Risk Manager

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

Job summary

A financial services company is seeking a Risk Manager in the UK Risk Office to tackle business challenges by providing risk judgment and analytical skills. This role involves developing risk strategies, conducting enterprise risk assessments, and collaborating with various functions. The position offers a hybrid working model, flexibility to operate from home and the office, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion in hiring practices, ensuring a supportive workplace for all identities.

Benefits

High performer salary

Pension scheme

Bonus

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits

Gym access

Qualifications

• Curious and analytical, you ask why, explore possibilities, and bring your unique perspective.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and a truth seeker.
• Communicative and influential, able to present complex ideas convincingly.
• Action-oriented and results-driven, persist despite roadblocks.
• Organized, able to juggle multiple deliverables and prioritize work.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of business strategies, products, services, and risk profile.
• Identify and assess changing regulatory impacts on business objectives.
• Analyse data to proactively identify risks and trends.
• Provide guidance on implementing risk policies.
• Drive collaboration between risk, compliance, legal, and business support functions.
• Ensure independent escalation of risk management issues to executive management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Collaboration

Job description

As a Risk Manager in the UK Risk Office, you will provide professional risk judgment that enables business partners to tackle major business challenges. In this role you will lean into your analytical and problem‑solving skills by developing and deploying innovative solutions to mitigate risks to the business, while growing your strategic and influencing skills as you create and implement risk strategies that enable the Company to win in the market.

Responsibilities

• 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, including 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.

Qualifications

• Curious and analytical – you ask why, explore possibilities, and bring your unique perspective to the table.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and a truth seeker.
• Discerning and deliberative – careful and methodical, navigate uncertainty and risks expertly, and stay clear of impulsive decisions.
• Communicative and influential – communicate complex ideas concisely and convincingly, adapt to audiences, and present to executive leadership.
• Action‑oriented and results‑driven – desire to take action, try new things, and persist despite roadblocks.
• Organized, able to juggle multiple deliverables, and prioritize work while keeping the customer at the forefront.
• Up for a challenge – excited by big, undefined, unfamiliar, and complex problems, constantly learning and seeking new challenges.
• Collaborative and team‑oriented – value diverse perspectives, seek insights from others, and rally the group around a common goal.

Location & Working Arrangements

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. You will be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Benefits

• High performer salary, pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance.
• Flexible benefits including seasonal ticket loans, cycle‑to‑work scheme and enhanced parental leave.
• Open‑plan workspaces and accessible facilities, fully‑serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms.

Recruitment & Equal Opportunity

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, building diverse and inclusive teams. We partner with organisations such as Women in Finance and Race at Work Charters, Stonewall and Reach to help people from every walk of life thrive. We have internal networks and support groups for a range of identities. We are committed to diversity in the workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.