Job Title:
Risk Manager – Automotive Product Development
Location: Oxfordshire & Warwickshire
6-month Contract
Rate Negotiable
Department: Engineering / Product Development / Program Management
Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Risk Manager to join our automotive product development team. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks throughout the product development lifecycle, from concept through production launch. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, quality, program management, and supply chain teams to ensure potential risks are properly managed and compliance with industry standards is maintained.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and implement risk management frameworks and strategies tailored to automotive product development processes (e.g., APQP, ISO 26262, ASPICE).
* Identify potential technical, program, safety, regulatory, and supply chain risks in early development phases.
* Maintain and continuously update product risk registers, FMEA documents, and other relevant risk analysis tools.
* Facilitate risk assessment workshops and collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate and prioritize risks.
* Define and track mitigation and contingency plans to address identified risks.
* Monitor project progress and report risk status to leadership, including escalation of critical risks.
* Ensure alignment of ri...