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About the Role

Novatus is seeking a versatile, highly skilled, and experienced Senior Manager to lead complex risk, regulatory, and operational resilience engagements within the Financial Services sector. You will own client engagements, deliver practical solutions, and act as a trusted advisor, driving sustainable regulatory and risk outcomes. This role also involves growing client accounts, identifying new opportunities, shaping firm culture, and leading people development.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of risk and regulatory projects and programmes, managing scope, timelines, commercials, and senior client stakeholders.
Act as a trusted advisor to clients on regulatory expectations, risk management practices, and operational resilience requirements.
Lead the design, enhancement, and implementation of risk management frameworks, governance structures, and control environments.
Deliver operational resilience programmes, including scenario testing, impact tolerances, important business services mapping, and remediation planning.
Support clients in responding to regulatory change, ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory requirements and industry standards.
Conduct deep-dive assessments across risk, compliance, controls, and operational processes to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
Translate regulatory requirements into practical, implementable solutions and transformation roadmaps.
Oversee cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery and embedding of regulatory and risk initiatives.
Proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies, and issues across engagements.
Apply deep expertise in risk and regulation to support clients in navigating complex regulatory environments.
Lead the development of resilience frameworks, aligned to regulatory expectations (e.g., FCA, PRA, EU).
Support the design and optimisation of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks, including risk appetite, controls, and reporting.
Deliver regulatory gap assessments, compliance reviews, and remediation programmes.
Utilise data and analytics to support risk insights, monitoring, and decision-making.
Build strong client relationships and actively contribute to account growth.
Identify, validate, and shape new opportunities within existing client accounts.
Contribute to the development and execution of strategic account plans alongside firm leadership.
Support and lead proposal development, client pitches, and thought leadership initiatives.
Lead, coach, and mentor Managers and junior team members, supporting their professional development.
Provide formal performance feedback and foster a high-performing, inclusive team culture.
Actively contribute to building the next generation of leaders within the firm.
Lead and contribute to internal initiatives (e.g., Learning & Development, market insights, innovation, thought leadership).
Support the development of the firm’s culture, values, and ways of working.
Contribute to continuous improvement of methodologies, tools, and delivery approaches.

Requirements

Versatile, highly skilled, and experienced Senior Manager
Deep expertise in risk and regulation
Particular focus on operational resilience, regulatory compliance, and risk framework design and implementation

Skills

Risk management
Regulatory change
Compliance
Resilience frameworks
Operational resilience
Risk framework design
Risk framework implementation
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
Scenario testing
Impact tolerances
Important business services mapping
Remediation planning
Regulatory gap assessments
Compliance reviews
Data and analytics

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time
Flexible hours

Experience Level

Senior Manager
Accelerated career progression based on readiness and performance, not tenure or time spent in role

Education Level

Professional qualification sponsorship

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance (via AXA): includes mental health, dental, vision, and private GP access
Life Insurance - 4× salary (via Unum)
Unum’s Help@Hand: includes GP access, medical second opinions, physiotherapy, lifestyle coaching, savings and discounts, mental health support, bereavement counselling, and cancer support services for you, your partner, and your child(ren)
Salary sacrifice childcare and nursery scheme (via YellowNest)
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced parental leave (maternity & paternity)
Professional qualification sponsorship
Holiday entitlement increases with tenure
Paid volunteering leave
Gym & fitness discounts
Bi-annual socials
Office snacks and drinks
Interest-based working groups to collaborate and innovate

About the Company

Work Across Disciplines: You won't be confined to a single track- you will develop a broader skillset across our capabilities and offerings.
Solve Problems that Matter: Work on complex challenges, where your thinking, analysis, and execution have real impact.
Flat, Visible, Collaborative: We keep the structure flat, so you can collaborate directly with senior leaders and experienced specialists. Your work is visible, your perspectives are valued, and you will see the impact of your contributions every day.
A Place for Builders: This is a great place for people who enjoy driving results and taking ownership. If you are driven to add value and help grow our business, you will enjoy a rewarding experience that recognises your contributions.

Equal Opportunity

Novatus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made based on business needs, role requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, age, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, socioeconomic background, disability, or any other characteristic protected under the Equality Act 2010.
We maintain a workplace culture that is inclusive, respectful, and supportive.
Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to ensure fairness and consistency for all candidates.
Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the application and interview process, and candidates are encouraged to contact Human Resources to discuss any specific requirements.
This commitment is embedded in all aspects of our employment practices, including recruitment, compensation, professional development, promotion, and workplace conduct.