Risk Manager; BCB Control Office

Job Title

Risk Manager (BCB Control Office)

Competitive
* will be discussed at interview stage

Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds or Manchester

Full time

Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at one of our locations noted above. Agile Working Options:
Job Share;
Flexibility in when hours are worked;
Hybrid Working.

An exciting opportunity is available to join our E2E Lending & Working Capital (LWC) team within the Business and Commercial Banking (BCB) Chief Controls Office (CCO). BCB serves the financial needs of small and medium sized businesses that support our ability to help Britain prosper. Through forward-thinking initiatives and investments, our strategy will help us broaden our offering to new and existing clients, becoming the best bank for business.

We’re looking for a manager to provide insightful, high-quality analysis and evaluation of the control environment in alignment with the Group’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF).

• Subject matter expert to drive the CCO efforts within LWC.
• Work with control specialist leadership to support the design, optimisation and process mapping of the E2E control environment and supporting delivery of control by design.
• Using data and analytics, along with AI and automation tools, to continually improve risk and control reporting.
• Organise and prepare documentation, while also gathering and summarising data and information, to produce and maintain standardised risk and control process maps.
• Works with risk and control owner teams to help deliver against aligned customer, business and strategic outcomes.
• Assist in the management of actions resulting from operational risk events and breaches.
• Proactively identify issues and then suggest and implement improvements to the control environment.

• Recent experience in a 1st Line Risk or Controls role within financial services.
• Proven experience applying risk management frameworks and principles in a practical business environment.
• Experience conducting control assessments and finding opportunities to strengthen and optimise controls.
• Strong understanding of operational and conduct risk management within a regulated organisation.
• Ability to analyse risk and control data, draw meaningful insights and support informed decision‑making.
• Confidence and credibility to engage, influence and present to senior leaders.

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance‑related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies