Senior Risk Manager – Challenger Bank
Hybrid – 3 days a week in Hampshire
Are you an experienced risk professional looking to make an impact in a fast-growing challenger bank? Our client is seeking a
Senior Risk Manager
to support their consumer lending division on a temporary basis, with responsibility for managing and escalating key risks across the first line of defence.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in a dynamic business, working closely with senior stakeholders and ensuring effective oversight of
intermediaries, retail partners, and lending activities
.
What you'll be doing:
* Taking ownership of first line risk management
* Building and maintaining a robust risk framework that identifies, monitors, and escalates risks effectively.
* Providing clear oversight of
retail partners and brokers
, ensuring exposures are properly quantified and managed.
* Managing and motivating a small team to deliver consistently high standards of risk management.
What we're looking for:
* Strong background in
1st line risk management
within retail banking or lending.
* Experience identifying, assessing, and escalating risks across the business.
* Previous oversight of intermediaries or retail partners is highly desirable.
* A commercial mindset with the ability to balance risk with business objectives.
* Strong communication, influencing and leadership skills, with the ability to engage across all levels of the business.
This is a role where you'll make a tangible difference in safeguarding customers, partners and the wider business, while working for an ambitious and customer-focused challenger bank.
If you're interested, please send your CV to