworks, policies, standards and governance arrangements.
• Coordinate and challenge Risk & Control Self-Assessments and remediation plans with ownership and timely closure.
• Oversee policy compliance, attestations, inventory management, risk appetite monitoring and reporting.
• Partner with Financial Controls, Model Validation, other Risk functions, Internal and External Audit, and other reviewers to support the timely and proportionate closure of findings and continued improvement.
• Lead the Risk Champion network, building capability through practical guidance, coaching and knowledge-sharing and helping embed effective behaviours across the function.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and improve processes while balancing risk management, business needs and operational practicality.

Skills

Risk Management

Governance

Model Risk

Audit

Stakeholder management

Regulatory reporting

Job description

M&G, based in the United Kingdom, seeks a senior Risk and Controls professional to oversee activities across Actuarial Modelling & Valuations. You will collaborate with technical teams and senior management to ensure robust risk frameworks, evidence-based controls and timely remediation plans that support growth and sound decision-making.

The role offers flexible working and exposure to governance, audits, regulatory commitments, and cross-functional risk initiatives, enabling you to shape risk