Aldermore Group – why we exist
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.
This is where you come in. We are on a journey. A journey defined by a destination; to deliver on our purpose.
Let us tell you a bit about the opportunity
The Enterprise Risk Manager – Reporting and Risk Appetite lead the development, implementation, maintenance and ongoing enhancement of Aldermore Group Risk Appetite and wider risk reporting and MI (for those reports and MI coordinated within the ERM team).
The Manager will build strong relationships with stakeholders across risk and the wider business and adopt a collaborative approach to the successful delivery of own and team priorities.
The role holder will also be responsible for the development and dissemination of ERM risk reports, producing valuable insights and easy-to-understand reports.
This role will be exposed to senior management and the candidate must be able to communicate and be prepared to negotiate effectively to achieve the best outcome for the organisation.
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?
* Owning the updates to the Risk Appetite Framework/Policy and related templates/presentations to committees.
* Ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Risk Appetite Framework/Policy.
* Embedding Risk Appetite within Aldermore ensuring that it is appropriately adopted by principal risks, business functions and first / second line.
* Collaborating across teams for accurate, complete, and effective monitoring of risk appetite.
* Ensuring appropriate level of control is applied to the setting, monitoring, reporting and escalation of risk appetite metrics.
* Regularly reviewing and challenging Board-approved risk appetite, including coordinating with other areas, such as finance, as part of the annual financial planning cycle.
* Developing centralised Risk reports and MI (generally MI and analytics based on unstructured data).
* Work with stakeholders to develop and enhance reports and MI produced to ensure it is easy to understand and meaningful.
* Work with colleagues within ERM and more broadly within the Risk function to continually enhance the reports and MI produced and look for ways to better integrate data sets from various sources to provide a more complete view of risk.
What do we expect from you?
* Strong experience in producing MI and reporting in similar organisations and be familiar with financial services, ideally with a clear perspective on risk management (5 years+).
* Excellent organisational skills with project management capability. Able to deliver in a pragmatic and focused manner.
* Numerate, with a clear understanding of commercial drivers that underpin business performance.
* Strategic thinking capability and experience.
* Able to build and develop ongoing relationships at a range of levels across the business. Including the ability to lead small teams on specific tasks.
* Preferably have experience in coaching and supporting team members enabling them to grow.
* Attention to detail, effective planning and organisational skills and demonstrable ability to work under own initiative is essential.
* Have a naturally curious and inquisitive approach to work, proactively questioning the status quo where appropriate.
* Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills with the ability to effectively engage and influence business stakeholders including senior stakeholders.
* Excellent organisational and influencing skills.
What can you expect from us?
* A friendly and flexible culture, the same as how we work with our customers.
* A growing organisation that means there’s lots of opportunities to progress
* A drive for continuous improvement, which you will be empowered to get behind from day one.
* And of course, you will be rewarded competitively, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential.
Still curious?
Join us and we’ll make the same promises to you as a colleague, as we do to each of our customers. We’re committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. We welcome people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.
Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.