Risk Manager

MERJE; Fleet; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MERJE is seeking a Risk Manager for a specialist mortgage lender in the UK. You will work with the Risk Director to spot, track and report on risk, ensuring the risk framework and registers stay up to date and aligned with strategic objectives.

You’ll run regular risk reviews, prepare reports for committees and the Board, and support incident reviews and third-party oversight, collaborating across teams to strengthen risk governance. Experience in lending and Excel data analysis is essential.

Qualifications

• UK financial services experience required.
• Background in lending, mortgages or retail banking.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• Clear communicator and comfortable presenting.

Responsibilities

• Spot, track and report on risk across the business.
• Maintain risk framework and risk registers up to date.
• Run regular risk reviews and report to committees and the Board.
• Support incident reviews and third-party oversight.

Skills

Risk management

UK FS

Mortgage lending

Risk frameworks

Enterprise risk

Operational risk

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Presentation

Job description

A specialist mortgage lender is hiring a Risk Manager to work closely with the Risk Director and support the risk framework.

The Role

You’ll help the business spot, track and report on risk, working with teams across the firm to deliver on strategic objectives. You’ll keep the risk framework and registers up to date, run regular risk reviews, report to committees and the Board, and support incident reviews and third-party oversight.

Requirements

• Risk experience within UK financial services
• Background in lending, ideally mortgages or retail banking
• Good understanding of risk frameworks
• Experience across enterprise or operational risk
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills
• Clear communicator, comfortable presenting & challenging