Job Description - Senior Operational Risk Business partner
About the role We have a 6-month FTC opportunity to join our Operational Risk function as a Senior Operational Risk Business Partner supporting Technology. This is a 2nd line of defence role, overseeing and supporting the management of Technology risks. This role enhances the Society?s risk management framework by embedding effective practices, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and improving system resilience. It involves delivering oversight activities, assessing risk frameworks, and supporting the management of Technology risks, including change initiatives. The role also provides leadership in resolving Operational Risk Events and ensures clear communication of risk appetite and thresholds. Collaboration with Cyber Security, Data, and Change Risk Business Partners is integral to achieving cohesive risk oversight. What we offer: https://about-us/what-we-offer.aspx Our benefits include: 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme Annual discretionary bonus scheme Personal pension with matched contributions Life assurance (6 times annual salary) About you You should be great at building strong relationships and influencing senior stakeholders and their teams in both the 1st and 2nd Lines of Defence. You?ll need a solid understanding of operational risk management, including the rules, strategies, and frameworks involved. Expertise in Technology frameworks is essential, along with an awareness of new technology and changing regulations. We would also like to see experience writing committee papers and be able to explain complex technical ideas in a clear and simple way. Desirable Skills: ? Financial Services experience ? Business Partner experience If you feel you have the right experience and skills and want to make a positive contribution to the continued success of our business, then please apply today! About us As a mutual, we?ve always worked together to improve the lives of others. Now one of the largest Building Societies in the UK, over 3,000 of us share that goal, in our branches and Head Office. Our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and total support for our wellbeing. We?re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation, but also of personality and the way we think. By being yourself, you?ll make us stronger. You can build so much more than a career. Come and make a difference in our Society, that?s been voted a ?Great Place to Work? by our team. Flexibility and why it matters We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we?ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role. ??
