Risk Manager

Capital One UK; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to provide professional risk judgment and lead risk strategies. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, partnering closely with various teams to identify risks and enhance decision-making processes. This role offers a hybrid working model, supporting flexible arrangements to accommodate diverse needs, along with a commitment to employee development and benefits such as private medical insurance and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Private medical insurance

Generous holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Able to present complex ideas concisely to stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills in a collaborative environment.
• Capable of discerning risks and making careful decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of business strategies and products.
• Analyze data to identify risks and provide insights.
• Guide business partners on implementing risk policies.
• Ensure escalation of risk management issues to management.
• Improve risk management practices and customer experience.
• Support during audits and regulatory exams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Influencing

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Job description

Senior Risk Manager – Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom

As a Risk Manager in the UK Risk Office, you will provide professional risk judgment that enables business partners to tackle major business challenges. You will lean into your analytical and problem solving skills by developing and deploying innovative solutions to mitigate risks to the business, and grow your strategic and influencing skills as you create and implement risk strategies that enable the Company to win in the market. You will create order and sense out of complexity and uncertainty and enable confident, data‑inspired decision making. You will thrive in a cross‑functional and collaborative environment that values unique perspectives, rewards innovation, and challenges the status quo. As an integral member of the team, you will have a high level of exposure across the business, partnering closely with senior business and risk office leaders, Marketing & Analytics, compliance, legal, and Operational Risk Management.

What you will do

• Develop a deep understanding of business strategies, products, services, and risk profile; identify and assess the impact of the changing regulatory environment on business objectives and risk appetite through the use of Enterprise Risk Assessments.
• Analyse data to proactively identify risks and trends and provide insights that support internal customers in decision‑making.
• Provide guidance and advice to business partners on implementing risk policies and programs.
• Drive collaboration between the risk, compliance, legal, and other business support functions.
• Ensure independent escalation of risk management gaps, issues, and concerns to executive management and emerging risks and regulatory focus areas.
• Identify opportunities to improve risk management practices and develop solutions to perfect risk management, eliminate waste, and deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• Drive containment and remediation of process breakdowns in conjunction with compliance, legal and business process teams.
• Audit and Exam Management – provide support to M&A during audits and regulatory exams; support in the delivery of key risk mitigation and remediation activities.
• Leverage strong written and verbal communication skills to present risk topics to business and functional stakeholders.

What we are looking for

• Curious and Analytical – You ask why, explore possibilities, and bring your unique perspective to the table.
• Communicative and Influential – You communicate complex ideas concisely and convincingly, adjust your communication to your audience, and are comfortable with presenting to executive leadership.
• Discerning and Deliberative – You are careful and methodical, navigate uncertainty and risks expertly, and have a knack for steering the team away from impulsive or ill‑informed decisions.
• Action‑Oriented and Results‑Driven – You take action, try new things, persist through setbacks, stay organized, juggle multiple deliverables, and prioritize work while keeping the customer at the forefront.
• Up for a Challenge – Big, undefined, unfamiliar, and complex problems excite you as you identify well‑rounded solutions.
• Collaborative and Team‑Oriented – You value diverse perspectives, seek insights from others, bring energy to the group, and rally them around a common goal.

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham offices. We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home. We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

What’s in it for you

Bring us all this, and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation. We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes. Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season‑ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave. Open‑plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We partner with organisations including Women in Finance, Race At Work, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have internal networks and support groups such as REACH, OutFront, Mind Your Mind, Women in Tech, EmpowHER that celebrate inclusion and provide support for all associates.

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