The Head of Risk will support the CRO in managing risk exposures, ensuring they are identified, assessed, and controlled. Responsibilities include overseeing risk strategy, advising leadership, managing risk reporting, and leading operational risk oversight. The role requires a qualified actuary with significant experience in risk management within insurance. Visa sponsorship cannot be offered now or in the future.
1. About the role:
2. Support the CRO in managing and reporting on risk exposures, ensuring appropriate identification, assessment, control, and reporting of risks.
3. Oversee the development and execution of the risk strategy and framework, ensuring alignment with business risk appetite.
4. Lead the annual ORSA process, risk reporting, and horizon scanning for emerging risks.
5. Collaborate with the risk and finance teams to ensure actuarial methodologies reflect best practices and meet regulatory requirements.
6. Lead operational risk management, supporting actuarial teams in identifying and mitigating financial and non-financial risks.
7. Provide actuarial expertise for risk validation and integration into the company's broader risk and capital management framework.
8. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (such as Solvency II) and guide leadership on risk-related matters.
9. About you:
10. Qualified actuary with a strong background in risk management, particularly in the insurance sector.
11. Extensive actuarial experience in financial services, including leadership roles with expertise in governance, risk management, and compliance.
12. Proficient in regulatory frameworks like Solvency II, ORSA, and the application of actuarial methodologies.
13. Strong communicator, able to translate complex actuarial and risk data into clear insights for senior leadership.
14. Experienced in project management, able to balance competing priorities and meet deadlines.
15. Visa sponsorship cannot be offered now or in the future, so applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
16. Why join?
17. Play a pivotal role in shaping the company's risk management strategy while applying your actuarial expertise.
18. Lead risk management in a respected financial services firm, making meaningful contributions to strategy, reporting, and compliance.
19. Collaborate with senior leadership and contribute to a robust risk culture.