Risk Manager

What The Hiring Manager Says

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Risk professional with excellent technical and relationship management skills to join our high performing team in Quilter, focussing on supporting the Quilter Platform business in managing risk within appetite. We are a welcoming team, providing 2nd line oversight to both businesses as usual and change initiatives across the UK Platform business and it's outsource partners. As your manager, I will support your ongoing development and ensure you have opportunities to keep both your technical and industry knowledge up to date.UK Platform Head of Risk

About The Role

Level: 4

Department: Risk

Location: Southampton, UK

Contract type: Permanent, Full-Time

As a member of the UK platform risk team, you will oversee activity across the business to ensure that risk is being managed within risk appetite. You will support the business to identify and understand both internal and external risks, and ensure appropriate actions are planned. You will oversee 1st line risk capture, escalation and reporting in accordance with the risk framework, challenging and providing and assistance where needed.

A key element of your role will include coordinating ORSA and ICARA processes for the two legal entities and delivering final reports to the Board. This will involve working with business SMEs and stakeholders across all levels and lines of defence.

About You

To succeed in this role you will have experience of 2nd line risk management in an FCA regulated Financial Services environment. You'll have overseen and delivered against the requirements of Solvency II and CRD IV / IFPR, in addition to the wider Enterprise risk Management Framework.

You'll have excellent analytical stills and be a clear communicator with experience of delivering quality reporting to various forums, including Board level. You will have a demonstrable ability to engage with and influence stakeholders at all levels.

You will be able to effectively balance priorities to meet agreed deadlines and demonstrate flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.

You'll be naturally curious with a desire to ask questions, to absorb information, to learn and be able to apply learning to risk management in the business.

You will demonstrate strong technical knowledge and ideally you'll hold a relevant professional qualification, or be able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience. Experience working with outsource partners is advantageous, as is a broad knowledge of PRA and relevant legal requirements.

Our purpose is to help the generations today and tomorrow to prosper. That means we must guide people through the complexity of planning for their future, with the right financial advice and investment solutions, so that they can have more secure financial futures.

In this ever-changing world, we see that our role in society has never been more meaningful, and we are committed to using our expertise and care to guide our customers through these challenging and unprecedented times.

Our impressive talents and capabilities set us apart, but our unwavering commitment to our customers is what defines us. We truly believe that we have all the ingredients to be the very best in our industry, and we want great people with the care and creativity that we need, to help us get there.

We are passionate about building an inclusive culture where everyone's contribution is valued, and our people can thrive. No matter what your role is or where you sit, your voice will matter. We hope you like what you hear and are interested in learning more about joining us.

To succeed in this role you will have experience of 2nd line risk management in an FCA regulated Financial Services environment. You'll have overseen and delivered against the requirements of Solvency II and CRD IV / IFPR, in addition to the wider Enterprise risk Management Framework.

You'll have excellent analytical stills and be a clear communicator with experience of delivering quality reporting to various forums, including Board level. You will have a demonstrable ability to engage with and influence stakeholders at all levels.

You will be able to effectively balance priorities to meet agreed deadlines and demonstrate flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.

You'll be naturally curious with a desire to ask questions, to absorb information, to learn and be able to apply learning to risk management in the business.

You will demonstrate strong technical knowledge and ideally you'll hold a relevant professional qualification, or be able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience. Experience working with outsource partners is advantageous, as is a broad knowledge of PRA and relevant legal requirements.

Our purpose is to help the generations today and tomorrow to prosper. That means we must guide people through the complexity of planning for their future, with the right financial advice and investment solutions, so that they can have more secure financial futures.

In this ever-changing world, we see that our role in society has never been more meaningful, and we are committed to using our expertise and care to guide our customers through these challenging and unprecedented times.

Our impressive talents and capabilities set us apart, but our unwavering commitment to our customers is what defines us. We truly believe that we have all the ingredients to be the very best in our industry, and we want great people with the care and creativity that we need, to help us get there.

We are passionate about building an inclusive culture where everyone's contribution is valued, and our people can thrive. No matter what your role is or where you sit, your voice will matter. We hope you like what you hear and are interested in learning more about joining us.