Senior Enterprise-wide Risk Manager - Reigate

Senior Enterprise-wide Risk Manager Job Tenure: Full-time, permanentSalary: CompetitiveCompany Description

Here at esure Group, we’re no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we’re getting ready for more. It’s creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.

Job Description

We have a great opportunity for an experienced and motivated Risk Manager to have a positive impact on our Risk and Compliance team.

This senior role within the Risk function reports to the Head of Enterprise-wide Risk and Compliance, working closely with the Group Executive Committee. The role involves developing and embedding a robust Enterprise Risk Management Framework to identify, assess, and mitigate risks, ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with strategic goals. Supporting esure’s digital transformation, the role drives risk governance, oversees customer-facing functions, and promotes a strong risk culture across the organisation.

The day to day:

• ERM Framework: Design and implement risk management policies and processes to manage esure’s risks effectively.
• Monitoring & Reporting: Develop Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and ensure timely risk exposure reporting to senior management and committees.
• Coordinate the early identification, assessment, and management of material group-wide risks, reporting to collaborators.
• Attestation Oversight: Support the annual Attestation process, ensuring regulatory obligations are met and evidenced.
• Risk Event Framework: Provide 2nd line oversight and deliver accurate, insightful risk event reporting.
• Operational Risk Management: Embed and ensure adherence to the Operational Risk Framework across the business.
• Data Governance: Adhere to the Data Governance policy, managing sensitive and critical data per established standards and controls.
• Expert Advice: Provide high-quality advice, oversight, and challenge to senior management and business areas on risk management.
• Risk Initiatives: Lead risk initiatives and projects, ensuring alignment with the Risk Governance Framework.
• Regulatory Awareness: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices, regulations, and enterprise risk management trends.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in the financial services in a Risk framework or partnering role.
• Resilience and ability to provide effective insight and challenge at executive level.
• Proficiency to work effectively as a member of the senior leadership team, with the ability to influence at a senior partner level.
• Proven risk management experience within the regulated industry, ideally General Insurance.
• Extensive knowledge of compliance, risk management and governance frameworks and the regulatory environment.
• Proven people leadership skills, skilled in driving strong performance and leading established teams of professionals. Experience of delivering through a team and building an engaging environment to empower and engage the team.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interpret and translate complex regulatory matters.
• Ability to think and plan strategically and effectively manage change.

Additional Information

Additional information

This is your opportunity to shape our game-changing journey and be part of something truly special! And to top it off, here are some perks to life at esure…

• A competitive salary that recognises your skills and potential
• A bonus scheme that celebrates your contribution to esure’s success
• Discounts on our insurance products, for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 flex days to be taken as and when suits you
• Benefits just for you: our hub – My Benefits Box – is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
• Grow your career with us: whatever your goals, we’ll support you with hands-on training, mentoring, a LinkedIn Learning licence, access to our exclusive Academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources from the likes of Women in Data and Women in Tech.
• Join our communities: our networks give you the chance to connect, learn and share with like-minded colleagues across the business – for work and play. So, it’s no surprise our people consistently rate ‘making friends at work’ one of the highest scorers in our colleague engagement survey
• More flexibility for you: we’re a proud supporter of the ABI’s Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need.
• Live a healthy lifestyle: we offer lots of support, so you feel like the best version of yourself – like specialist advice through our employee assistance programme, wellbeing classes, access to the My Health Advantage app, our Big Team Challenge, and learning sessions on topics like menopause.
• A helping hand to do your bit for a greener and safer world: driving good in the world couldn’t be more important to us. That’s why we encourage colleagues to use volunteering days to support their local communities and have lots of initiatives to help you live a greener lifestyle.
• Everyday appreciation: praise from your colleagues means the world! Our social recognition tool makes it easy to give colleagues the praise they deserve, and you could even be shortlisted for a company-wide ACE Award.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.