Broadgate Search are proud to partner with a purpose-led financial services organisation seeking a Head of Risk & Resilience to lead its enterprise risk and operational resilience functions. This is a high-impact, second-line role, ideal for a risk leader looking to influence culture, enhance frameworks, and build strategic capability in a values-driven environment.
Our client is a growing, customer-focused financial institution committed to delivering strong customer outcomes and ensuring the resilience of its operations through disruption.
As Head of Risk & Resilience, you will own and develop the risk management framework and operational resilience strategy across the business. Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, you will ensure effective risk oversight, foster a strong risk culture, and help the organisation navigate an evolving regulatory landscape.
You will lead and develop a high-performing team, partner with senior stakeholders across the organisation, and act as a key contact for external auditors and regulators.
Key ResponsibilitiesRisk Management & Strategy
- Develop and implement the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF).
- Oversee identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting of non-financial risks (e.g. operational, compliance, conduct, and financial crime).
- Provide strategic advice to the Executive and Board on emerging risks and risk appetite.
- Lead the operational resilience programme, ensuring delivery of Important Business Services (IBS) through severe but plausible disruption scenarios.
- Provide independent challenge to resilience planning and support regulatory compliance.
- Ensure alignment with Consumer Duty outcomes, data protection, and fair value.
- Build and lead the Risk & Resilience team, ensuring development and high performance.
- Collaborate across the business to embed risk awareness and best practices.
- Present to the Board Risk Committee and Executive Risk Committee, translating complex risk issues into actionable insights.
- Maintain policies, risk registers, RCSAs, and control testing frameworks.
- Deliver Board-level reporting and contribute to strategic planning.
- Liaise with regulators and auditors, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
- Significant experience in enterprise risk management within financial services.
- Strong knowledge of operational resilience, including regulatory expectations (e.g. PRA/FCA).
- Excellent stakeholder management and Board reporting capabilities.
- Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. IRM Certificate or equivalent).
- Strong leadership and team development experience.
- Experience in retail banking or building societies.
- IRM Diploma or similar postgraduate qualifications.
- Experience across both financial and non-financial risk disciplines.
