Risk Manager
Role Overview
Manage risk across assigned clients by challenging risk frameworks, processes, controls, and documentation.
Lead by example, share good practice, and mentor junior colleagues; the role emphasizes insurance risk and stakeholder engagement.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role description
Manage risk across assigned clients by challenging risk frameworks, processes, controls, and documentation.
Lead by example, share good practice, and mentor junior colleagues; the role emphasizes insurance risk and stakeholder engagement.
Key responsibilities
- Support and improve assigned risk management framework sections; prepare Syndicate ORSA documentation and framework updates.
- Identify, document, rate, and maintain records of client risks, including reviewing direct reports' work and maintaining AstaPoint records and risk registers.
- Organise risk workshops and challenge client management on risks, controls, and ratings.
- Prepare and present regular and ad hoc reports for Assurance Working Groups, Syndicate Boards, and Committees.
- Build client relationships and risk culture, provide training where appropriate, and maintain effective processes and accurate reporting.
- Maintain client risk appetites, report breaches and actions, and oversee Key Risk Indicators and exceptions.
- Complete reverse stress testing and contribute to operational risk modelling and scenario testing.
Skills, knowledge and expertise
- Strong understanding of the insurance market and risk; Solvency II and ORSA experience and knowledge are essential.
- Lloyd's market knowledge is helpful; underwriting experience or understanding of underwriting risk and processes is advantageous.
- Understand risk management and control concepts and how regulatory changes affect a business.
- MS Office experience at intermediate level and Decision Focus system experience are desirable; ability to use required work systems is expected.
- Strong written and interpersonal communication, stakeholder credibility, integrity, organisation, adaptability, initiative, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and with a wider team.
About Asta
Asta is a specialist professional services and technology firm partnering with insurance, highly regulated, and global businesses.
The company supports clients with risk, core business processes, transformation, and growth across the risk and insurance value chain.
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