Risk Manager

As a Risk Manager you will ensure risk management practices, such as processes for risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting are in accordance with EUI’s risk management framework.

Reporting directly to the Senior Risk Business Partner you will provide a mixture of direct support and oversight to a wide range of business functions. As part of the central EUI 1st Line Risk and Control Team, you will work closely with the UK Customer leadership team to ensure that risks are identified and quantified with effective control design. You will also ensure that there is a subsequent assessment of control effectiveness, enabling informed decision making and controlled risk taking, supporting good customer outcomes.

You will be responsible for ensuring that UK Customer management teams are escalating, managing and reporting on the risks to UK Customer. You will be an experienced risk professional who has a clear understanding of risk theory and can apply this in a practical situation.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and embedding of EUI’s risk framework and standards in the UK Customer business areas.
• Develop robust key risk indicator reporting alongside a regular risk management review process.
• Provide qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the business adherence to risk management requirements.
• Support the interpretation of compliance and regulatory requirements relevant to the UK Customer Teams
• Oversee the quarterly risk and control self-assessment process and the quarterly attestation against group controls for EUI, producing informative and timely reporting on to risk committees and Board.
• Help shape and implement a robust risk management framework through regular with contact with all Uk Customer departments providing advice and support.
• Lead a high performing, happy and talented team, ensuring ongoing professional development and day to day guidance and support.
• Foster strong working relationships with Senior Managers in the business to support with decision making based on risk and control profile.
• Support and help shape the embedding of a new management system.
• Attend risk working groups and committees to represent UK Customer Risk Management.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a Risk Manager role, within the Financial Services industry
• Proven experience in delivering process improvement or risk transformation
• Confidence in managing stakeholder relationships at all levels and offering feedback to managers in a constructive way
• An understanding of risk theory and practice

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Understanding of Admiral Pet products, processes, and services.
• Experience managing a small team
• Knowledge and experience within the Conduct area

Please note – we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It\’s a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we\’ve been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.

Disability Confident Leader

As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.

If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please do email Allison.martina22@admiralgroup.co.uk, contact us on 07789 816806. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.