Risk Business Partner in Cheadle

Benefits

• Fixed Term Contract for 18 months
• Based on site in Cheadle (SK8 3GW) - Monday to Friday
• 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
• Free access to company holiday homes
• Buy & sell holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus
• Matched pension contribution
• Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance
• Life assurance and Critical illness cover
• Travel season ticket loans and Ride to work scheme
• Free local gym access
• Local bar / restaurant discounts
• Job Overview

On an 18 month fixed‑term contract you will be working within our highly experienced First Line Risk Team and reporting to our Risk Lead.

You will be a true trusted business partner working across an Operations portfolio and supporting business change activities as we implement a business‑wide tech transformation.

As part of the 1st Line Risk Team you will support both regulated and non‑regulated mortgage business activities, providing appropriate training, support, assistance and advice to empower effective risk management.

Responsibilities

• Support, train, challenge and oversee the business

• RCSAs
• Incidents
• Root cause analysis
• Support in maximising the utilisation and benefits of the Group ERMF toolkit to manage risk effectively, consistently and transparently.
• Provide risk insight and divisional risk profiles to HODs to support and challenge prioritisation on a risk basis.
• Provide consolidated reporting to the centralised 1st Line Risk Report submission to Risk Committees.
• Support the wider business transformation programme in the design and development of effective risk controls.
• Triage and submit through governance proposed business risk acceptances as a first‑line challenge and advisory support.
• Support in the review, definition and execution of business area KRIs, informing early indication of risk exposure for treatment.
• Provide control recommendations for specific areas of risk.
• Provide regular feedback and reporting of the maturity and risk profile of business areas.
• Support the continual development of the 1st Line Risk operating model.
• Support the conducting of periodic risk assessments to inform assurance planning.
• Support in the design and delivery of risk training across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience within a 1st line risk role.
• Passion for true partnering, collaboration and developing strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience designing effective controls for regulated processes.
• Experience designing effective controls within a financial services or similar regulated industry.
• Understanding of operational challenges and how to support them from a first line risk perspective.
• Experience working within a three lines of defence model.
• Understanding of risk management and how to document and review RSCAs, incidents, risk metrics etc.
• Experience using risk management system solutions.
• Experience practising risk against an established enterprise risk management framework.
• Experience in transformation programmes (preferable).
• Additional Information

If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above, but not all, please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you regarding your suitability for the role.

Equal Opportunity

Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We welcome difference, celebrate it, support it and value our colleagues for who they are.

We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

Recruitment Process

Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.

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