Operational Risk Technical Manager

Fixed Term Contract (End Date: 28th November 2025)

At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders and society. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs:

• Interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save and invest in the way that works for them.
• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.
• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the role

In this position, you will support the design, development and embedding of the risk management framework, including promoting a strong risk culture of accountability and awareness across Aberdeen. The role has specific responsibility for leading on the collation and submission of materials for the monthly Executive Risk Committee.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the design, development and delivery of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF), including the development, delivery and ongoing review of the following processes: Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Risk Appetite, Risk Taxonomy, Risk Events, Issues & Actions, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Lead the co-ordination of the RCSA lifecycle and oversight process, including engaging with relevant Operational Risk teams and the Systems team to design, and support effective execution of, a robust RCSA review and attestation process.
• Lead the annual risk appetite refresh activity, ensuring an appropriate framework is in place to establish risk appetite statements and indicators for Aberdeen, and the ongoing monitoring and reporting of them thereafter to forums and committees as appropriate.
• Lead the maintenance of the suite of ERMF supporting materials, including established Standards and Procedures as appropriate.
• Responsible for the production of relevant management information for Forums, Committees and Boards with a specific focus on the monthly Executive Risk Committee.
• Contribute to the development and ongoing monitoring of a mature risk culture across Aberdeen.
• Build and maintain strong, effective stakeholder relationships within the enabling functions, working collaboratively to create a culture that encourages forward looking and commercial thinking to embed risk management in decision making.
• Support with delivery of training to ERMF to stakeholders across all lines of defence as required.
• Provide direction to business stakeholders on the implementation and use of the ERMF.
• Support wider R&C teams in the delivery of functional activities where required and where appropriate.

About the candidate

• Knowledge and experience in relation to the design and implementation of Risk Management Frameworks.
• Experience in the development of Risk and Compliance policies, standards, tools and methodologies.
• Experience of supporting global teams with the implementation of Risk Frameworks.
• Knowledge and experience in relation to the design, management and delivery of Risk and/or Compliance training.
• Excellent communication & stakeholder engagement; ability to articulate complex concepts in an effective way.
• Ability to facilitate collaborative working within and across teams.
• Knowledge of the asset management industry and key developments.
• Expertise within risk management and/or compliance disciplines.
• Ability to deliver in a proactive and collaborative manner for the benefit of relevant stakeholders.
• Strong MS skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Teams.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.