Accountabilities & Key Responsibilities

• Design, strengthen, maintain and oversee the Group Risk Management Framework, including the Risk Management Policy and supporting standards, tools, techniques and guidance.
• Maintain the Group risk taxonomy, impact and likelihood classification matrix, risk appetite methodology, risk assessment approach, interconnected risk mapping and key risk indicator standards.
• Facilitate the Group-level business risk assessment and oversee day-to-day maintenance of the Group Risk and Control Profile, including monitoring and escalation of material trigger events or issues.
• Provide support, challenge and oversight for local and functional business risk assessments to promote consistent application of Group standards.
• Support the Chief Risk Officer in escalating and communicating priority risk matters to executive management, the Group Audit & Risk Committee and the Group Board.
• Design, maintain and oversee the Group Business Continuity Management and crisis management frameworks.
• Own the Group Policy Framework and work with policy owners to ensure minimum standards, governance, review discipline and lifecycle requirements are met.
• Provide senior sponsorship and oversight for risk technology and data initiatives, including integration of the Risk Management Framework into Riskonnect and related workflows.
• Ensure risk systems and reporting capabilities support links between risks, controls, incidents, findings, actions and changes in risk profile over time.
• Lead, develop and allocate priorities across the Risk Framework team, supporting succession, capability development and effective delivery.
• Promote a strong risk culture and support Learning and Development in maintaining effective risk training and awareness materials.
• Lead the development and implementation of scenario/stress testing exercises and reports.
• Lead major incident response. Maintain and develop incident management response protocols.
• Support the Chief Risk Officer including risk reporting at board level.

Skills & Experience

• Significant senior-level experience in enterprise risk management within a regulated financial services environment.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk frameworks, risk appetite, risk assessment, controls, incident management, business continuity and policy governance.
• Experience operating in a global, multi-jurisdictional and complex organisation.
• Demonstrable experience designing, implementing and embedding risk management frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience leading risk transformation, GRC platform implementation or material risk technology change.
• Strong judgement and the ability to provide independent oversight, constructive challenge and clear escalation as part of the Second Line of Defence.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills, including experience with executive and Board-level governance forums.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with the ability to translate complex risk matters into practical actions and decision-useful information.
• Proven leadership and people-management capability, including developing technical specialists and delivering through cross-functional teams.
• Professional risk qualification, such as IRM, FRM, PRM or equivalent, is advantageous.
• Experience in fund administration, fiduciary, corporate services, asset servicing or a comparable regulated financial services environment is advantageous.

Why Join Us

• Lead the continued development of the Group's enterprise-wide approach to risk management.
• Work closely with the Chief Risk Officer, senior executives and governance committees on the Group's most material risk priorities.
• Shape the use of risk technology, data and reporting across a growing international business.
• Lead a specialist team and influence how risk management supports strategy, growth and better decision-making across Apex.