Risk Partner – 1st Line

Key Info:

• 1LOD risk partner role
• Up to £95k + strong bonus
• Hybrid working set up (3 days in 2 from home)

Risk Partner (1st Line) — Lending | London | Permanent

A growing UK bank/fintech is hiring a Risk Partner to act as the first-line risk and control lead across its lending functions (origination, relationship management, and commercial/business finance).

This is a hands-on, influence-heavy role for someone who can sit alongside business teams, challenge constructively, and successfully embed and optimise risk frameworks.

What you’ll do

• Partner with lending leadership teams as their go-to first-line risk advisor; facilitate RCSAs and chair monthly risk forums
• Embed control and monitoring methodology and shape control assurance priorities
• Drive proactive risk management: annual Risk & Control Self-Assessment, framework and policy embedding, horizon scanning for emerging lending risks
• Own incident and issue management end-to-end—logging, tracking action plans to completion, and reporting
• Manage 2nd/3rd line review engagements: scoping, supporting reviews, agreeing findings, and testing the effectiveness of resulting actions
• Support senior accountable executives on quarterly attestations and risk reporting

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years in risk management, ideally within UK banking
• Strong grasp of risk methodology, frameworks, and principles
• Working knowledge of FCA & PRA regulatory expectations
• Familiarity with FS/fintech processes and GRC systems
• Professional risk qualifications desirable
• Sharp analytical thinking, the ability to connect dots others miss, and the credibility to influence at all levels

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