Risk Manager (BCB Control Office)

Risk Manager (BCB Control Office)

Edinburgh

Full time

Posted Yesterday

160237

End Date

Friday 24 July 2026

Salary Range

£0 - £0

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Flexible Working Options

Flexibility in when hours are worked, Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Looking for your next move in Risk and Controls?

This is an opportunity to influence the end-to-end lending and working capital control environment, using your 1st Line Risk expertise to strengthen controls, improve reporting, and support strategic business outcomes.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Risk Manager (BCB Control Office)

SALARY: Competitive* will be discussed at interview stage

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds or Manchester

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at our one of our locations noted above.

About this Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is available to join our E2E Lending & Working Capital (LWC) team within the Business and Commercial Banking (BCB) Chief Controls Office (CCO).

BCB serves the financial needs of small and medium sized businesses that support our ability to help Britain prosper. Through forward-thinking initiatives and investments, our strategy will help us broaden our offering to new and existing clients, becoming the best bank for business.

We're looking for a manager to provide insightful, high-quality analysis and evaluation of the control environment in alignment with the Group's Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF).

What you'll be doing

Subject matter expert to drive the CCO efforts within LWC.

Work with control specialist leadership to support the design, optimisation and process mapping of the E2E control environment and supporting delivery of control by design.

Using data and analytics, along with AI and automation tools, to continually improve risk and control reporting.

Organise and prepare documentation, while also gathering and summarising data and information, to produce and maintain standardised risk and control process maps.

Works with risk and control owner teams to help deliver against aligned customer, business and strategic outcomes.

Assist in the management of actions resulting from operational risk events and breaches.

Proactively identify issues and then suggest and implement improvements to the control environment.

Why join us?

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone.

What we're looking for?

Recent experience in a 1st Line Risk or Controls role within financial services.

Proven experience applying risk management frameworks and principles in a practical business environment.

Experience conducting control assessments and finding opportunities to strengthen and optimise controls.

Strong understanding of operational and conduct risk management within a regulated organisation.

Ability to analyse risk and control data, draw meaningful insights and support informed decision-making.

Confidence and credibility to engage, influence and present to senior leaders.

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

This is a place for you

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes

A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

An annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you'll learn and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.