Risk Manager

Overview

In this role you will support Beazley’s enterprise risk management framework through independent oversight, challenge and risk assessment. You will engage with risk owners and senior stakeholders to enhance risk reporting and governance. You’ll lead risk and control assessments, scrutinise control design and remediation, and help embed a strong risk culture across the business. This position offers impact through shaping risk governance and strategic risk decisions within a regulated, risk-aware environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver risk reporting, MI, committee papers and action tracking for Executive, Board and subsidiary risk governance
• Support the annual development and embedding of Beazley’s Risk Appetite Statement and appetite metrics
• Engage with risk owners and senior stakeholders to provide independent challenge and oversight of risk assessments, controls, MI and actions
• Lead and facilitate periodic risk and control assessments (RCSA); oversee actions and report themes
• Provide second line analysis of the control environment, assess design adequacy, identify weaknesses and oversee remediation with CCAT
• Support risk acceptance and escalation for risks outside appetite or red/amber for prolonged periods
• Analyse risk data and trends to identify emerging themes and support risk-based decision making
• Maintain risk data integrity in the GRC platform and enhance risk systems and MI
• Lead identification, assessment and monitoring of emerging risks, including Emerging Risk Working Group participation
• Support the preparation of second line risk opinions on initiatives, change programmes and transactions
• Support Platform CROs with platform-specific ORSA processes and documentation where required
• Support regulatory reviews, requests and risk management documentation
• Support development of a strong risk culture through stakeholder engagement, training and risk management practices
• Support continuous enhancement of ERM processes, methodologies and governance
• Participate in project work and strategic initiatives

Key requirements

• Experience in enterprise risk management, operational risk, internal controls, audit or related disciplines in insurance or financial services
• Experience facilitating risk and control assessments and providing challenge to stakeholders
• Experience preparing risk reports, MI, committee papers and presentations for senior audiences
• Experience supporting risk governance processes and committee structures
• Experience of control effectiveness reviews, design assessment or improvement programmes
• Strong understanding of ERM frameworks, risk appetite and governance practices
• Experience analysing risk data to identify trends and insights
• Advanced Excel skills (data analysis/manipulation)
• Experience using Power BI or similar data visualization and reporting tools
• Strong report-writing skills
• Experience using tech/automation/AI-enabled tools to improve analysis/reporting/risk management processes
• Education/qualifications in risk or related disciplines (advantageous)

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Ability to build trusted relationships across all levels
• Constructive challenge while maintaining positive relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Advanced Excel
• Power BI or similar

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