We have a fantastic opportunity for a Strategic Risk Management Team
Leader to join our highly successful and growing Risk Consulting Practice.
You will be responsible for supporting the development of Lockton’s strategic risk consulting proposition, within Lockton’s Risk Control Services (RCS) team. You will work with the strategic risk team to support continued growth and enhance current resource capabilities. The role will involve a combination of people management and leadership, business development and technical project oversight and delivery.
As a Team Leader within RCS, you will form part of the wider Risk Practicesteam, located in London. You will be expected to form close relationships
with client facing colleagues across Lockton, acting as a risk partner to realise
opportunities to support existing clients and new business. You will also
lead a team of Risk Consultants providing advice and guidance when required.
The majority of your time will be spent supporting UK new business,
consulting opportunity development and providing oversight and delivery
of strategic consulting projects thus will require regular travel across the
UK and Ireland. As Lockton continues to expand its international
operations, there may be a need to support and respond to strategic risk
consulting opportunities and projects overseas and from the international
businesses, which may require international travel from time to time.
The successful candidate will have people management experience and in-depth experience in delivering risk consulting projects, ideally within a consultancy environment, including insurance or financial services.
Detailed knowledge and experience of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), organisational resilience (including business continuity and crisis management), and supply chain risk management is preferable.
You should have the ability to lead and support the delivery of client projects in these areas, working with others across the team.
You should also have the following skills and experience:
- Good experience in delivering risk consulting projects, ideally within a consultancy environment, including insurance or financial services.
- Have the ability to lead and support the delivery of client projects, working with others across the team.
- Educated to Degree level.
- Technical expertise in at least one of the following risk disciplines: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) organisational resilience (business continuity and crisis management) and supply chain risk management, across a range of industry sectors.
- Advanced presentation skills including report writing, proposal development and client presentation delivery.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word).
- Proficient analytical skills and data analysis techniques.
- Effective communication skills and project management capabilities.
Desirable skills
- Knowledge of controls assurance, Environmental Social Governance (ESG). business interruption, etc.
- Specialist industry sector experience e.g. real estate, construction, manufacturing, financial services etc.
- Innovative and confident in bringing new ideas and ways of thinking.