Job Title: Risk Assessment Lead
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Bradford, Chatham, London, Petersfield
Travel to our UK offices, UK supplier sites, and South Africa (up to three times per year, for 4-5 days per trip).
Working Pattern: Hybrid—typically a couple of days a week in the office.
Part-time or flexible arrangements are considered to support work-life balance. A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn't hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements where possible.
What We Offer:
* Holidays: 25 days holiday up to 30 days (depending on service)
* Pension: We know it is important to save for the future, that is why we will contribute up to 10%
* Maternity/Paternity: We realise that family time is important, we offer enhanced maternity (after successful completion of probation) and 4 weeks paternity leave
* Volunteering: 2 paid days to ‘give back’ to the charity of your choice
* Development: LinkedIn Learning for all
* Finance: Snoop Premium available to all colleagues
* Medical: Opportunity to opt in for Private Medical Insurance
* Bonus: Discretionary annual bonus
The Role:
As a Risk Assessment Lead, you will be reporting to the Senior Risk Assessment Manager.
Sitting within our Operating function, you will play a critical role in ensuring regulatory compliance, effective risk management, and strong control frameworks. You and the team will:
* Educate and influence Operations leadership, management, and suppliers on key regulatory developments and risk exposure.
* Ensure timely and accurate implementation of regulatory changes within Operations.
* Lead risk assessment and control design for projects impacting Operations, ensuring best practice and adherence to Group Standards.
As a Risk Assessment Lead, you will:
* Lead on Risk Assessment best practice across Operations, ensuring alignment with Group Standards.
* Monitor and interpret emerging risks, attending industry meetings to stay ahead of regulatory changes.
* Assess risk and design controls for regulatory and operational change projects.
* Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure risk considerations are embedded in decision-making.
* Influence strategic direction by providing expert regulatory insights.
What We’re Looking For:
* Strong grasp of operational, conduct, and regulatory risk within an Operations function.
* Familiarity with supplier risk management and third-party governance.
* Proven track record in risk assessment, regulatory engagement, and industry participation
* Strong experience in operations and supplier risk management.
* Excellent analytical skills and experience in risk assessment methodologies.
* Strong stakeholder management – able to influence senior leaders and suppliers.
* Ability to assess complex information and present key insights concisely
* Excellent analytical, numeracy, and project management skills.
* Commercial awareness and ability to align risk management with business objectives.
* Strong presentation and communication skills.
Offers are subject to satisfactory background checks, including credit, fraud, and employment references.
Who We Are:
At Vanquis, we have a simple purpose: to deliver caring banking so our customers can make the most of life’s opportunities. Established in 1880, we’re now a FTSE All Share company and leading specialist bank. We lend responsibly, providing tailored products and services to over 1.75 million UK customers.
We take care of our colleagues as well as our customers, working hard to create a rewarding and supportive work environment. That means competitive salaries, benefits, and a Group-wide recognition scheme. Everyone can enrol in our pension and after six months, you can join our ‘Buy as You Earn’ scheme.
We’re about more than financial rewards though. We give everyone a voice in the business and room to be their authentic self. And we know you’re here to build your career, so we help every colleague with training and development opportunities. Making sure there’s always something new to learn.
Vanquis Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Here at Vanquis Banking Group, we embrace everyone’s unique strengths and identities to be themselves at work. Regardless of how you identify yourself, your sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national background, faith, disability, or age – your experiences and background help enrich our teams, and most importantly help support our customers in the best way possible. At the end of the day, it's our people that help us to fulfil the reason why we’re here in the first place: to help put people on a path to a better everyday life.
If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available to help.
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