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**Business Risk Manager, Operations Lead** in Horsham, West Sussex. Manage non-financial risks in Schroders Wealth Management. Key responsibilities: Establish & enhance risk framework, maintain controls, prepare risk reports, facilitate RCAs, and ensure proactive risk management. Requires relevant risk management experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders.

Compensation: Not specified
City: Horsham
Country: United Kingdom

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Location: Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Who were looking for

The Business Risk Manager, Operations Lead plays a critical role in supporting the effective management of non-financial risk within Schroders Wealth Management by providing oversight of first-line risk and control activities and ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory and internal policy/framework requirements.

The Business Risk Manager, Operations Lead acts as a trusted advisor to the business, driving a strong risk culture and operational resilience by ensuring risks are proactively identified, assessed, and managed in line with the Group Risk Management Framework.

This role reports to the Head of Business Risk and Control, is based in Horsham with occasional travel to London, and works closely with the Global Head of Wealth Operations.

About Schroders

Were a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And weve been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesnt change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

The base

At Schroders, we're known for doing things differently. That's why were building a home for the ambitious in Horsham, West Sussex. Youll get the all the benefits of being part of a world-leading FTSE 100 company. But youll also get the support of being part of a genuine local community. If youre looking for opportunities that match your ambitions, youll find them right here in Horsham.

What you'll do

Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance the first-line risk and control framework in alignment with the Risk Management Framework and corporate governance standards
Ensure consistency and robustness of controls across key front office and client lifecycle processes
Prepare risk reporting and insights for senior management forums
Facilitate Risk and Control Assessments (RCA) and ensure identified risks are accurately captured in relevant systems
Ensure proactive identification, transparent escalation, and timely remediation of risk issues and control gaps
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) following risk events and support definition of remedial actions
Act as the key point of contact for internal/external auditors on first-line control matters
Ensure timely and high-quality regulatory reporting, responses, and remediation plans
Contribute to monitoring evolving regulatory expectations and industry standards to maintain alignment and readiness
Promote a strong risk awareness culture and accountability across the business
Provide coaching and guidance to management and business teams on risk responsibilities, ownership, and accountability.
Produce executive-level dashboards, risk insights, and thematic analysis to inform decision-making.
Track and oversee risk remediation portfolios and key control initiatives.
Identify opportunities to enhance processes, automation, and data quality within risk management
Support transformation initiatives to improve the Wealth risk operating model
Contribute to strengthening the overall control environment, moving from reactive to more proactive risk management

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

Relevant experience in banking or financial services risk management, compliance, internal audit
Demonstrated experience in first-line risk management roles or equivalent operational control environment
Strong understanding of regulatory requirements (FINMA, MiFID II, AML/KYC, operational risk, risk governance frameworks)

The knowledge, experience and qualifications thatll help

Experience in private banking, wealth management, or a comparable regulatory environment with specific expertise in wealth operations and associated risk, controls, and governance frameworks
Professional certifications in Operational Risk and/or Risk Management
Motivated to shape this position due to new requirements
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to interpret risk data and translate into actionable insights.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge constructively
High integrity, independence of thought, and sound judgment.
Ability to influence organizational culture and drive accountability
Flexible and able to cope with a changing environment

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought, facilitated by an inclusive culture, will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic

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Location: Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Who were looking for

This role reports to the Head of Business Risk and Control, is based in Horsham with occasional travel to London, and works closely with the Global Head of Wealth Operations.

About Schroders

Were a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

The base

What you'll do

Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance the first-line risk and control framework in alignment with the Risk Management Framework and corporate governance standards
Ensure consistency and robustness of controls across key front office and client lifecycle processes
Prepare risk reporting and insights for senior management forums
Facilitate Risk and Control Assessments (RCA) and ensure identified risks are accurately captured in relevant systems
Ensure proactive identification, transparent escalation, and timely remediation of risk issues and control gaps
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) following risk events and support definition of remedial actions
Act as the key point of contact for internal/external auditors on first-line control matters
Ensure timely and high-quality regulatory reporting, responses, and remediation plans
Contribute to monitoring evolving regulatory expectations and industry standards to maintain alignment and readiness
Promote a strong risk awareness culture and accountability across the business
Provide coaching and guidance to management and business teams on risk responsibilities, ownership, and accountability.
Produce executive-level dashboards, risk insights, and thematic analysis to inform decision-making.
Track and oversee risk remediation portfolios and key control initiatives.
Identify opportunities to enhance processes, automation, and data quality within risk management
Support transformation initiatives to improve the Wealth risk operating model
Contribute to strengthening the overall control environment, moving from reactive to more proactive risk management

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

Relevant experience in banking or financial services risk management, compliance, internal audit
Demonstrated experience in first-line risk management roles or equivalent operational control environment
Strong understanding of regulatory requirements (FINMA, MiFID II, AML/KYC, operational risk, risk governance frameworks)

The knowledge, experience and qualifications thatll help

Experience in private banking, wealth management, or a comparable regulatory environment with specific expertise in wealth operations and associated risk, controls, and governance frameworks
Professional certifications in Operational Risk and/or Risk Management
Motivated to shape this position due to new requirements
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to interpret risk data and translate into actionable insights.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge constructively
High integrity, independence of thought, and sound judgment.
Ability to influence organizational culture and drive accountability
Flexible and able to cope with a changing environment

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Business Risk Manager, Operations Lead

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