Risk Assurance Senior Manager, Hargreaves Lansdown
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The UK's number one investment and savings platform for private investors
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The UK's number one investment and savings platform for private investors
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Discretionary annual bonus dependant on role level
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience in risk management, risk assurance, internal audit or related field
- In-depth understanding of risk management framework, risk appetite, control environment and corporate governance
- Proven experience in delivering risk assurance plans on time and to budget and ensuring actions to mitigate risks are successfully completed
- Strong Leadership skills with experience of managing and developing teams
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders through excellent communication, stakeholder management, and high-quality report writing
- Experienced in delivering clear, insightful reports and presentations at Board and Executive levels
What the job involves
- Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) have an exciting opportunity for a Risk Assurance Senior Manager to join the Risk Assurance function. You’ll be leading the development and execution of a comprehensive risk assurance capability aligned to HL’s objectives and corporate strategy
- The Risk Assurance Senior Manager is responsible for providing independent assurance on the effectiveness of the organisation risk management framework, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, managed and mitigated within risk appetite
- The role supports senior management and the Board by delivering accurate and insightful assurance reports that state the current risk position, assess the level of risk against risk appetite with issues and actions identified to reduce risk
- Develop and lead the risk assurance function ensuring alignment with HL objectives and strategy
- Design and implement a risk assurance programme which assesses the application of risk management framework, control capabilities and risk mitigation strategies
- Monitor external threats and horizon scan, identify emerging risks, adapt assurance strategies, and plans accordingly
- Work collaboratively with the Risk Advisory and wider Risk team, Internal Audit, Compliance and Business Leaders to eliminate duplication and develop a coordinated and integrated Three Line of Defence assurance plan
- On a six-monthly basis develop a risk based annual assurance plan and submit to Board and Risk Committees for approval. The plan should prioritise areas of greatest risk to HL objective and strategy
- Complete the Board approved assurance plan on time / to quality and within approved budgets
- Assess key risks against HL risk appetite and tolerance to identify improvement areas to be tracked through issue and actions management or risk accepted
- Ensure timely escalation of significant risk exposures and/or issues in line with HL Impact Matrix
- Influence senior management and first line risk teams to embed a risk-aware culture, achieving risk maturity and ensuring risk management framework compliance
- Present insightful risk assurance reports to senior management, risk committee and the Board
- Maintain the risk assurance methodology to meet regulatory expectations and industry best practice
- Lead, mentor and develop a high performing risk assurance team and promote a culture of continuous improvement and professional development. Leverage new technologies to enable real-time monitoring and automation of controls
- Drive automation to enhance scalability and effectiveness of risk assurance deliverables
- Where available use a data driven approach to assurance planning, execution and reporting
- The Risk Assurance Senior Manager role is a Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Application process
- End Date: November 3, 2025
- The interview process for this role will be a two-stage interview consisting of technical competency-based questions and an assessment
Our take
Hargreaves Lansdown is the UK's number one investment platform for private investors, trusted by 2M people to help manage their money. Founded back in 1981 in a spare bedroom, it's grown into a powerhouse, and with more than £170B in assets under its administration, it's become the biggest name in DIY investing in the country.
The company offers a wide range of services that include Stocks and Shares ISAs, pensions (SIPPs), savings accounts, and a market-leading investment app, making it easy for everyday people to invest, save, and better plan for their retirement.
Recently, HL was taken private in a £5.4B deal, with new leadership aiming to modernise and future-proof the business. And despite more competition from digital challengers, it continues to thrive, adding more customers, launching new features, and paying strong dividends. On top of that, it's got over 40 years of experience and a forward-thinking team driving it towards even more success.
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Company benefits
- Generous Discretionary Annual Bonus
- Up to 19% Pension
- Private Medical Insurance*
- Health Cash Plan
- Income Protection
- Life Assurance (4x Salary)
- Additional Holiday Purchase
Company HQ
Canon's Marsh, Bristol, UK
Leadership
Richard Flint
(CEO)Previously, Richard spent over 5 years at Sky Betting & Gaming as CEO and an Executive Chair. Prior to that, he spent over 13 years at Sky as a Managing Director. Now, he is an Investor and Chairperson at a number of companies.
Mohamed Ait Si Brahim
(Group CTO)Mohamad is also a Member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council. Previously, he spent over 7 years at Profile Pensions as CTO. Prior to that, he was a VP of Engineering at OpenGamma and Head of Market Risk Technology at LSEG.
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