Operational Risk Partner

Aldermore Group – why we exist  

Let us tell you a bit about us

We’re Aldermore – the award-winning bank, trusted and highly rated by over a quarter of a million customers for more than a decade. With our range of specialist mortgages, savings accounts and business finance solutions, we're backing more people to go for it.

We thrive by saying “yes” to our customers. We respect the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and their startups; we give first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; we open up the lending market to many; and thousands of customers chose Motonovo Finance every week to buy their next car, van or motorbike.

This is where you come in. We are on a journey. A journey defined by a destination; to deliver on our purpose.

Let us tell you a bit about the opportunity

To support management in implementing the operational risk management framework by offering expert guidance to business units and group functions across all operational risk elements, fostering a collaborative relationship management approach to ensure successful implementation and a culture of ownership, accountability, and responsibility, with expertise in areas such as fraud, business continuity/operational resilience, change and delivery risk, third-party management, transaction processing, and legal risk.

To act as an ambassador of the Bank’s vision to; Back more people to go for it in life and in business.

What will your day look like?

• Collaborate with stakeholders across business units to implement and embed operational risk best practices, ensuring the operational risk framework is understood.
• Provide assurance to the Board on the reliability of 1st line risk assessments and the effectiveness of the Group’s Risk Management.
• Oversee projects to ensure all related risks are documented, assessed, and agreed upon by relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor material Risk Events, ensuring timely remedial actions and high data quality.
• Review RCSAs for data inconsistencies, working with business areas to address concerns and track actions to completion.
• Support reporting to the NFRC, ensure operational risks are considered in product governance, and assist in producing timely thematic oversight reports.

What do we expect from you?

• Maintain a strong understanding of relevant bank risks, issues, and events to enable informed reporting and constructive challenge.
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Possess excellent reporting skills, translating data into clear, actionable information.
• Have 5+ years of experience in risk or control roles within financial services, with a proven delivery track record.
• Exhibit excellent communication, organisational, and influencing skills, engaging effectively with colleagues at all levels and drafting reports for senior leadership.

What can you expect from us?

• A friendly and flexible culture, the same as how we work with our customers.
• A growing organisation that means there’s lots of opportunities to progress
• A drive for continuous improvement, which you will be empowered to get behind from day one.
• And of course, you will be rewarded competitively, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential. 

Still curious?

Join us and we’ll make the same promises to you as a colleague, as we do to each of our customers. We’re committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. We welcome people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.