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Lloyd’s are seeking to recruit a Head of Operational Risk, to ensure operational risks to Lloyd’s are effectively managed in line with the appetite set by Lloyd’s Council. To lead strategic engagement with functions responsible for management of operational risks, providing robust oversight and challenge to risk exposures.
Principal Accountabilities
Strategy and leadership
- To operate and enhance the framework to identify, assess and monitor the operational risks faced by Lloyd’s, principally people, process, systems and external risks arising from the activities of the Corporation.
- To develop and maintain strategic relationships with the C-suite and Heads of business functions. Proactively influence the senior stakeholders in ensuring the effective management of operational risks for which they retain accountability.
- To provide robust risk oversight and challenge to the functions responsible for managing operational risks, making recommendations for improvements in the control environment where necessary. Maintain ongoing monitoring of the key current and emerging operational risks facing Lloyd’s.
- Lead strategic, thematic reviews of key risk areas, reporting conclusions to the executive, Risk Committee and Board where required. Lead Lloyd’s response to regulatory engagement on operational risks, including those in relation to overall market resilience.
- Working with executive management, ensure the operational resilience of Lloyd’s remains within the risk appetite of the Council and Lloyd’s remains able to deliver core services and regulatory responsibilities, both at a Corporation and market level.
Strategic and change risk
- Strategic risk – Regularly assess the strategic threats to Lloyd’s and the risks to delivery of the strategy. Provide robust, ‘top-down’ risk oversight of the strategy and business model of Lloyd’s and recommend action where required.
- Change risk – Provide robust, ‘top-down’ risk monitoring and challenge to the portfolio of change projects and programmes across Lloyd’s and recommend action to mitigate delivery risks where required. Establish and maintain a proportionate framework for change risk management and ensure effective embedding of the framework across the change portfolio.
Digital and technology risk
- Cyber – Provide robust, ‘top-down’ risk oversight of the cyber risks facing Lloyd’s and recommend action where required. Provide leadership to the Digital Risk team and ensure Lloyd’s maintains an effective forward looking framework to identify and manage cyber risks.
To lead the Operational Risk team within the Risk Management Function, in accordance with the responsibilities delegated by the Head of Risk Management. To respond with agility to requests (i.e. ad hoc projects) from the Chief Risk Officer or Head of Risk Management. To support the broader Risk & Regulatory Function, and the Corporation as a whole, address risks and issues arising from the Lloyd’s risk profile. To engage effectively with risk representatives and other risk specialists embedded across the business.
Skills Knowledge and Experience
- Expert knowledge of Risk management tools and framework and Solvency II requirements.
- Good knowledge of business operations and processes and key associated risks, including people, process and technology.
- Good understanding of the insurance industry and the Lloyd’s market.
- Understanding and confidence in utilising leadership and management skills.
- Experience in leading high performing teams to successful risk management outcomes.
- Experience in dealing with complex regulatory communication and negotiation.
- Experience in managing senior stakeholders including challenging or unsupportive stakeholders.
- Experience of risk management frameworks, tools and processes.
- Demonstrable risk management skills are essential to be able to define and shape industry leading risk management tools which are tailored to the unique Lloyd’s business model as well as satisfying regulatory requirements.
- Problem solving and analytical skills – this role is focussed on establishing and maintaining an effective operational risk framework within the unique context of Lloyd’s, including the interaction between the Corporation of Lloyd’s, individual market participants and market-wide services and providers.
- Demonstrable ability to effectively engage and influence senior operational leaders and owners of technical processes across the business, including within Operations, Technology, Procurement, HR and other key operational functions.
- High degree of stakeholder management and relationship skills to build relationships with a range of senior stakeholders and in particular with the PRA and FCA. This will include an ability to actively influence at Executive and Board levels with a confidence to deliver the right risk outcomes at senior levels of the organisation.
- Project management skills – to lead and deliver change within areas of responsibility (for example following changes in the regulatory environment).
Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us – Lloyd’s aim is to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in. One where everyone is treated with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development.
We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility. Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits over and above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc). These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.
By choosing Lloyds, youll be part of a team that brings together the best minds in the industry, and together with our underwriters and brokers, we create innovative, responsive solutions allowing us to share risk and solve complex problems.
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About Us
Lloyd’s aim is to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in and in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
We will invest in attracting the best talent to Lloyd’s, making sure recruitment is targeted at bringing in the skills we need to evolve. We will develop a talent pipeline that provides us with the key capabilities we will need for the future. To also create a culture in which every employee fulfils their full potential, ensuring that leaders role-model the behaviours we expect in ourselves and others.
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