[Hiring] Risk & Controls Associate @RBS

Role Description

If you’re looking for a new challenge, where you can play a key role in preventing potential risks to our customers, this could be the ideal role for you. You’ll work in partnership with the first line of defence and businesses in applying effective risk management, and anticipating and assessing the potential impacts of risk across NatWest Boxed and Mettle. By liaising closely with a range of stakeholders, you’ll have an opportunity to raise your profile across NatWest Boxed and Mettle, as well as a strong focus on personal development.

You’ll play a key role in delivering risk management initiatives that support the effective application of the enterprise wide risk management framework and conduct risk obligations, with an opportunity to improve the understanding and effective management of risk across NatWest Boxed and Mettle. We’ll look to you to support the business in managing the risks which exist, making sure mechanisms are in place to identify, report, manage and mitigate risk within a defined risk appetite, working in conjunction with the second line of defence.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Facilitating risk reporting and supporting the interrogation and analysis of relevant management information, including key risk indicators, supporting effective risk management on the part of your stakeholders.
• Developing guidance notes and training material to upskill and educate the business.
• Owning the enterprise wide risk management framework and risk processes including events, triggers and actions.
• Supporting management in facilitating regular stakeholder meetings and key forums through preparing and issuing of supporting paperwork and assessing regulatory impacts.
• Evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of controls to identify any potential risks to the business.
• Controlling key risk processes including events, triggers and actions management.
• Building and maintaining trusted working partnerships to inform and gather intelligence on emerging and future risks and controls.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of how a large financial services organisation operates.
• Experience of working in a first or second line of defence risk role.
• A clear track record of achievement and delivery.
• Knowledge of risk and control assessments and scenario analysis methodologies.
• Knowledge of operational risk management.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and the ability to influence at all levels.

Requirements

• Hours: 35
• Job Posting Closing Date: 06/08/2026
• Ways of Working: Remote First