The Vacancy
Let us tell you a bit about the opportunity
Risk & Control Specialists play a key role in providing expert guidance and oversight of non-financial risk, partnering with business and functional teams to enable safe, controlled, and informed decision-making.
This is a highly technical role, supporting key stakeholders and certified individuals to identify, assess, and manage emerging and crystallised risks, with clear escalation where appropriate. You will translate risk and control policies into practical, actionable requirements that drive understanding, embedment, and compliance across the business.
You will also contribute to the ongoing development of the non-financial risk framework, supporting the design, testing, and embedding of robust risk management and governance practices.
Success in this role comes from combining strong subject matter expertise with the ability to build effective relationships across the risk and control community and all three lines of defence.
To act as an ambassador of the Bank’s vision to; Back more people to go for it in life and in business.
What will your day look like?
1. Act as a subject matter expert for non-financial risk within a designated business area, providing guidance and constructive challenge to strengthen the control environment
2. Partner with business and functional teams (embedded and non-embedded) to support effective, risk-aware decision-making
3. Identify, assess, and support the mitigation of emerging and crystallised risks, escalating where appropriate
4. Translate risk policies, frameworks, and standards into clear, practical actions to drive understanding, embedment, and compliance
5. Lead oversight and analysis of risk events, issues, and control failures, ensuring timely and effective remediation
6. Perform root cause and trend analysis to identify themes, drive continuous improvement, and enhance risk management effectiveness
7. Support RCSA activity, including workshops, attestations, control testing, and ongoing maintenance of risk profiles
8. Contribute to governance forums and risk committees, supporting reporting, insights, and the continuous improvement of non-financial risk practices
What do we expect from you?
9. Strong understanding of the Financial Services industry
10. Experience within a risk and control or similar governance function
11. Solid knowledge of regulatory frameworks (e.g. MCOB, CONC, CCA, Consumer Duty) and wider regulatory best practice
12. Confident engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
13. Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy, quality, and compliance
14. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
15. Analytical mindset with experience delivering risk reporting and tracking actions through to completion
What can you expect from us?
16. A hybrid working policy, 2 days per week onsite in our Manchester office
17. A friendly and flexible culture, the same as how we work with our customers.
18. A growing organisation that means there’s lots of opportunities to progress
19. A drive for continuous improvement, which you will be empowered to get behind from day one.
20. And of course, you will be rewarded competitively, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential.
Let us tell you a bit about us
We’re Aldermore – the award-winning bank, trusted and highly rated by over a quarter of a million customers for more than a decade. With our range of specialist mortgages, savings accounts and business finance solutions, we're backing more people to go for it.
We thrive by saying “yes” to our customers. We respect the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and their startups; we give first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; we open up the lending market to many; and thousands of customers chose Motonovo Finance every week to buy their next car, van or motorbike.
Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.
Behaviour Framework
Our behavioural framework underpins our purpose and strategic drivers, as it outlines the behaviours we need to demonstrate in order to succeed. Where our strategic drivers (Stay Ahead Propositions, Relationships That Last and Progressive Platform) outline what we need to do to succeed, our behaviours guide us in how. In your second interview, we’ll ask you to talk through some examples where you’ve demonstrated these behaviours in your previous roles.
The Benefits
As you would expect, we offer a competitive basic salary and reward package, and you’ll also benefit from our commitment to investing in your professional development throughout your journey with us.
Benefits vary across the business depending on the role you do, but these will give you an idea of what to expect:
21. Discretionary bonus scheme
22. Aviva Digital GP
23. Bus And Tram Benefit
24. Employee Assistance Programme
25. Eyecare Voucher & Display Screens/Desk Set-Up
26. Flu Jab Vouchers
27. Group Income Protection
28. Life Assurance
29. Metrolink Annual Pass & Clipper Ticket
30. Microsoft Discounts
31. Private Medical Insurance Shopping Discounts
32. Toothfairy
33. Your Workplace Pension
34. Hybrid Working
35. Critical Illness
36. Cycle To Work
37. Dental Insurance
38. Give As You Earn
39. Government Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
40. Octopus Electric Vehicles
41. Save Our Planet
42. Season Ticket Loan
43. Spouse Or Partner Life Assurance
44. Technology
45. Wearable Technology
46. Wellbeing App
47. Will Writing
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