Senior Risk Manager

Taylor Root; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Root in Leeds is sourcing a senior risk leader for a pensions and investment organisation, offering a permanent role with a salary up to £90,000 and a hybrid pattern with two days in the office in Leeds.

The role drives the enterprise-wide risk management framework and assurance activities, shaping risk strategy in a highly regulated environment and interacting with senior stakeholders and Boards.

Qualifications

• Significant senior risk management experience in pensions, investments or financial services.
• Strong knowledge of governance, regulatory and enterprise risk management.
• Experience with risk advisory, assurance, controls and GRC frameworks.
• Credible and confident working with senior stakeholders and Boards.
• Excellent communication, leadership and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and enhance the risk management framework, policies and standards.
• Provide independent risk advisory and assurance across the business.
• Advise Boards, Executives and Committees on strategic and emerging risks.
• Oversee risk reporting, KRIs and risk appetite monitoring.
• Support major business change, transformation and new propositions.
• Champion a strong risk culture through education, engagement and leadership.

Job description

A growing pensions and investment organisation is seeking a senior risk leader to drive its enterprise-wide risk management framework and assurance activities.

This is a permanent position paying up to £90,000 with 2 day per week in the office in Leeds.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and enhance the risk management framework, policies and standards.
• Provide independent risk advisory and assurance across the business.
• Advise Boards, Executives and Committees on strategic and emerging risks.
• Oversee risk reporting, KRIs and risk appetite monitoring.
• Support major business change, transformation and new propositions.
• Champion a strong risk culture through education, engagement and leadership.

About you:

• Significant senior risk management experience in pensions, investments or financial services.
• Strong knowledge of governance, regulatory and enterprise risk management.
• Experience with risk advisory, assurance, controls and GRC frameworks.
• Credible and confident working with senior stakeholders and Boards.
• Excellent communication, leadership and influencing skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to shape risk strategy and governance within a complex, highly regulated organisation.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK - no sponsorship offered.