At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead risk management in lending, partnering with teams to optimise frameworks and ensure compliance.
- Company: A growing UK bank/fintech with a dynamic and collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Up to £95k salary, strong bonuses, and hybrid working setup.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and influence within the organisation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in risk management while working in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in risk management, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of regulatory expectations.
The predicted salary is between 95000 - 95000 £ per year.
A growing UK bank/fintech is hiring a Risk Partner to act as the first-line risk and control lead across its lending functions (origination, relationship management, and commercial/business finance). This is a hands-on, influence-heavy role for someone who can sit alongside business teams, challenge constructively, and successfully embed and optimise risk frameworks.
What you'll do:
- Partner with lending leadership teams as their go-to first-line risk advisor; facilitate RCSAs and chair monthly risk forums
- Embed control and monitoring methodology and shape control assurance priorities
- Drive proactive risk management: annual Risk & Control Self-Assessment, framework and policy embedding, horizon scanning for emerging lending risks
- Own incident and issue management end-to-end—logging, tracking action plans to completion, and reporting
- Manage 2nd/3rd line review engagements: scoping, supporting reviews, agreeing findings, and testing the effectiveness of resulting actions
- Support senior accountable executives on quarterly attestations and risk reporting
What you'll bring:
- 5+ years in risk management, ideally within UK banking
- Strong grasp of risk methodology, frameworks, and principles
- Working knowledge of FCA & PRA regulatory expectations
- Familiarity with FS/fintech processes and GRC systems
- Professional risk qualifications desirable
- Sharp analytical thinking, the ability to connect dots others miss, and the credibility to influence at all levels
Risk Partner - 1st Line in City of London employer: JSS
Join a dynamic UK bank/fintech that prioritises employee growth and offers a collaborative work culture, where your expertise as a Risk Partner will be valued and impactful. With a competitive salary of up to £95k plus a strong bonus, and a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance, this role provides an excellent opportunity to influence risk management practices while working alongside dedicated professionals in the heart of London.
