Head of Risk & Control Subject Matter Experts

Why this role is important to us

As the Head of Risk & Control Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), you will oversee a team of experts dedicated to driving risk and control practices across our business. Your leadership will ensure understanding between team activities, organisational goals, and risk appetite, promoting a high-performing, collaborative environment.

This is a hybrid role reporting into Director of Risk & Control Operations

Work that matters - What you'll do

• Team Management: Mentor a team of SMEs, ensuring their professional growth and technical development. Establish performance goals and foster a collaborative culture.
• Risk Management: Oversee risk identification and mitigation efforts, ensuring understanding of strategic goals. Promote a holistic view of risk through aggregated reporting and analysis.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to internal policies and external regulatory requirements. Collaborate with senior partners to address regulatory challenges and manage associated risks.
• Customer Outcomes: Challenge the business to ensure customer outcomes are central to all propositions.
• Exposure Management: Manage complex risk-related loss events, conducting root cause analysis and developing response plans.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration: Serve as an important contact between the central control function, Business Unit partners, and the second line of defence.
• Risk-Based Decision Making: Support business partners in making informed, risk-based decisions by providing an aggregated view of risk exposures.
• Operational Oversight: Develop Key Risk and Control Indicators (KRIs and KCIs), ensuring their relevance and effectiveness.

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

What you'll need to bring to the role & Experian

• Leadership & People Management: ability to manage a team of technical specialists. To inspire trust and motivate team members.
• Risk Management Expertise: Experience of risk management frameworks. Proficiency in scenario analysis and developing mitigation strategies.
• Regulatory & Internal Policy Compliance: Experience with industry-specific regulatory requirements and their impact on operational risk. In-depth understanding of compliance obligations related to AML, data privacy, cybersecurity, and FCA regulations.
• Problem Solving & Strategic Thinking: Ability to balance strategic goals with practical risk management solutions. Interpret and analyse risk data and provide relevant insights.
• Communication & Collaboration: Capability to work with different teams and communicate requirements and compliance expectations to non-technical colleagues.

More about you

• Experience managing a team of technical specialists.
• Strong interpersonal skills to inspire trust and motivate team members.
• Experience of risk management frameworks and their application.
• Proficiency in scenario analysis and developing mitigation strategies.
• In-depth understanding of compliance obligations related to AML, data privacy, cybersecurity, and FCA regulations.
• To interpret risk data and provide relevant insights.
• Capability to work with different teams and communicate requirements and compliance expectations to non-technical colleagues.

Additional Information

Benefits package includes:

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
• Core benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional

Internal Grade EB7/C

Closing Date:18th April 2025

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