Senior Manager - Risk and Controls 1LoD

Coventry Building Society; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in Greater London is seeking a Senior Manager to join their Enterprise Controls office. You will lead a team of specialists in operational risk support, enhance the risk management framework, and provide insights to improve control environments. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in risk and controls roles, strong communication skills, and relevant qualifications, and will act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders. The role accommodates a team-led hybrid working arrangement.

Benefits

Private medical and health screenings

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

Personal pension with matched contributions

Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave

Extensive wellbeing support

Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading teams in financial services.
• Proven experience in risk and controls.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of specialists delivering operational risk support.
• Drive adherence to the Group Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Provide actionable insights to strengthen the control environment.

Skills

Experience in 1LoD, risk and controls roles

Ability to lead teams

Knowledge of risk frameworks

Strong communication skills

Analytical mindset

Education

Relevant professional qualifications (risk, compliance, audit)

Job description

We're seeking a Senior Manager to join the 1LoD controls office (Enterprise Controls) and lead a team of specialists delivering operational risk support and performing robust control testing across the Chief Commercial Office and Group Strategy functions.

Acting as a trusted partner to senior business stakeholders, the Senior Manager will d rive adherence to the Group Enterprise Risk Management Framework and b uild risk and control maturity and capability across the Commercial and Strategy functions.

It will l ead a team of Controls experts to deliver high-quality risk assessments, expert advice, and control design and effectiveness testing as well as p rovide actionable insights that strengthen the control environment and support strategic objectives.

The role holder will also a ct as a senior point of contact and expert leader for first-line risk matters, equipping business leaders and governance forums with rich insights and MI.

Benefits

• Private medical and health screenings
• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy / sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Extensive wellbeing support
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

Find out more about the fantastic benefits of joining Coventry Building Society here

This role can operate from either our Head Office campus in Binley, Coventry or our Manchester office but as a Group role, travel to both locations will be required. A team-led hybrid working arrangement is in place.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

About you

• Significant experience in 1LoD, risk and controls roles within financial services.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage technical SMEs.
• Strong knowledge of risk frameworks, control testing, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience producing high-quality reporting for senior management and governance committees.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and deliver through others.
• Exceptional communication skills, including confidence in presenting to senior / executive level management meetings.
• Analytical mindset, with a pragmatic and commercially aware approach.
• Desirable exposure to commercial and strategy functions.
• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g., risk, compliance, audit) desirable.

Please note interviews for this role will be held w / c 5th January

About us

We're one of the largest building societies in the UK and we share a mutual goal across our branches and our offices to improve the lives of others.

We're officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.

At the beginning of the year, The Co-operative Bank officially became part of our Group. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers, and colleagues.

We're serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you'll build more than just a career with us.

All together, better.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we'll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.

Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer

We're proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.

Location

Coventry-Binley Business Park

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