Senior Risk Manager: Assurance, Insight & AI Automation

M&G plc; Stirling; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 18%

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38 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Job summary

M&G plc in Stirling is seeking a Senior Risk Manager - Assurance, Insight & Automation to lead the Life NFR oversight across risk, control and customer outcomes. You will direct a team, develop annual plans and provide independent challenge to Executive level governance.

You will champion process effectiveness, automation and AI-driven transformation, building capabilities and delivering assurance across Life NFR, with strong stakeholder management and risk framework expertise.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within Operational Risk, Non-Financial Risk, Risk Assurance or related control disciplines in a financial services environment.
• Significant experience in operating model optimisation, process design, AI-enabled processes, automation technologies and associated risk and control considerations.
• Demonstrable experience identifying and driving opportunities for control automation, process simplification and operational effectiveness improvement.
• Experience assessing future-state operating models, customer journeys and control environments, providing independent challenge and insight.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Life NFR oversight, assurance and insight capability, ensuring delivery of high-quality independent challenge, assurance and risk insight across the Life business.
• Develop and maintain the Life NFR assurance universe and annual plan, ensuring alignment to principal risks, business priorities and regulatory expectations.
• Establish and maintain methodologies, standards and quality frameworks to ensure consistency and effectiveness of oversight and assurance activities.
• Lead the development and review of material Risk Opinions, providing independent insight and challenge for Executive and Board governance forums.
• Direct team priorities, workflow and resource deployment ensuring oversight, assurance and insights focus on the most significant risks, business outcomes and regulatory priorities.

Skills

Operational Risk

Non-Financial Risk

Risk Assurance

AI-enabled transformation

Stakeholder management

Executive-level communication

Education

IRM or equivalent

Tools

GRC platforms

Excel

Job description

M&G plc in Stirling is seeking a Senior Risk Manager - Assurance, Insight & Automation to lead the Life NFR oversight across risk, control and customer outcomes. You will direct a team, develop annual plans and provide independent challenge to Executive level governance.

You will champion process effectiveness, automation and AI-driven transformation, building capabilities and delivering assurance across Life NFR, with strong stakeholder management and risk framework expertise.