Senior Business Risk Partner - Life, Pensions, Platform

St. James's Place; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Cirencester is seeking a Senior Business Risk Partner to lead risk oversight for its insurance and platform businesses. This role involves collaborating across departments to strengthen risk governance and mentoring junior team members. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in risk management within financial services and possess strong analytical and stakeholder management skills. Benefits include competitive parental leave and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Competitive annual leave allowance

Private medical insurance

10% non-contributory pension

Qualifications

• Significant experience in 2nd line risk management within financial services.
• Strong analytical, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk oversight for SJPUK and SJPIA.
• Provide strategic business risk partnering to 1st line units.
• Support delivery of regulatory reports and risk assessments.
• Ensure a cohesive risk culture and strong regulatory compliance.
• Provide mentoring to junior risk partners.

Skills

Experience in risk roles within financial services

Expertise in risk frameworks and control processes

Ability to lead and influence across business functions

Exposure to Board and ExCo risk reporting

Experience in unit-linked insurance

Recognised risk management qualification

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Senior Business Risk Partner - Life, Pensions, Platform, Cirencester

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Client:

St. James's Place

Location:

Cirencester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

11

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

This high-impact role provides senior risk partnering for SJP’s insurance and platform businesses, supporting risk governance, risk frameworks, and oversight of change initiatives within St. James’s Place UK (SJPUK) and SJP Investment Administration (SJPIA).

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead risk oversight for SJPUK and SJPIA, including governance, appetite setting, and issue management.
• Provide strategic business risk partnering to 1st line units.
• Support delivery of regulatory reports and risk assessments.
• Collaborate across the business to ensure a cohesive risk culture and strong regulatory compliance.
• Provide mentoring to junior risk partners and act as a trusted advisor.

Who we’re looking for:

We are looking for a senior risk professional with significant experience in 2nd line risk management in a financial services context, ideally within insurance or platform services. You will bring strong analytical, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Skills & Experience:

• Significant demonstrable experience in risk roles within financial services.
• Expertise in risk frameworks and control processes.
• Ability to lead and influence across business and risk functions.
• Exposure to Board and ExCo risk reporting.
• Experience in unit-linked insurance.
• Recognised risk management qualification.

What's in it for you?

We reward youfor the work you do,whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects bothpersonal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 daysplus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), oronline rewards platform with a variety of discounts.
We also havebenefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

• Competitive parental leave (26 weeks full pay)
• Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
• 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)

Reasonable Adjustments
We're an equalopportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessibleand inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stageplease let us know by emailing us at
Research tells usthat applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put offfrom applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been onan extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role andcan demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless ofwhether you tick every box.