Senior Risk Manager - COO and Group Functions

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February 7, 2026 (21 days left to apply) job requisition :
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**** About the Business
**** Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation.
Quilter oversees £134.8 billion in customer investments (as of September 2025). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments:
Affluent and High Net Worth.
Affluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business.
High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning – offering a highly personalised service to private clients, charities, trustees, and professional partners. Quilter Cheviot has presence throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands.
At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues.
Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!#
**** About the Role
****** Level** - 5
** Department
- ** Compliance
* * Location
- ** Southampton/ London
** Contract
- ** Permanent The role supports the Head of Risk & Compliance (COO and Group Functions) in delivering high‑quality risk, compliance and assurance activities across Quilter’s COO, People, Legal and Company Secretarial functions. Sitting within the Second Line of Defence, it plays a critical part in advising senior leaders, challenging effectively, and ensuring strategic objectives are met.

The scope covers a wide remit including Technology, Cyber Security, Operational Resilience, Change, Third‑Party Management, Contact Centres, and oversight of FNZ as Quilter’s Third‑Party Investment Administration provider.

This position works closely with Risk, Compliance and Financial Crime teams, offering broad exposure across the organisation. It is ideally suited to someone with extensive risk management experience and strong stakeholder influence at Executive Committee level.

Key responsibilities:

* Provide expert risk and compliance advice, guidance and challenge to COO, People, Legal and CoSec senior leaders.
* Support delivery of strategic objectives by offering insight, assurance and oversight in line with Quilter’s Second Line framework.
* Oversee risk and compliance matters across key COO areas including IT, Cyber Security, Operational Resilience, Change, Third‑Party Management and Contact Centre operations.
* Contribute to the oversight of the FNZ Third‑Party Investment Administration provider.
* Collaborate with Risk, Compliance and Financial Crime colleagues to ensure aligned and effective second-line activities.
* Produce clear, high‑quality reporting, insights and recommendations for Executive Committee members and leadership teams.
* Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, offering constructive challenge to drive appropriate risk culture and decision‑making.
* Engage across the wider Risk & Compliance community, contributing to broader organisational initiatives and continuous improvement.#
**** About You
***
* You will have:

* Detailed and thorough understanding of the Wealth industry and platform businesses
* Experience of the Operational Resilience and Third-Party Risk Management agendas
* Knowledge of EU, PRA and FCA risk management expectations including Solvency II, CRD IV and specifically ORSA, ICARA and ICAAP experience.
* Excellent…