Group Senior Risk Manager

Domestic & General Group; Wimbledon; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in the UK seeks a Group Senior Risk Manager to enhance risk culture and management practices. This critical role involves assessing risks, supporting compliance with risk policies, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure effective risk management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in operational risk, analytical skills, and the ability to drive initiatives within the company. Competitive salary and a range of benefits offered, making this position an attractive opportunity for professionals in the field.

Benefits

Competitive salary and discretionary bonus

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Training opportunities and career progression

Health cash plan for essential healthcare costs

Pension scheme and life assurance

Employee discounts with various retailers

Qualifications

• Experience in operational risk management, ideally in the insurance sector.
• Understanding of risk frameworks and governance structures.
• Experience in risk assurance and control testing.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and report on risks and control effectiveness.
• Support day-to-day risk management activities.
• Provide guidance on group risk policies.

Skills

Operational risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical abilities

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Job description

.**Group Senior Risk Manager****Location**: **Flexible on location and visits to our offices in Wimbledon and Nottingham as and when required.****Salary:** **Competitive****Contract:** **Full Time**We have a fantastic opportunity for a Group Senior Risk Manager to join our organisation. They will be working as part of the Group Risk Team to closely collaborate with business stakeholders, first line risk champions and all lines of defence, embed robust enterprise risk management practices, play a key role as part of the Group Risk Team to create a positive risk culture across the business and get involved in the day-to-day risk activities including risk identification and trend analysis, risk assessment, supporting the business on operating risks events and issues and collation of reporting for risk and associated governance forums.They will also lead the business to ensure groupwise risk policies and processes are applied and embedded, lead risk assessments as part of the RCSA process and contribute to emerging risks, lead the team and the business to implement and embed the operational risk events process, and work as part of the Group Risk Team to collate and produce risk reporting for presentation at governance forums.***If you're a current D&G employee applying for an internal role, please ensure your Career Profile in Workday is up to date before submitting your application.******Don't forget to download and attach your Talent Card to showcase your skills and experience. This is a required part of your application.*****Key Responsibilities:*** Work closely with business stakeholders to identify, assess and report on risks, opportunities and control effectiveness, ensuring group risk management processes are consistently embedded across the function.* Support day‑to‑day risk management activities including managing the RCSA process, tracking and analysing operational risk events, monitoring risk appetite and KRIs, preparing risk reporting and coordinating risk packs for forums and committees.* Provide coordination, interpretation and guidance on group risk policies, ensuring the business understands and applies them appropriately.* Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business to promote effective risk management and ensure key issues are understood and acted upon.**Skills and experience required:*** Strong background in operational risk management, ideally within the insurance sector.* Good understanding of risk frameworks, governance structures and control environments.* Experience in risk assurance and control testing, with the ability to identify gaps and recommend improvements.* Proven stakeholder engagement skills, able to build effective working relationships.* Strong analytical abilities with a structured, problem‑solving mindset.* A collaborative team player who shows initiative and takes ownership.**We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:*** Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus* 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave* Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression* Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service* Attractive company pension scheme* Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary* Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing and support services:* Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll* Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand-new vehicles* Travel Loans – interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets* Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000* Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes* OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.* Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues* Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends* Employee discounts – with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers**Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.****Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.***At Domestic & General, we are proud of our 100-year legacy and excited about our future growth plans. We are expanding our horizons, entering new markets and territories internationally and we need your expertise to help us on the journey.*