About this role
What You Will Do
You will be a part of the second-line UK Risk Control team to ensure that KFSUK’s risk management framework is implemented and aligned with regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and the company's strategic objectives. You will play a critical role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across various areas, including credit, operational, market, liquidity, and business risks.
- Oversee the identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting of risks across the entity, providing guidance and support to manage risks effectively including facilitating operational risk assessments and performing independent follow-up
- Support the business and challenge on major business changes as they apply to the UK
- Review and coordinate risk assessment process and challenge on incident, operational resilience and business continuity processes to ensure they meet business and regulatory needs
- Independently review and complete assurance reviews of BAU business process and product delivery
- Contribute to the quarterly independent opinion on the risk profile of the business from the Risk Control function for the UK Board
- Coordinate the setting and reporting of risk appetite statements and limits for UK through working with the UK senior management and supporting the Board to review and approve
- Collaborate with key stakeholders, including senior management, business units, and external partners, to ensure effective communication and implementation of risk management initiatives.
Who You Are
- Knowledge of risk management practices within a financial services firm
- Experience in product operations, project management, or a related field within a financial services firm or tech company
- Inquisitive and action oriented; experience of fixing problems and leaving a better place behind you
- Strong attention to detail and experience in using structured approaches to problem solving, and experience in using generative AI tools.
- Able to apply systems, risk and operational thinking across a varied portfolio without losing depth on any single area.
- Strong conceptual ability, with significant drive and ambition.
About risk & resilience roles for ex-police
Risk management, business continuity and emergency-planning roles. Contingency planning, threat assessment and multi-agency coordination experience from policing is directly transferable.
See all risk & resilience jobs in London →Why this fits a police background
- Incident command & response
- Risk & threat assessment
- Working to legislation & regulation
What risk & resilience roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Resilience / BC analyst | £35,000–£48,000 |
| Business continuity / resilience manager | £50,000–£70,000 |
| Crisis management lead | £65,000–£85,000 |
| Head of resilience | £80,000–£110,000+ |