Here at esure Group, we’re no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we’re getting ready for more. It’s creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.

It’s an opportunity you simply don’t want to miss. You can expect our investment in you to include a highly competitive package, career and development opportunities and flexible benefits built around you and your lifestyle.

We have a great new opportunity for an Operational Risk Manager to join our Risk function on a permanent basis! The successful role holder will provide second line oversight of operational risks within esure and ensure the risk management framework is successfully embedded.

Helping business teams to identify, document and effectively handle their key risks and controls, the Operational Risk Manager will provide objective advice and challenge of risks and issues to the business. You'll help resolve issues impacting customers or esure’s resilient and ensure that key risk processes are understood and followed.

The day to day:

You will provide 2nd Line of Defence risk oversight and challenge for the business areas being supported. Calling out key risks and issues to ensure actions and root cause analysis are completed, you'll providing guidance on identifying and managing key risks, controls, metrics and issues. We also require the role holder to provide input to Committee reporting.

You will continually oversee the Enterprise Risk Framework, ensuring that it is current and fit for purpose and conduct 2nd line control assessments, collaborating closely with internal audit on 3rd line oversight.

Maintaining the integrity of the data on the Group Risk and Compliance System, you will undertake investigations and produce specific reports on risk/control issues arising across the business.

You will offer valuable support on projects within the business areas, in addition to acting as the "Expert Administrator" of the Xactium Risk System.

We would love you to bring:

• Previous experience in a risk, compliance, assurance or audit role and a good understanding of the Financial Services industry
• Understanding of cyber security and IT concepts such as networks, vulnerabilities, types of cyber- attacks, data security
• Experience working in transformation or continual improvement programmes
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the confidence to present to a varied audience, up to management level
• The ability to build positive relationships and a strong analytical approach and attention to detail
• We are looking for someone who is curious, is willing to roll up their sleeves and take action! We want you to think in an unexpected way and push boundaries to get the best results
• Project management and agile experience would be helpful

We’ll help you gain:

• Operational Risk Management Expertise and Enterprise Risk knowledge
• Confidence in preparing Committee Reports, speaking confidently with Senior Managers
• Wider understanding of Compliance matters within the Insurance and Financial Services industry
• Understanding of Corporate Governance
• Opportunity to gain a risk qualification

What we will offer you in return:

• A competitive salary that recognises your skills, experience and potential
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 flex days (equivalent to bank holidays to be taken as and when suits you)
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible working – including hybrid working post covid
• Staff discount on our products

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, job share or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.