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Senior Risk Manager (re-Insurance)


Job Location:

London - UK

Daily Salary: D 35 - 35
Experience Required: 5years
Posted: 3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 30 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary


Role: Senior Risk Manager (re-Insurance)
Start Date: ASAP (inside IR35)
Duration: 6 Months
Location: London Hybrid 2-3 days weekly onsite

Payroll provider: Rockford Payroll: Info for Contingent Workers Rockford Pay

As Senior Risk Manager within our clients London P&C Risk Management team you will directly report to the UK Chief Risk Officer and be a key contact for other Senior leaders in the UK.

In this role you will be responsible for:

  • proactively leading the continuous improvement of the Risk Management Framework for the business UK and the Syndicate whilst meeting all internal / commercial and external/regulatory expectations in a timely manner.

This includes responsibility for coordinating second-line assessment and monitoring of the control environment as well as providing challenge to business stakeholders risk and control self-assessments across these entities. You will produce impactful reporting on Risk matters to local Executive and Board Committees.

You will be a key contact person for first-line risk management stakeholders across the locally supported entities as well as the wider second-line Group Risk Management addition you will lead or participate in Group Risk Management projects and analysis spanning various topics in collaboration with other Risk colleagues from international teams.

Key Responsibilities

Risk management framework and monitoring

  • Assess and monitor the risk and control environment in conjunction with the Group Operational Risk team.
  • Monitor exposures against risk appetite and limits.
  • Lead second-line risk assessments (qualitative and quantitative).
  • Track incidents and control issues. Perform root cause analysis.
  • Coordinate development of operational risk and other scenarios for local models.

Risk reporting & governance

  • Develop and maintain risk registers dashboards and risk metrics using data analytics.
  • Support regulatory and audit requirements. Contribute to external risk reporting as requested

Link with the business teams

  • Advise the business on risk identification mitigation and controls in coordination with the Group Operational risk team.
  • Challenge first-line risk assessments and promote strong risk culture.

Other ad-hoc and specific duties

  • Lead or contribute to local and Group risk projects.
  • Partnering with the business identify and analyse emerging risks and trends

Experience:

Proven working experience in a risk management position with increasing levels of accountability and extensive experience in Property & Casualty (re) insurance - ideally the London Market both Company and Lloyds. Knowledge of UK regulatory risk management principles (including but not limited to risk analysis standards and practices of operational risk management ORSA governance).

Personal Competencies and Skills:

  • Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
  • Ability to produce clear and concise reporting.
  • Excellent understanding of risk frameworks and governance
  • Strong stakeholder management across functions.
  • Ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
  • Project management skills; able to deliver within deadlines working in a change environment.
  • Collaborative and pragmatic solutions-oriented approach
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills



Required Skills:

Risk Manager ORSA operational risk management governance