Senior Risk Analyst

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.
Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.
Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

Context:

M&G plc, as a major UK listed financial services provider, is required to operate effective risk management across the organisation. The Senior Analyst reports to the Senior Risk Manager – Assurance, Insight & Automation and provides dedicated non-financial risk (NFR) oversight and support across the Life NFR agenda.

The role will provide NFR guidance, oversight and challenge across Life business areas; undertaking risk framework oversight and assurance activities; and supporting the identification, assessment, escalation and reporting of material non-financial risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day 2LOD oversight, challenge and Line 1 Risk engagement across assigned Life business areas and third-party relationships.
• Act as the primary Risk Framework contact for assigned business areas, supporting effective relationships with business stakeholders and first-line Risk teams.
• Act as Life NFR SME for Risk Framework application and MetricStream utilisation, providing guidance, challenge and support across the Life business.
• Lead framework oversight activities including review and challenge of RCSA, Issues, Events, KCAs, Processes and Risk Acceptances, ensuring effective identification and escalation of material concerns.
• Design and deliver Risk Framework training and support implementation of framework enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide independent analysis of risk information to identify emerging risks, recurring themes, control concerns and areas requiring escalation.
• Support assurance reviews, thematic assessments, project engagement and control environment assessments through planning, analysis, evidence gathering and fieldwork activities.
• Support development of Risk Opinions, Control Environment Assessments and governance outputs through analysis, drafting and insight generation.
• Coordinate engagement with specialist Risk and Compliance SMEs and support delivery of agreed actions and outcomes.
• Provide risk analysis and insight to support assurance planning, prioritisation and development of the Life NFR assurance agenda.

Experience Required

Essential

• Experience within Operational Risk, Non-Financial Risk, Risk & Compliance or related control disciplines in a financial services environment.
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, governance and risk management processes.
• Expertise in risk management systems and technology platforms, in particular MetricStream.
• Significant experience undertaking independent review and challenge of RCSA, Issues, Events, Risk Acceptances and other Risk Framework activities.
• Ability to independently assess framework outputs and identify areas requiring challenge or escalation.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging directly with business stakeholders and first-line Risk teams.
• Experience designing and delivering training, governance support and Risk Framework guidance.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to identify emerging risks, trends, recurring themes and cross-business read-across.
• Experience supporting end-to-end assurance review activities, including planning, analysis, evidence gathering and fieldwork.
• Experience supporting thematic assessments, project engagement and control environment reviews.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to contribute to Risk Opinions, Control Environment Assessments and governance outputs.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and managing competing priorities within a regulated environment.

Desirable

• Experience in life insurance, pensions or other financial services operations.
• Experience using data analytics and reporting tools to support risk oversight and insight generation.
• Relevant professional qualification or progress towards qualification (e.g. IRM, CII, ACA, CIMA, ACCA, IIA or equivalent).

Experience Level - Experienced Colleague

Recruiter - Helen Simons

What we offer:

We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, and financially plan for the future. Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days. Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility - to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - because supporting families is an important part of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee-led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you would like to participate in the initiative, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying. If you need any additional support at any stage, please contact us at: [email protected]