Risk Specialist - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Capital One - UK

Capital One - UK

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Nottingham Trent House , United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Risk Specialist

About this role

The UK Business Risk Office is hiring
Managing risk is integral to our business and helps ensure sustainable growth and that our customers get great outcomes.

Our business risk office supports and drives a wide range of activity in the UK Business and is a diverse and welcoming team.

What do our Risk Managers do?

A wide range of things and we want you to experience all of them over your first couple of years.

From Business Continuity, Governance, Strategic Oversight and enabling our Risk Management programs - you will get exposure to all of them, and work deeply in two,

We can't pursue our strategic objectives without sound risk management and in the Risk Office we will equip you with the tools and techniques you need to succeed to ensure you are set-up to build your future with us.

You'll also develop the commercial judgement we need to flourish and our customers to receive good outcomes

What you'll do:

The Risk Office drives and partners with the business on valuable initiatives and important programmes that help drive the UK Business forward and ensure we understand risk as we do so.

You will get the chance to work in the teams that are driving the change. As an Associate you will get to work directly in two of the below teams in your first two years and will get exposure to all of them

Business Continuity : This team helps coordinate and facilitate our business continuity testing and recovery activity. You will also work with Business Continuity plan managers to ensure their plans are appropriate and relevant testing has completed
Governance and Oversight : This team provides key insight and governance for all our Risk activity and ensures our leadership team and board are informed of risks and potential risks in the Business.
Operations Risk Management : Operations is the heart of our business and how we interact most directly with our customers. Our Ops Risk Management team partners with the operation to help them manage their risks effectively and ensure we are getting to good customer outcomes

What we're looking for?
We hire individuals, not box tickers.

You don't have to be a qualified Risk Management professional or have tons of experience, you do have to have an appetite to drive change, understand our business and have an enthusiasm to learn.

An analytical mindset and the ability to break down complex problems and identify great solutions is critical. Other skills and competencies we are looking for include

Ability to build strong collaborative relationships and influence at all levels
Attention to detail and ability to identify issues and recommend solutions
Strong organisation skills with a proactive approach to workload management
Entry level knowledge of Business Continuity Management or Risk Management preferred

Where and how you'll work
This is a permanent position and can be based in our Nottingham offices.

Our hybrid working model offers you the flexibility to work from our offices and from home, when you need to.

We're big on collaboration and connection, and so generally encourage our associates to use our offices on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The number of days you spend in the office will usually be led by the type of work you're doing, and the hybrid working patterns of the people you partner most closely with.

Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

What's in it for you

Bring us all this and you'll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation
We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)
Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance with flexible benefits available including seasonticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave
Openplan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham headoffice has a fullyserviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café

What you should know about how we recruit
We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do.

We want to work with top talent:
whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it's about what you do, not just what you say. That's why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract peopl