Enterprise Risk Manager

Location: London or Cambridge, hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

The job involves working with the ERM Director to embed AVEVA’s day-to-day ERM process and develop it to a more mature level alongside other second line functions and Internal Audit. The role ensures that AVEVA business functions understand the key risks impacting the business and collaborates with them in developing and delivering their risk mitigation strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Embed ERM for AVEVA building on the existing processes and approach.
• Operationalise AVEVA’s long-term strategy and policies to identify and manage risk response.
• Align understanding and use of AVEVA’s ERM framework and taxonomy across all business functions.
• Prepare concise and insightful risk reports as required under AVEVA’s governance model.
• Embed risk management practices into key business functions, including risk appetite statements and key risk indicators.
• Drive the fraud risk assessment process and maintain the associated risk framework.
• Coordinate with other 2nd LOD functions to ensure the cycle of risk assessment, risk response, assurance and feedback is completed.
• Maintain Group Risk Register.
• Manage ‘Emerging Risks’ initiative and align with Going Concern, Viability and other resilience initiatives.
• Maintain value-adding working relationships with leadership across the business.
• Ensure correct allocation of risk ownership and facilitate assignment of cross-functional or interdependent risks.
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in enterprise risk management and apply these where relevant.
• Consider internal/external factors and rate of change to corroborate the risk assessment process.
• Support risk disclosures in external reporting.

Ideal Experience:

• Experience in managing ERM within a comparable global corporate business demonstrating the value of effective risk management.
• Experience of presenting to Senior Leadership.
• Detailed knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management practices and wider corporate governance frameworks, including the UK Governance Code and PCAOB standards.

Behaviours:

• Working successfully with and meeting the demands of a wide range of stakeholders.
• Influencing, persuading and supporting risk management stakeholders.
• Self-starter and well organised.
• Excellent oral, presentational and written communication skills.
• Contribute to improve risk culture in the organisation.
• Challenges the status quo whilst maintaining a strategic mindset.

UK Benefits include:

• Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

Hybrid working: We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Background Check: AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

Equal Opportunity Employer: AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.