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St. James's Place (SJP) works in partnership to plan, grow and protect our clients’ financial futures. We deliver personalised, face-to-face financial advice to our clients, who trust us to manage their money to reach their goals. We provide this service via the Partnership, a network of qualified, expert advisors. We put financial wellbeing and responsible business choices at the heart of everything we do. We believe in the value of difference and know that diverse teams can help us problem solve and innovate for clients.
We look for people to join SJP to make an impact and to contribute to our culture which is based around long term relationships, doing the right thing, and being the best version of ourselves.
Location: Cirencester Office
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: 15 month Fixed-Term Contract
Seniority: Mid-Senior Level
This person will lead the Group Risk function’s oversight of the Group’s change programme until mid-2025. The primary purpose is to provide overall 2nd line oversight and challenge of the programme ensuring that change related risks are identified, assessed, mitigated and monitored by first line functions to support successful change delivery. The role holder will lead in maintaining and embedding the Group’s Project Risk Management framework, lead/oversee engagements by senior risk team members across business critical workstreams; and lead on Group Risk updates for the programme at key governance forums/Steering Groups.
What you’ll be doing:
- Maintain, develop and embed the Project Risk Management Framework in line with best practice.
- Provide oversight and challenge of the change programme’s identification, assessment, prioritisation, management and escalation of risks and issues.
- Be senior risk contact for the change programme, providing insights and challenge to enable better risk-based decision making to support the business delivering to critical success criteria.
- Lead a team of risk professionals who are engaged across the five workstreams of the change programme, and lead engagement on the business readiness workstream.
- Provide guidance and support on project risk management, including promoting risk awareness and a culture of active risk and issue management.
- Contribute specialist technical knowledge and business awareness on the development, within the Group Risk team, of other strategic priorities.
- Collaborate with internal partners, including compliance, internal audit, and business leaders, to ensure coordinated risk management efforts.
Who we’re looking for:
- A comprehensive understanding of project/change risk management processes/controls, and previous experience in a risk, audit or compliance-based management role, with the ability to communicate technical subjects in a concise and clear manner to a wide audience.
- Familiarity with UK regulatory requirements, particularly within the wealth management industry.
- Strong knowledge of risk assessment techniques, control frameworks, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Proficiency in utilising risk and/or project management tools and systems.
- Experience within UK FS (ideally wealth management) to enable familiarity with appropriate products, services, operations and regulation.
- Strong experience of risk management in the second line as well as handling complicated situations, particularly in the context of handling risks.
- High level of problem-solving skills including analysing MI and identifying trends and key results to raise to senior management as appropriate.
- Excellent interpersonal skills – able to build effective relationships with colleagues and influence senior managers when challenging discussions are required.
- Able to demonstrate strong skills for using technology and data to provide compelling insights.
What's in it for you?
- Non-Contributory Pension – 10% (increasing with length of service up to 15%) with further pension matching.
- Parental leave – 6 months full pay
- 28 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (based on full-time equivalent) with the option to buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
Flexible Working
We know that everyone works best in different ways, at different times and in different environments. We have introduced a hybrid working policy to provide greater flexibility for part-time work, job-sharing, remote working, and flexibility on hours. Our people are encouraged to work in a flexible way that suits their lifestyle, so please ask the question and start a conversation!
Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.
Reasonable Adjustments
We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]
What's next?
Our team will be in touch. As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.
