A leading and rapidly expanding investment business is seeking a Head of Risk to play a pivotal role in shaping and overseeing its UK risk strategy. With a large and growing retail client base and ambitious expansion plans, this is a high-impact leadership role where you will influence decision-making, strengthen governance, and help the business navigate an evolving regulatory landscape.
You will operate as a senior, independent voice on risk, partnering closely with business leadership while maintaining robust second-line oversight across a broad range of non-financial risk areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and deliver a forward-looking risk strategy aligned to business growth and transformation plans
- Provide independent oversight and challenge across key risk areas, ensuring effective controls and governance frameworks are in place
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, offering clear and pragmatic risk guidance on strategic initiatives
- Build and lead a high-performing risk team, fostering a strong culture of accountability and continuous improvement
- Strengthen risk frameworks, policies, and reporting to ensure alignment with regulatory expectations and industry best practice
- Drive risk identification and assessment processes, including emerging risk themes and horizon scanning
- Oversee risk reporting to executive and board-level forums, delivering clear, concise, and actionable insights
- Support regulatory engagement, ensuring readiness for reviews, audits, and supervisory interactions
- Collaborate with first-line teams and central functions (e.g. security, resilience, third-party risk) to embed effective risk management across the organisation
What We’re Looking For
- Significant experience in risk leadership within financial services, ideally in wealth, investments, or digital platforms
- Strong understanding of non-financial risk frameworks, governance, and regulatory expectations in the UK
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a second-line capacity, balancing independence with commercial awareness
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing at executive level
- Demonstrated track record of building and leading teams in complex, fast-paced environments
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to simplify complex risk topics into clear recommendations
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to take on a visible and influential leadership role within a business that is scaling quickly and investing heavily in its risk capability. You’ll have the platform to shape strategy, build a strong risk culture, and make a tangible impact on how risk is managed across the organisation.
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