Senior Manager, UK Chief Risk Officer, Financial Risk Management

Overview

In this role you will lead the UK second line of defense for Financial Risk within GRC, shaping risk governance and reporting to support responsible growth. You will partner with LE leadership, regulators, and audit to align risk metrics with enterprise standards while tailoring frameworks for the UK market. You will drive risk insight, challenge strategic decisions, and oversee remediation and regulatory change activities. This is an opportunity to influence risk governance at scale in a globally respected financial services brand.

Responsibilities

• Lead RAF refresh activities and align UK ILE metrics with Enterprise where possible
• Provide credible challenge to LE projects and strategies from a Financial Risk perspective
• Serve as main Financial Risk contact for LE regulators, Audit, and ILE Leadership; participate in LE board discussions as needed
• Own ILE Financial Risk policies and contribute to Enterprise FR framework adaptations for ILE deployment
• Advise business on applicability and execution of Financial Risk frameworks
• Coordinate with Enterprise Risk Lead on 2nd Line testing and share results for aggregation
• Ensure effective risk communication between ILE and Enterprise
• Support ILE CRO oversight activities and oversee risk governance compliance and issue remediation
• Act as 2nd Line of Defense oversight lead for Regulatory Change Management related to risk types
• Develop LE metrics dashboards (including RAF) aligned with regulations
• Review, approve and challenge models impacting the ILE
• Lead a Financial Risk analyst

Key requirements

• 5+ years of leadership experience in risk management or similar
• Strong business acumen with risk-reward and control perspective
• Experience interacting with regulators and UK regulatory landscape
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
• Fluency in English (verbal and written)
• Advanced degree in business, economics, engineering, or related field is preferred

• leadership and coaching
• relationship and influence management
• integrity and proactive issue identification
• Financial Risk
• RAF (Risk Appetite Framework)
• Regulatory Change Management

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