Kind Consultancy is working with a large Retail Financial Services business which is currently seeking a Risk & Governance Lead to join them in a full-time, permanent role paying up to £65,000 with a hybrid work model requiring 3 days per week in their North Yorkshire offices.

The Risk & Governance Lead will report to the Head of 1st Line Risk and Customer Conduct, taking ownership of risk reporting, governance cycles, insight generation and senior stakeholder engagement with key responsibilities including:

• Leading all risk reporting, governance cycles and committee submissions – ensuring the business has clear, accurate and timely visibility of its risks.
• Embedding first line risk management frameworks
• Acting as a Subject Matter Expert for risk reporting, turning data, incidents, customer themes and emerging trends into meaningful insights.
• Leading and overseeing root cause reviews to drive remediation
• Collaborating closely with customer-facing teams to ensue Consumer Duty, customer outcomes and conduct considerations are embedded
• Acting as a trusted adviser across the business, building relationships with 2LOD & 3LOD teams, helping to strengthen governance and adherence to group standards
• Maintaining the accuracy of risk assessments, supporting control owners, overseeing policy compliance and driving proactive identification of new and emerging risks

Our ideal candidate for the Risk & Governance Lead opportunity:

• Has a substantial track record of work within 1st and/or 2nd line risk within Financial Services
• Demonstrates a very strong understanding of Operational and Enterprise Risk management
• Has experience of data analysis, conducting risk assessments and investigations and of interpreting and applying regulatory requirements
• Has a track record of delivering improvements in quality and risk oversight
• Demonstrates strong commercial accumen
• Can build relationships with senior stakeholders, engaging, influencing and providing challenge
• Is an analytical thinker, with the ability to make judgements
• Is a strong communicator, able to translate complex information for a variety of audiences

If you have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience, are based in North Yorkshire and are interested in the Risk & Governance Lead role, please apply with an updated CV today.