Senior Risk Manager

Description This; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services organization is seeking a Senior Risk Manager in Swindon to lead the security risk oversight strategy and influence decision-making. You'll develop risk insights while leading a team of specialists. The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of cyber security and qualifications such as CISSP or CISM. This hybrid position emphasizes collaboration, offering a competitive benefits package, including private medical insurance and a pension plan.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Competitive pension

Performance-related bonus

Life assurance

Health and wellness options

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of Cyber and Physical Security with best practice frameworks.
• Extensive experience in technical risk translation into strategic business implications.
• Proven experience in managing Cyber Security controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the security risk oversight strategy.
• Lead a team of cyber security risk specialists.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to set oversight priorities.

Skills

Cyber and Physical Security

Strategic Risk Management

Communication skills

Technical risk management

Education

CISSP

CISM

CISA

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Job description

Swindon, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
Northampton, United Kingdom
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Wakefield, United Kingdom

Are you ready to make a real difference at the strategic heart of our organisation? As Senior Risk Manager – Security, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping our security risk agenda, influencing executive decisions and driving meaningful change across the business.

Operating within the Second Line of the Third Lines of Defence model—specifically within Operational Risk Oversight—this role encompasses oversight of security, technology, payments, third party, and operational resilience risks. The Senior Risk Manager is accountable for supporting the direction of security risk oversight, offering authoritative challenge and guidance on security strategy, and influencing executive decision‑making. Collaboration with the Chief Security and Resilience Officer and senior First Line leaders is essential to shape priorities and ensure risk considerations drive strategic outcomes.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you’ll be located at our nearest regional hub. There will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration events in one of our office sites. This is anticipated to be twice monthly, in London. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

Uncompromisingly Customer, whatever our role

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

From January 2026, all Nationwide colleagues will benefit from private medical insurance

A highly competitive pensionto help you build a strong foundation for retirement

Access to an annual performance related bonus

Training and development to help you progress your career

A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme

Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death

Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness

Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we’re owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard‑setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are purpose‑driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up‑to‑date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.

Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

What you’ll be doing

You will contribute to the development and execution of the security risk oversight strategy, ensuring it anticipates future threats, regulatory changes and technology trends. Your focus will be on strategic influence, setting priorities for the oversight team and driving proactive engagement with senior stakeholders. Deliverables will include high quality risk insights, thematic reviews, validation of first line action completion, and position papers that inform board level decisions. This will be delivered through reviews, opinion papers and in the moment close and continuous support and challenge in senior risk forums and meetings.

As a Senior Risk Manager Oversight, you will lead and inspire a team of cyber security risk specialists, setting clear direction, building capability and fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement across the second line.

About you

An in‑depth knowledge and well‑developed understanding of Cyber and Physical Security and familiarity with best practice frameworks e.g. NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls

Extensive expertise in cyber and physical security with the ability to translate technical risk into strategic business implications and influence organisational direction

Proven experience in strategic risk management including shaping risk appetite and influencing senior decision making

Technical experience managing and/or delivering Cyber Security controls e.g. identity and access management, network security, offensive security testing

Relevant professional qualifications – examples include, but are not limited to: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

An ability to develop strong working relationships at all levels with excellent communication/influencing skills, both written and verbal

The ability to comprehend and assimilate complex information rapidly across a range of diverse business areas

The temperament to work and lead under pressure with multiple pieces of work at the same time, with hard deadlines that must be met, together with strong prioritisation/planning skills

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind

Say it straight- We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand

Push for better- We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development

Get it done- We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

Job Info

• Job Identification 1630
• Apply Before 01/09/2026, 11:55 PM
• Locations Nationwide House, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN38 1NW, GB