Risk Manager

Admiral Careers; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Admiral Careers is seeking a Risk Manager to join their First Line Risk and Control team. This role involves leading a team focused on implementing risk management standards across the business, fostering strong relationships with stakeholders, and driving key insights and analysis. In addition to a supportive work environment, Admiral offers comprehensive benefits including generous holidays and the potential for share options.

Benefits

33 days holiday plus bank holidays

Opportunity to buy/sell annual leave

Up to £3,600 in free shares after one year

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Great place to work recognition

Qualifications

• Understanding of risk theory and regulatory practices.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in managing and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in managing risk events effectively.
• Create and implement risk event RCA processes.
• Produce reports on risk activity for management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Decision Making

Multitasking

Relationship Building

Education

Experience in a risk role

Job description

Risk Manager

We are looking for a Risk Manager to join our First Line Risk and Control team. The individual will be responsible for implementing and embedding Risk Event standards across all EUI business areas, in accordance with EUI's risk management framework.

Reporting into the First Line Risk and Control Senior Manager, you will lead a small team who support Line 1 business areas with risk event management. A fundamental part of the role will be to create and embed an RCA process, and to produce key insight and analysis.

As part of a central risk function, you and your team will work closely with senior managers and risk owners to ensure that risk events are managed effectively, supporting good customer outcomes. You will be responsible for reporting on the state of risk events in EUI to relevant Working Groups and Committees. You will be an experienced risk professional who has a clear understanding of risk theory and customer outcomes.

This role offers a great opportunity to work within an exciting, customer focused environment.

Main Duties

• Lead a high performing, happy and talented team, with a strong culture. Ensuring ongoing professional development and day to day guidance and support is provided.
• Support the implementation and embedding of EUI's risk event standards in Line 1 business areas.
• Support the timely opening, closing and assessment of risk events in EUI.
• Creation and implementation of a risk event RCA process, which drives improvements to control framework.
• Produce informative and timely reporting on risk event activity, including key insight and analysis.
• Attend risk working groups and committees to represent Line 1 Risk Management.
• Maintain a customer centric lens and support the delivery of good customer outcomes.
• Work closely with other teams in First Line Risk and Control on key risk management activity including Remediation, Control testing and Business Partnering.
• Foster strong working relationships with various stakeholders at all levels in the business to support with decision making based on risk and control profile.
• Help shape a robust risk management framework through regular contact with all Line 1 risk functions/ champions providing advice, support and challenge.

Key Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• An understanding of risk theory and regulatory practices.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy when producing work.
• The ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and prioritise workloads.
• Good analytical skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Good stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent multitasking and organisational skills.
• Confident to make decisions and challenge.
• Effective influencing skills and ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Experienced people manager.
• Prior experience working in a risk role.
• Understanding of Admiral products, processes, and services.

Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We're committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We're proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We're fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here .

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