Senior Risk Governance Specialist

Hours:

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, on a 12 month secondment. A minimum of 3 days per week are required to be worked at our Head Office in Skipton.

Salary: £44,000 Per Annum (salary up to dependent on skills and experience). Closing Date:
Mon, 15 Jun 2026.

We’re the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we’re a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we’re owned by our members. Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.

Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we’ll help you take the next step towards a better future.

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days
• Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)
• Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car
• A commitment to training and development
• Private medical insurance for all our colleagues
• 3 paid volunteering days per annum
• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups
• Cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership

• Acting as a Risk business partner to functional areas of the Money business, providing expert guidance on risk management, whilst embedding a strong risk culture, supporting the tracking of adoption and maturity of risk practices.
• Overseeing and governing key risks, ensuring strong controls are in place and maintained to support operational resilience.
• Leading and coordinating risk governance activities, ensuring timely completion of requirements such as BCPs, model management and regulatory returns.
• Monitoring and assessing emerging risks, producing clear reporting for risk forums and senior stakeholders.
• Conducting regular risk assessments and audits, identifying gaps and driving appropriate mitigation actions.
• Supporting the design, implementation and ongoing testing of controls.
• Preparing for and responding to regulatory changes ensuring the business is well positioned to meet new requirements.

• Experience previous within 1st or 2nd line risk in Financial Services.
• Experience with in an operational area.
• Demonstrated experience of delivering improvements in quality and risk oversight.
• Experience coordinating projects and bringing together cross functional stakeholders to deliver outcomes.
• Experience in data analysis, conducting risk assessments and investigations.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders, engaging, influencing and providing challenge.
• Strong communication, able to articulate complex information into easily understandable language.
• Ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements.
• Analytical thinker, with the ability to make strong judgements.

It’s just the way we are. We care about sustainability and look to the long-term for both colleagues and customers. And we know that when we build better futures as individuals, we build better futures as a business.