Risk Manager

Leeds Building Society; Leeds; Híbrido; GBP 65.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working

Annual bonus up to 12%

Pension matched up to 10%

26 days holiday + bank holidays + buy&

Colleague Mortgage and Saver products

2 days volunteering per year

Descripción de la vacante

Leeds Building Society is seeking a Delivery Risk Lead to oversee first-line risk management for our Core Transformation Programme. You will review risk processes, identify emerging risks, and work closely with the Senior Risk & Control Lead to ensure timely decisions and effective mitigations.

The role emphasizes strong stakeholder engagement, clear risk reporting to senior leadership, and a solid grounding in programme controls, with hybrid working 2 days in the office and a potential 12%

Formación

• Experience managing risk within business change or transformational programmes.
• Experience producing decision-focused risk reports for Board and committee level.
• Ability to distinguish delivery risks from risks arising from the delivered solution and coordinate across both.
• Analytical judgement to test assumptions, identify emerging risks and assess dependencies and change.
• Experience influencing and constructively challenging senior stakeholders, securing ownership and driving actions to evidenced closure.
• Clear, concise risk reporting and confident communication with senior leaders and executives.
• A good understanding of programme controls, including planning, change, dependencies, finance, quality and assurance.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and a collaborative, outcome-focused approach grounded in integrity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and programme risk, reporting and collaboration tools.

Responsabilidades

• Lead first-line delivery risk management across our Core Transformation Programme, helping protect time, cost, scope and quality.
• Review and strengthen existing risk processes, reassessing legacy and emerging risks to ensure robust, effective risk management.

Conocimientos

Risk management

Risk reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical judgement

Executive communication

Programme controls

Organization

Attention to detail

MS Office

Collaboration

Herramientas

Risk management software

Descripción del empleo

Hybrid working model and flexible working patterns considered

Reference:

6689

Closing Date:

19 November 2026

How you'll help us live our purpose

We’ve been helping our members save for their future and buy their own home since 1875. Join us and you’ll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

How you'll make a difference

You’ll lead first-line delivery risk management across our Core Transformation Programme, helping protect time, cost, scope and quality. You’ll review and strengthen existing risk processes, reassessing legacy and emerging risks to ensure robust, effective risk management. By spotting emerging risks, challenging constructively and providing clear insight, you’ll help leaders make timely decisions and drive effective mitigation, working closely with the Senior Risk & Control Lead while keeping delivery risks distinct from those arising from the delivered solution.

What will you bring to the role?

• Demonstrated experience managing risk within business change or transformational programmes, including identifying, assessing, mitigating, and escalating risks associated with change delivery and the resulting solution
• Experience producing decision-focused risk reports for Board and committee leval.
• The ability to distinguish delivery risks from risks arising from the delivered solution and coordinate across both.
• Analytical judgement to test assumptions, identify emerging risks and assess the combined impact of dependencies and change.
• Experience influencing and constructively challenging senior stakeholders, securing ownership and driving actions to evidenced closure.
• Clear, concise risk reporting and confident communication with senior leaders and executives.
• A good understanding of programme controls, including planning, change, dependencies, finance, quality and assurance.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and a collaborative, outcome-focused approach grounded in integrity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and programme risk, reporting and collaboration tools.

And in return, you’ll get the best from us:

• Hybrid working - 2 days per week in the office
• Annual bonus of up to 12%
• Matched pensioncontributions up to 10%
• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme
• Colleague Mortgage and Saver products
• 2 days'volunteering per year

We’ll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.

Why choose us?

Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do, as shown by our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023 and 2025. We’re committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

You’ll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023Business Culture Awards. This recognises how we’ve embedded our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we’ve taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.