Risk Manager - Enterprise Risk Management

Overview

Location: London

Position type: Full time, permanent

Responsibilities:

• Taking ownership of and overseeing key aspects of the Risk Management Framework.
• Leading a high-performance culture within your immediate team and the wider Risk & Compliance function.
• Building relationships with stakeholders in Underwriting, Operations, Finance and other areas to understand their priorities and risk issues.
• Providing independent review and challenge of strategy, processes, governance and controls.
• Maintaining the framework so it provides an appropriate structure to identify, assess and report on risks.
• Providing input into the ORSA to promote its use as a value‑add report that informs risk‑based decision making.
• Leading deep dives and risk opinions across a range of risk areas in the business.
• Supporting effective, value‑add delivery of the integrated assurance plan – agreeing review scopes and leading stakeholder management through completion of final reports, including framing findings and engaging on follow‑up actions.
• Representing Risk throughout projects and initiatives; participating in Working Groups and SteerCos to review and challenge both in‑flight and set‑piece work.
• Co‑ordinating the delivery of the Lloyd’s PBO attestation with Compliance, helping stakeholders evidence how MS Amlin meets Lloyd’s expectations.
• Leading various risk management activities, including risk identification, monitoring, reporting and supporting an effective control environment.
• Supporting the review and maintenance of risk appetite and tolerance frameworks.
• Presenting results of analyses and reports to Senior Management.
• Championing a culture of risk awareness and serving as an example for the Risk function.
• Supporting delivery of the Knowledge Management pillar, raising awareness of risk topics across the organisation and within the immediate team.
• Overseeing learning and development of junior team members and supporting performance management.
• Leading any 2nd line functional objectives across pillars to achieve common goals, including support on away days, team meetings and inter‑departmental projects.

Candidate Attributes:

• Eye for detail while seeing the bigger picture and taking pride in the quality of work.
• Enjoys collaboration and building lasting relationships with stakeholders.
• Can explain risk management concepts in simple terms.
• Comfortable challenging stakeholders across the business.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced environment with multiple initiatives running concurrently.
• Adapts well to changing priorities.
• Has clear ideas and a vision for execution.
• Enjoys working with a talented team of people.
• Passionate about continuous learning and development.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong risk management experience.
• Strong execution skills and resilience under pressure and change.
• Strong people management, coaching and performance management skills.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills.
• Ability to shape management information and provide insight in executive and board committee quarterly reporting.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Gravitas and the ability to hold your own in meetings with senior stakeholders.
• Strong self‑management capability, prioritising own workload effectively.
• Strong judgement, including knowing when to leverage resources, when to resolve matters directly and when to escalade.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the Lloyd’s Market.
• Project Risk Management.
• Experience with Stress and Scenario Testing.
• Experience in ESG Risk Management.
• Experience in Auditing/Assurance reviews.

What You Can Expect:

Attracting competitive base salary and a performance‑related discretionary bonus. The role offers benefits such as health & wellbeing support, pension scheme, life insurance and additional training opportunities.