Head of Enterprise Risk Management

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We'd love to hear from you! Step into a role where your expertise shapes the future of enterprise risk  Head of Enterprise Risk Management, you'll set the strategic direction for our group-wide risk framework and prudential risk agenda. Effectively leading the charge in strengthening how we manage strategic, financial, operational, and investment risk. This is your opportunity to influence key decisions, champion best practice, and play a pivotal part in protecting and enhancing HL's trusted reputation.

What you'll be doing Overall, the individual must be a highly credible operator who is able to set a clear strategy for enterprise risk wide management and prudential risk management on behalf of the Deputy GCRO to:
Define and lead the Group Enterprise Risk strategy to ensure holistic risk coverage of principal risk. Oversee delivery of the ICARA and Wind Down Plan and manage the Finance business partnership. Set the strategy for risk reporting and ensure timely delivery of group-level risk reporting to the Executive Management team and the Board. Lead on the delivery of the annual risk assessments including risk maturity, Directors' attestations and risk adjustment.

Lead on the identification of emerging trends and maturating the emerging risk framework. Design and embed accountability through the delivery of the Senior Managers Certification Regime programme. Anticipates internal/external challenges and evaluates best practice to establish, recommend and deliver core GRC tool strategy and embed into HL processes. In conjunction with senior peers, represent the GCRO in senior management committees or working forums where appropriate Assist GCRO and senior GCRO leadership team to drive an effective Risk strategy across the Group.

Assist the DGCRO in the functional management of the Second Line Risk team. Build and maintain trusted and open relationships with external regulators, including the FCA as well as senior risk and control peers in the First Line. About you Proven ability to drive strategy and deliver meaningful change Strong background in risk or compliance at a senior level Able to design and shape effective enterprise-wide risk frameworks Confident operating within a regulated environment Skilled in leading teams and influencing cross-business initiatives Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to engage senior leaders and regulators Experience in ERM and organisational design is beneficial Interview process A 2-stage interview process including a presentation.

There will also be a leadership assessment consisting of an online assessment and a feedback session. Working Schedule This role is based in Bristol head office, BS1 5HL
. This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We offer a hybrid flexible working pattern to enable you the option of working from home and coming into the office. Why us? Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do. What's on offer? Discretionary annual bonus
* and annual pay review 25 days
* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday Flexible working options available, including hybrid working Enhanced parental leave Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover) Private medical insurance
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