254 Risk Manager jobs in London

Our client, a boutique global investment management firm headquartered in London is seeking an experienced and proactive Operational Risk Manager to join the London office.

This is a newly created role, offering the opportunity to shape and enhance the firm’s operational risk framework in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the firm’s operational risk framework, policies, and procedures.
• Lead risk assessments across business units and support the implementation of controls.
• Monitor and report on key risk indicators (KRIs), incidents, and emerging risks.
• Partner with teams to ensure effective risk mitigation strategies are in place.

Requirements

• Proven experience in operational risk management within investment management firm
• Strong understanding of front-to-back investment processes and associated risks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently and influence across all levels of the organisation.
• Familiarity with regulatory expectations (UCITs)

This is a permanent position paying up to £130,000 per annum plus excellent benefits.

No sponsorship

Our client, a boutique global investment management firm headquartered in London is seeking an experienced and proactive Operational Risk Manager to join the London office.

This is a newly created role, offering the opportunity to shape and enhance the firm’s operational risk framework in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the firm’s operational risk framework, policies, and procedures.
• Lead risk assessments across business units and support the implementation of controls.
• Monitor and report on key risk indicators (KRIs), incidents, and emerging risks.
• Partner with teams to ensure effective risk mitigation strategies are in place.

Requirements

• Proven experience in operational risk management within investment management firm
• Strong understanding of front-to-back investment processes and associated risks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently and influence across all levels of the organisation.
• Familiarity with regulatory expectations (UCITs)

This is a permanent position paying up to £130,000 per annum plus excellent benefits.

No sponsorship

Operational Risk Manager – Investment Management

Company Overview:

Our client is a leading alternative investment firm with a strong presence in real assets. With a reputation for innovation and disciplined investment processes, the firm manages capital on behalf of institutional and high-net-worth clients across global markets.

The business is seeking an experienced Operational Risk Manager to support its London-based Risk & Compliance team during a period of change and growth.

Role Overview:

As the Operational Risk Manager, you will play a critical role in identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating operational risks across the firm's investment and business operations. This is a hands-on position suitable for a risk professional who is confident operating independently in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the day-to-day management and enhancement of the firm’s operational risk framework.
• Work closely with investment, operations, technology, and compliance teams to identify and assess operational risks across key business functions.
• Perform risk and control assessments (RCAs) and maintain the risk register.
• Support incident and near-miss investigations, and track remediation actions through to resolution.
• Monitor KRIs (Key Risk Indicators) and operational risk appetite metrics, escalating breaches as appropriate.
• Assist in the preparation of risk reports for senior management, risk committees, and board presentations.
• Support regulatory and internal audit requests related to operational risk.
• Help embed a strong risk culture across the business through training, guidance, and collaboration.
• Participate in risk-related projects, including system implementations or regulatory change initiatives.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in operational risk management, ideally within an alternative investment firm, hedge fund, private equity, or broader asset management environment.
• Knowledge of FCA regulatory expectations and operational resilience best practices.
• Ability to work independently, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience using risk management tools/systems is advantageous.
• Professional qualifications (e.g. ICA, IRM, FRM, or similar) are a plus but not essential.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to excel in this role and contribute to the firm’s continued success, we encourage you to apply.

For more details, please contact Jon Pettet at

Operational Risk Manager – Investment Management

Company Overview:

Our client is a leading alternative investment firm with a strong presence in real assets. With a reputation for innovation and disciplined investment processes, the firm manages capital on behalf of institutional and high-net-worth clients across global markets.

The business is seeking an experienced Operational Risk Manager to support its London-based Risk & Compliance team during a period of change and growth.

