Group Operational Risk Manager

We are looking for a self-motivated and talented individual to join the Group Operational Risk team. Group Operational Risk team makes up a part of Admiral’s Group Risk team; as a member of the  team you will support the business in its desire to identify, measure, monitor, manage and report risks across the business.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who would like to experience working with all of Admiral’s business units, both in the UK and abroad.

Main Duties

• To support the ongoing management of all risks facing the business including operational risks and Admiral Group’s Principal Risks and Uncertainties, ensuring current processes remain fit for purpose and support the management and mitigation of any exposures
• Manage and support risk reviews throughout Admiral Group, reporting outputs to relevant committees and/or Boards
• Create and provide training to support the oversight of the risk management processes, policies and frameworks throughout Admiral Group
• Produce analysis and report on the risk and control environment ensuring timely identification of issues, themes and horizon scanning for emerging risks,
• Support creation and ongoing monitoring and reporting on Admiral Group’s risk appetite to the relevant Committees and Boards
• Support the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment process
• Monitor and report on all material risk events across the Group to the relevant Committees and Boards
• Support Risk management reporting to the relevant Committees and Boards
• Promote and embed enterprise risk management (ERM) processes, awareness and understanding across the Group in order to minimize the effects of adverse outcomes on capital and earnings
• Remain aware of leading practices on managing risk and keep up to date on current industry practises and implement change where needed within the development plan ensuring timely insight on industry thinking
• Develop and maintain key stakeholder relationships across the Group

Key Skills and Experience

• Operational, or risk management experience
• Able to build open relationships and gain consensus with all internal stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and proactively as well as leading a team
• Able to multi-task, work under pressure and lead large complex projects
• Objective, timely and confident decision-making skills
• Attention to detail, with an analytical mindset
• Strong influencing and persuasion skills
• Commercially minded

About Admiral

We're Wales’ only FTSE 100 company. We have forward-thinking approaches and provide endless opportunities to test, learn and grow. There's a reason we've been named a Best Place to Work: our progressive culture, core values, and commitment to diversity and inclusion have created a working environment where people share ideas, aren’t afraid to speak up and change things, and above all, feel valued.

Admiral has grown from being a small start-up into a multi-national organisation. The company is constantly investigating new products, services and markets and is now present in eight countries with a diverse product portfolio.

Our success goes hand-in-hand with having a strong culture where we put our people and customers first. Our philosophy is simple yet effective: people who like what they do, do it better, and this, in turn, means that our customers receive the level of service and products that they deserve. Our culture is honest, open and wholeheartedly focused on four key areas:

Communication, Equality, Reward & Recognition, and Fun.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons why we're consistently voted one of the Sunday Times’ Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here; https://admiraljobs.co.uk/employee-benefits/.

If you think this role is for you and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please click “apply now” to complete an online application form.