Senior Risk Analyst

Role context

Key responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day second-line oversight, challenge, and first-line Risk engagement across assigned Life business areas and third-party relationships.
• Act as the Risk Framework contact for assigned business areas and build relationships with stakeholders and first-line Risk teams.
• Provide Life NFR subject matter expertise on framework application and MetricStream use.
• Review and challenge RCSA, Issues, Events, KCAs, Processes, and Risk Acceptances; identify and escalate material concerns.
• Deliver framework training and support enhancements and continuous improvement.
• Analyze risk information to identify emerging risks, recurring themes, control concerns, and escalation needs.
• Support assurance reviews, thematic assessments, project engagement, and control environment assessments, including fieldwork and evidence gathering.
• Contribute to Risk Opinions, Control Environment Assessments, governance outputs, assurance planning, and the Life NFR assurance agenda.
• Coordinate specialist Risk and Compliance input and support agreed actions.

Essential experience and skills

• Experience in Operational Risk, Non-Financial Risk, Risk & Compliance, or related control disciplines in financial services.
• Strong understanding of risk frameworks, governance, and risk management processes.
• Expertise with risk management systems and technology platforms, particularly MetricStream.
• Significant independent review and challenge experience across RCSA, Issues, Events, Risk Acceptances, and other framework activities.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical, and written communication skills.
• Experience in training, governance support, end-to-end assurance reviews, thematic assessments, project engagement, and control environment reviews.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities in a regulated environment.

Desirable experience and qualifications

• Life insurance, pensions, or other financial services operations experience is desirable.
• Experience with data analytics and reporting tools is desirable.
• A relevant qualification or progress toward one is desirable, such as IRM, CII, ACA, CIMA, ACCA, IIA, or equivalent.

Flexible working

• M&G will consider flexible working arrangements and workplace adjustments for its roles.

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