Enterprise Risk Management

We are exclusively mandated by a leading international financial services organisation to appoint a senior Enterprise Risk Management professional as part of a significant growth and transformation journey.

This is a senior, group-level leadership role responsible for evolving and embedding a best-in-class enterprise risk management framework, with a particular focus on operational risk and Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA).

The role offers the opportunity to shape strategy, drive automation, and lead risk transformation across a multi-jurisdictional business, particularly in the context of recent acquisitions and ongoing integration activity.

Key Responsibilities:
Enterprise Risk Leadership

• Lead the development and ongoing enhancement of the enterprise risk management framework across the group.
• Embed operational risk within the wider enterprise risk taxonomy and reporting structure.
• Establish consistent governance standards across business units and legal entities.

RCSA Programme Ownership

• Design, implement and continuously improve a group-wide RCSA framework.
• Define methodology covering risk identification, control effectiveness, scoring and reporting.
• Drive the evolution of the framework from manual processes to automated, technology-enabled solutions.
• Use RCSA outputs to inform risk identification, scenario analysis and remediation planning.

Transformation & Integration

• Lead the integration of risk frameworks across newly acquired businesses and jurisdictions
• Standardise risk processes across a complex, multi-jurisdictional environment
• Develop and deliver a clear roadmap for risk framework maturity and scalability

Risk Oversight & Reporting

• Provide second line oversight of operational risk, including incidents, issues and escalation processes
• Deliver high-quality reporting to senior leadership, committees and subsidiary boards
• Build actionable, data-driven insights to support decision-making

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead and develop a high-performing, cross-jurisdictional risk team
• Act as a key interface with senior stakeholders, including board-level audiences
• Build strong relationships across business lines to embed a proactive risk culture

The Successful Candidate:

• 12+ years’ experience in enterprise risk management or operational risk within financial services
• Proven experience leading RCSA frameworks within complex, regulated environments
• Experience operating at group or regional level within a banking or large financial institution
• Track record of delivering risk transformation, including automation and framework development
• Knowledge of GRC systems (e.g. Resolver, AuditBoard, Workiva) is advantageous