Strategic Risk Lead

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

The Strategic Risk Lead provides second-line oversight of risks within the Group’s Strategic Risk category, including Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Reputation, and Strategy Execution. The role focuses on developing ESG risk capabilities, ensuring compliance with stakeholder expectations, and fostering strong relationships across Risk, the wider business, and FirstRand.

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?

Key responsibilities include leading ESG risk reporting, providing senior management with insights on risk management effectiveness, and ensuring regulatory-aligned disclosures. The role also oversees risk assessments, appetite setting, and other key processes within the Group Risk Management Framework.

• External Reporting: Lead the Group’s climate-related disclosures and contribute to key ESG reports, ensuring alignment with evolving standards.
• Internal Reporting: Develop meaningful ESG risk reports and MI, integrating data sources for a comprehensive risk view.
• Emissions Management: Oversee the development of financed emissions calculations, ensuring industry-aligned methodologies and robust controls.
• Scenario Analysis: Coordinate climate-related scenario analysis and assess capital requirements for climate risk within the ICAAP.
• Framework Development: Own and embed the ESG Risk Framework, integrating ESG, Reputation, and Strategy Execution risks into risk management.
• Risk Oversight & Advisory: Provide oversight, challenge, and advisory support for strategic risks, partnering with first-line risk owners to ensure high-quality outcomes.

What do we expect from you?

• Strong organisational and project management skills, with a pragmatic and focused approach.
• Strategic thinker with excellent report writing skills for senior and external audiences.
• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable deliverables.
• Strong data analysis, reporting skills, and proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and build strong relationships.
• Self-motivated, curious, and proactive in challenging the status quo where appropriate.

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.