Senior Risk Manager (VP to D level) - Hays

An established financial services institution is seeking an experienced Risk & Controls Governance Contractor to support a high-profile programme focused on strengthening control governance, executive reporting, and non-financial risk oversight.This is an excellent opportunity for a risk professional with strong controls, governance, and stakeholder management experience to work directly with senior executives and contribute to Board-level reporting and decision-making.The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in coordinating material control assessments, enhancing governance frameworks, and providing insightful reporting across key risk and control activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee the annual Material Control Assessment and Attestation process across the organisation
• Support the governance and ongoing enhancement of the Group-wide control framework
• Monitor control effectiveness, assurance outcomes, risk events, and issue management activities
• Identify emerging themes, trends, and areas requiring management focus and remediation
• Prepare high-quality dashboards, management information packs, and Board-level reporting
• Produce papers and materials for Executive Risk Committees, Audit Committees, Non-Financial Risk Committees, and Board forums
• Provide independent challenge to business stakeholders to drive consistent and effective control management practices
• Support the evolution of risk event, issue management, and control governance frameworks
• Engage with senior stakeholders across the business to promote accountability, transparency, and effective risk management

About YouWe're interested in speaking with professionals who have experience in:

• Non-Financial Risk
• Risk & Control Frameworks
• Governance & Oversight
• Operational Risk
• Risk Assurance
• Internal Audit
• Control Testing & Assurance
• Risk Event and Issue Management

Essential Experience

• Strong understanding of risk and control frameworks within a regulated environment
• Experience supporting governance committees and producing executive-level reporting
• Proven background in non-financial risk, controls oversight, assurance, or operational risk functions
• Ability to analyse complex data, identify trends, and provide meaningful management insights
• Experience working with control effectiveness assessments, assurance outcomes, and issue remediation processes
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, particularly with senior leaders
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive, delivery-focused approach

Technical Skills

• Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint and Word skills
• Ability to create concise, impactful Board and Executive Committee papers
• Strong analytical capability and experience working with large and complex datasets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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