Role Overview:

As the Operational Risk Manager, you will play a critical role in identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating operational risks across the firm's investment and business operations. This is a hands-on position suitable for a risk professional who is confident operating independently in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the day-to-day management and enhancement of the firm’s operational risk framework.
• Work closely with investment, operations, technology, and compliance teams to identify and assess operational risks across key business functions.
• Perform risk and control assessments (RCAs) and maintain the risk register.
• Support incident and near-miss investigations, and track remediation actions through to resolution.
• Monitor KRIs (Key Risk Indicators) and operational risk appetite metrics, escalating breaches as appropriate.
• Assist in the preparation of risk reports for senior management, risk committees, and board presentations.
• Support regulatory and internal audit requests related to operational risk.
• Help embed a strong risk culture across the business through training, guidance, and collaboration.
• Participate in risk-related projects, including system implementations or regulatory change initiatives.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in operational risk management, ideally within an alternative investment firm, hedge fund, private equity, or broader asset management environment.
• Knowledge of FCA regulatory expectations and operational resilience best practices.
• Ability to work independently, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience using risk management tools/systems is advantageous.
• Professional qualifications (e.g. ICA, IRM, FRM, or similar) are a plus but not essential.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to excel in this role and contribute to the firm’s continued success, we encourage you to apply.

For more details, please contact Jon Pettet at

Asset Manager seeks risk specialist to join their function and help build out the framework and reporting capabilities for the risk department. You must have real assets exposure to progress with this role.

Working as part of a small team you will need to be willing to get involved in areas of risk management that you might not have covered before. The main focus of the role is on the operational risk side and this is where someone's background and skill set needs to come from. However, you will learn, grow and develop into covering the other parts of the risk world and experience as such would be beneficial.

The business in question is focused on real assets investments and as such, some product and fund structure knowledge would be beneficial but not essential.

For more information please do reach out.

Asset Manager seeks risk specialist to join their function and help build out the framework and reporting capabilities for the risk department. You must have real assets exposure to progress with this role.

Working as part of a small team you will need to be willing to get involved in areas of risk management that you might not have covered before. The main focus of the role is on the operational risk side and this is where someone's background and skill set needs to come from. However, you will learn, grow and develop into covering the other parts of the risk world and experience as such would be beneficial.

The business in question is focused on real assets investments and as such, some product and fund structure knowledge would be beneficial but not essential.

For more information please do reach out.

Operational Risk Manager

12 month fixed term contract

Hybrid 3 days in the office/2 from home

Our Client is a globally recognised, successful bank who provide world-class services to various institutions and individuals. Offering a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services/products, this thriving business boasts over 10 million active customers in over 700 business locations. Due to business requirements, we are now looking to acquire the services of an experienced Operational Risk Manager.

Hybrid role – 3 days a week in the London office, 2 days from home

- Office hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm with a 1-hour lunch.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with a dynamic Operational Risk team to assist with the management and oversight of operational risk within the Bank by the execution and adoption of the Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF), which includes risk identification, assessment, management, monitoring and reporting of risks, with particular focus on Risk and Control Assessments, risk event management, Control Assurance Testing and MI reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Head of Operational Risk within second line of defense in the day-to-day management of operational risk to include key risk management activities such as: Operational Risk Event reporting and error resolution, Risk and Control Assessments, Business/project risk assessments, Key Risk Indicators and operational risk training to first line risk owners.
• Undertake and document Control Assurance Testing (CAT) linked to RCAs & risk events.
• Co-ordinate, monitor, and report on a framework of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for the Bank.
• Assist the first line of defense in the preparation and documentation of their Risk and Control Assessments (RCAs) for all areas within the Bank.
• Assist the first line of defense with the investigation of Risk Events and preparation of reports.
• Maintain both the risk event and risk issues logs, monitoring progress and escalating as required
• Compile the monthly MI reporting for the Risk Management Committee.
• Involvement in the process of embedding the operational risk framework throughout the business areas and contribute to the risk and control culture of the organization through knowledge sharing and awareness on the importance of risk management.
• Influence and monitor progress of action plans to improve the risk and control environment arising from internal and external risk events, risk issues, RCAs, risk monitoring, internal and external audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Investigate and escalate breaches or risks of foreseeable harm via the risk events process.

Key Skills/Experience:

• Operational Risk Management experience within financial service
• breadth and depth of Operational Risk Management experience to make critical assessments and sound business decisions
• Experience gained within a Financial Services operational risk function, ideally within IT, Finance or Regulatory Reporting experience
• Solid quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, attention to detail and strong excel skills.
• Strong communication skills (both written and oral)