Enterprise Risk Framework & Policy Governance Manager

We are looking for a senior Enterprise Risk professional to take a key leadership role within our Enterprise Risk function. This position is responsible for owning and evolving the Regulated Entity Risk Management Framework and leading enterprise-wide risk policy governance across our UK regulated entities. This is a high-profile role with regular engagement with senior executives and governance committees, providing independent assurance, challenge and insight on the effectiveness of risk management frameworks and policies. How you'll help us make health happen:

• Own, design and continuously enhance the Regulated Entity Risk Management Framework, ensuring alignment with Group standards, regulatory expectations and business strategy.
• Lead risk policy governance, including development, maintenance and oversight of locally owned risk management policies.
• Run the quarterly policy governance cycle, preparing and presenting papers to the Executive Oversight Committee on Enterprise and Local policy approvals and governance decisions.
• Provide independent assurance and credible challenge to senior management on the effectiveness of risk frameworks and policy compliance.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executives and Boards on enterprise risk governance matters.
• Enable consistent adoption of risk frameworks across the business, working closely with first line teams, Compliance and Internal Audit.
• Monitor regulatory developments and industry leading practice, ensuring risk governance arrangements remain current and effective.
• Lead initiatives to uplift risk management maturity, simplifying and strengthening governance processes.
  
  Experience in enterprise or second-line risk roles within financial services or insurance.
• Strong experience designing, owning or overseeing ERM frameworks and risk policy governance.
• Proven ability to engage confidently with senior executives, Boards and governance committees.
• A sound understanding of UK regulatory expectations (e.g. FCA / PRA) and how they translate into practical risk governance.
• Excellent communication skills, strong judgement and the confidence to provide independent challenge.
• Professional risk qualifications (e.g. FRM, PRM) are desirable but not essential.
  
  We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa medical insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts