Senior Risk Manager (Insurance) - London
Job Title: Senior Risk Manager
Location: London (hybrid working, 3 days in office)
Contract Length: 6 months
Day Rate: £1700 to £750 per day
Keywords: Risk Management, Risk Frameworks, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategy Review, Control Environment, Risk Appetite, RCSA
Our client is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to join their dynamic team. This role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to contribute to the risk management function of a leading global insurance group. The successful candidate will have the chance to work with a diverse range of stakeholders, providing independent review and challenge of strategy, processes, governance, and controls. This role offers great flexibility around when and where you work while continuing to meet the needs of stakeholders.
- Opportunity to work in a leading global insurance group
- Engage with diverse stakeholders across various business areas
- Flexible working arrangements
What you'll do:
As a Senior Risk Manager, your role will be pivotal in supporting a range of risk management activities. You will be instrumental in building relationships with key stakeholders across various business areas such as Underwriting, Operations, and Finance. Your expertise will be crucial in maintaining the Risk Management Framework and ensuring it effectively identifies, assesses, and reports on risks. You will also provide valuable input into the ORSA process, promoting its use as a tool for informed risk-based decision making. Your role will involve supporting deep dives into various risk areas across the business and assisting in the review and maintenance of risk appetite and tolerance frameworks.
- Build relationships with stakeholders in Underwriting, Operations, Finance, and other areas of the business to understand their priorities and risk issues
- Provide independent review and challenge of strategy, processes, governance, and controls
- Maintain the Risk Management Framework to ensure it provides an appropriate structure to identify, assess and report on risks
- Provide input into the ORSA to promote its use as a value add report that supports and informs risk-based decision making
- Support deep dives and risk opinions across a range of risk areas across the business
- Support various risk management activities, including risk identification, monitoring and reporting
- Support the review and maintenance of risk appetite and tolerance frameworks
What you bring:
As a Senior Risk Manager, you bring strong analytical skills honed over several years of experience in risk management frameworks and processes. Your ability to communicate clearly both in writing and verbally will be essential in this role. You possess gravitas and are comfortable holding your own in meetings with senior stakeholders. Any experience you may have in Project Risk Management, Exposure Risk Management, Stress and Scenario Testing, ESG Risk Management or ORSA processes would be highly beneficial.
- Relevant degree / professional qualifications
- Risk management experience within an insurance organisation
- Insurance industry experience is essential
- Experience across risk reporting, risk appetite and risk & controls self-assessment (RCSA)
- Strong analytical skills
- Several years of experience in risk management frameworks and processes
- Ability to clearly communicate in writing and verbally
- Gravitas and ability to hold your own in meetings with senior stakeholders
- Experience in Project Risk Management, Exposure Risk Management, Stress and Scenario Testing, ESG Risk Management or ORSA processes would be beneficial
What sets this company apart:
Our client is a global insurance group with an enviable reputation for their customer knowledge, claims service and the specialist insurance and reinsurance expertise they apply. They provide the type of security leading organisations need to break new ground, innovate and offer life-changing services and amenities to some of the world’s most challenging regions. Their record extends back over 300 years and today they have more than 1800 people in more than 20 locations worldwide. They are experts in underwriting, with both technical capability and deep knowledge of the areas they insure. Their claims service aims for equality, with efficient, fair and timely claims management.
What's next:
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We are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require accommodations because of disability or health condition, please email: gscemeaedi @ robertwalters.com. This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line.
