Risk Partner

Intact India; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Intact India is seeking a Risk Partner to provide proactive risk and governance guidance in a complex insurance environment. You will work closely with senior leaders, line 1 teams and risk functions to embed risk management in day-to-day decisions.

The role connects strategy, regulatory expectations, controls and assurance, and requires independent challenge, data-driven insight and clear reporting to committees.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in Risk, Compliance, Controls, Audit or a comparable governance role within a regulated organisation (financial services or insurance).
• Experience providing pragmatic, evidence-based advice and independent challenge to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Experience producing high-quality committee and Board reporting and turning data into clear insight.

Responsibilities

• Provide risk and governance advice to senior leaders and governance forums with independent challenge.
• Escalate material risks, control weaknesses and incidents through appropriate governance routes.
• Develop clear, concise reporting for executive, risk and Board committees and review risk/control assessments for effectiveness.
• Coordinate with Line 1 risk teams, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, external audit and assurance providers to support joined-up oversight.

Skills

Senior stakeholder mgmt

Judgement

Written & verbal comms

Analytical thinking

Commercial awareness

Organization & prioritisation

Cross-functional collaboration

Integrity & discretion

Tools

Risk data tooling

Analytics & visualization

Job description

Intact India is a growing Global technology and Business capability hub of Intact, based in Gurugram. Our heritage stretches back to 1710. Today, as part of Intact Financial Corporation, we continue to build on that foundation, combining deep expertise with innovation, technology, and fresh thinking.

At Intact India, our talented community of professionals across actuarial, insurance, finance, controls, and technology disciplines play a critical role in advancing Intact Insurance's success across UK, Europe, Canada, and US. We deliver insights, innovative solutions and strategic initiatives that enhance business performance, strengthen capabilities, and accelerate enterprise-wide transformation.

Shape the future:

We're leading a transformation in insurance helping people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. When you join us, you're not just taking a job, you're stepping into a career where you can make a real difference.

Grow with us:

We're customer-driven, community-focused, and committed to helping our people grow. Whether you're early in your journey or bringing years of experience, we'll support you with the tools, flexibility, and opportunities to thrive.

About the role (Role Purpose)

The Risk Partner provides proactive advice, insight and independent challenge on non-financial risk and governance matters. Working closely with senior leaders, Line 1 teams and the wider Risk and Compliance functions, the role helps the business understand its risk profile, apply risk appetite and embed proportionate risk and control management in day-to-day decisions.

The role connects business strategy, emerging risks, regulation, risk appetite, controls, issues and assurance. It uses data, reporting, tooling and constructive challenge to support high-quality, timely and balanced decisions, while promoting simplification, modernisation and continuous improvement.

The Risk Partner operates as a trusted adviser while preserving appropriate Line 2 independence. The role supports relevant executive, risk and Board committees through clear, evidence-based and action-oriented insight.

What you'll do here (Key Accountabilities)

Business partnering and strategic insight

• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and key stakeholders, providing pragmatic advice and proportionate independent challenge on risk and governance matters.
• Understand business strategy, priorities, operations and change portfolios, and identify the principal risks to successful delivery and good customer outcomes.
• Provide targeted, forward-looking insight on the risk profile, risk appetite, emerging risks and material changes in exposure.
• Translate risk requirements into clear business implications, options and recommendations that support robust and balanced decision-making.
• Escalate material risks, control weaknesses, non-compliance, incidents, breaches and emerging concerns through appropriate governance routes.

Risk and control framework oversight

• Promote consistent and effective application of enterprise risk and control policies, frameworks, standards and taxonomies, including policy adherence and process adoption by the business teams.
• Review and challenge risk and control assessments, control design and effectiveness, risk response, issue remediation and closure evidence.
• Support thematic reviews, gap analyses and risk maturity assessments, identifying practical opportunities to improve capability and outcomes.
• Provide independent advice and challenge on key risks, risk appetite, indicators, emerging risk profiles, policy management and incidents, drawing on subject-matter experts where specialist input is required.

Governance, reporting and assurance

• Develop clear, concise and evidence-based reporting for executive, risk and Board committees, highlighting trends, concentrations, emerging concerns, decisions and required actions.
• Analyse risk, control, incident, issue, assurance and third-party information to identify themes, dependencies and areas requiring management attention.
• Contribute to committee agendas, papers, deep dives, minutes and action tracking where required, ensuring governance materials are accurate, timely and decision-useful.
• Coordinate with Line 1 risk teams, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, external audit and independent assurance providers to support joined-up oversight, reduce duplication and strengthen governance outcomes.
• Support regulatory engagement and the coordination of actions arising from internal or external reviews, monitoring progress and escalating delivery risks.

Data, tooling and continuous improvement

• Champion high-quality risk data, clear ownership and data lineage, improving the reliability and usefulness of management information.
• Use data analytics, visualisation, automation and modern technology to strengthen insight, streamline activity and reduce manual effort.
• Contribute to the development and embedding of risk tooling, reporting standards and a forward-looking risk calendar.
• Benchmark risk practices through internal networks, industry bodies and external specialists, translating relevant good practice into sustainable improvement.
• Promote a strong risk and control culture by sharing practical good practice and supporting coaching, training and communication that embed consistent risk management behaviours.

What you bring to the table (Functional / Technical Skills and Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills)

Core skills and capabilities

• Senior stakeholder management, with the credibility to advise, influence, negotiate and challenge constructively.
• Excellent judgement and the ability to balance commercial, customer, regulatory and risk considerations.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication for varied audiences, including local leadership team and UK&I Risk Leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, able to synthesise complex structured and unstructured information into actionable insight.
• Commercial awareness, curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with the resilience to deliver high-quality outputs in a dynamic environment.
• Collaborative working across functions, regions and virtual teams, without reliance on direct authority.
• High integrity, discretion and sound handling of confidential information.

Technical knowledge

• Strong understanding of enterprise and operational risk management, governance, risk appetite, controls, assurance and issue management.
• Knowledge of relevant financial services regulation and conduct expectations
• Good understanding of risk data, analytics, visualisation, workflow tooling and opportunities for automation.

Experience

• Substantial experience in Risk, Compliance, Controls, Audit or a comparable governance role within a regulated organisation, preferably financial services or insurance.
• Experience providing pragmatic, evidence-based advice and independent challenge to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Experience assessing risk and control environments, monitoring remedial actions and supporting assurance or regulatory activity.
• Experience contributing to significant change, simplification, modernisation or risk transformation initiatives.
• Experience producing high-quality committee and Board reporting and turning data into clear insight.

Decision-making authority and impact

• Provides independent advice, opinion and challenge within the remit of Line 2 non-financial risk oversight.
• Influences senior stakeholders across the Indian business and wider Group, escalating where risk exposure or management response falls outside agreed expectations, this includes incidents and escalation aligned with framework.
• Recommends actions, priorities and governance responses based on evidence, policy, risk appetite and professional judgement.
• Does not own Line 1 risks, controls or business decisions, but supports and challenges accountable owners to discharge their responsibilities effectively.