About the opportunity:
Risk Lead/Executive Manager within the Mortgages, you'll play a pivotal role in safeguarding the Mortgage business.
You'll develop and execute strategic risk management initiatives, proactively mitigating threats and enhancing overall resilience. This multifaceted role is designed to:
- Oversee strategic risk management: Craft and implement strategies to elevate business safety and resilience, aligning risk practices with organisational goals.
- Champion proactive risk management: Actively shape the 2032 strategy, focusing on future-proofing risk management across processes, people, and policies.
- Lead issue and event management: Spearhead the timely identification, escalation, and resolution of issues and events, implementing preventative measures to minimise risks.
- Drive large-scale remediation: Lead and coordinate large-scale remediation projects, ensuring alignment with regulations and organisational standards.
- Own IT risk accountability: Collaborate with CIO teams to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate emerging IT risks.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration: Create a unified approach to safe business practices through collaboration with diverse teams and leaders.
- Ensure regulatory compliance: Guarantee adherence to relevant regulations and standards governing safe business practices.
- Monitor and report on performance: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and report on progress, providing insights to drive continuous improvement.
- Build a high-performing team: Recruit, develop, and mentor a team capable of effectively managing issues, remediations, and proactively addressing risks.
Why join now?
- A dynamic and collaborative work environment
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to make a real impact on the future of Mortgages
- Be part of a global organisation with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability
Who you are:
- A risk management expert with proven experience developing and implementing comprehensive strategies within Mortgages
- A strategic leader with the vision and drive to execute safe business practices, aligning them with organisational objectives.
- Deeply knowledgeable about regulations and standards governing the Mortgage industry, with a track record of ensuring compliance.
- Adept at leading teams through issue and crisis situations, including large-scale remediation projects.
- Possess strong IT risk management expertise and experience collaborating with IT teams.
- A master collaborator and communicator, fostering teamwork and transparency across diverse functions.