Senior Risk Analyst in London

What if you could use your risk expertise to strengthen decision making across a complex insurance business? This role plays a key part in providing oversight, challenge and insight across Enterprise Risk Management activities, with a strong focus on Risk and Control Self Assessments (RCSAs), issue and incident management, and risk reporting. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, acting as a trusted Risk partner and helping to embed strong risk management discipline.

Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.

About QBE: At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. We are an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we are big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It is an exciting time. We are building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

Your New Role: As a Senior Risk Analyst, you will play a leading role in delivering ERM oversight and challenge across QBE European Operations. You will bring a confident, analytical and inquisitive approach, supporting effective risk based decision making and acting as a visible Risk presence across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing insight to the business: Deliver high quality risk insights that support better business decisions.
• Stakeholder engagement: Work closely with senior stakeholders across multiple functions, participating in business forums to understand priorities and provide insight and constructive challenge.
• Technical expertise and delivery: Lead and coordinate core ERM activities, including coordinating and overseeing review and challenge of RCSAs, supporting timely completion of RCSAs, reviewing and challenging issues and incidents, providing inputs into risk reports, supporting the implementation of the QBE ERM Framework, representing Risk in relevant forums, and communicating clearly with senior stakeholders.

About You: We are looking for someone with the confidence and experience to operate at the right level, along with:

• Strong experience in risk management, audit, or a related assurance environment.
• Experience working within, or closely with, the general insurance industry.
• Deep understanding of Risk and Control Self Assessments, issue and incident management, and risk reporting.
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders, providing challenge and clearly articulating messages.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to turn data into meaningful insights.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including report writing.
• Commercial awareness and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to operate at pace with strong organisational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

This role is well suited to someone with previous experience in risk or assurance who is comfortable working independently, influencing others, and applying professional judgement.

Benefits: We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
• Short term remote work abroad – you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.

Awards & Recognition: We value our employee's experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for various awards.

Apply now and let’s make it happen! If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today.