Risk Event Rapid Response Senior Manager

Who we are 

 

Vanquis helps people who are excluded by mainstream banks take control of their financial situation. Whether they’re new to credit or need a hand rebuilding their credit file to manage life better, we make sure our services are straightforward and suitable for them to succeed. 

 

We’re here to put people on a path to a better everyday life, not just our 1.7 million customers but our colleagues too. And we’re proud of the difference we make. 

 

You and your team 

 

As the Senior Manager for Risk Event Rapid Response, you will lead small team responsible for rapid response, resolution and the prevention of business incidents and risk events. As well as this you will drive timely and qualitative compliance to 1,2 and 3LOD actions to reduce the risk profile.

 

In your day to day role you will: 

 

Lead COO and COO Supplier response, evaluation, prioritisation, implementation and resolution of risk events and incidents 

For risk events lead and for IT incidents oversight and challenge of problem management, read across to ensure reduction/elimination of repeat risk events and events caused by same theme 

Provide oversight and challenge of 1,2,3 LOD actions to reduce risk profile 

Ensure owners of 1,2,3 LOD management actions (from audits, risk assurance reviews, control testing) meet deadlines and quality 

Manage a stakeholder network effectively to deliver results in a collaborative way, whilst maintaining the integrity of the overall function and COO 

Manage a Team of 3 direct reports 

 

What you’ll bring to the team 

 

As a Senior Member of the First Line Risk and Control team you will bring an In depth knowledge and expertise of Risk Management within financial services.  To be successful in this role, the following skills and experience is required: 

 

Extensive experience working within an Operations environment 

Proven track record working in a senior risk manager or equivalent role 

Proven track record in risk event and incident management 

Excellent knowledge of 3rd Party providers to COO including contractual set up, governance and routine operations 

Ability to assess and respond to critical and high priority problems under pressure 

 

Why Vanquis?

 

Our colleagues are the most important part of delivering our purpose to put customers on a path to a better everyday life. If it wasn’t for their amazing efforts, ideas and energy we wouldn’t be the successful business that we are today. So we offer an attractive, competitive salary and benefits package for everyone including: 

 

Competitive base salary and rewards 

Discretionary bonus scheme 

25 days holiday entitlement – with one day accrued for each year of service (to max 30 days)  

Defined contribution pension scheme 

Extensive opportunities for personal and career development  

Flexible and dynamic working policies 

A range of initiatives offered through our Sports & Social and  Social Impact Programmes  

Perks at Work - A perks platform offering over 30,000 unique discounts 

Free tea, coffee and fruit 

Discounted gym membership 

Subsidised on-site restaurants 

 

Find out more 

 

Check out our social media channels find out more about everyday life at Vanquis – and don’t forget to follow us while you’re there! 

 

LinkedIn: Vanquis Bank  
Instagram: @vanquisbank 
Glassdoor: Vanquis Bank 

 

Good luck! 

 

#MakeWorkMeanMore 

 

We know that by having a better, more inclusive culture and a diverse group of colleagues, we can support our customers and each other in the best way possible. We also believe this goes a long way to helping us live our purpose and defines why we’re here in the first place: to help put people on a path to a better everyday life. 

 

We’re an equal opportunities employer and we want people to join us no matter how they identify, their sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.  

 

We want to attract and retain the best people. So, we make sure that, if people need it, they’re given all the extra support and reasonable adjustments to take part in any part of our application or interview process. We’ve also got lots of colleagues who choose to work flexibly, so please feel free to talk to us about how you prefer to work at any time. 

 

We think that if you can Be Yourself in the workplace, you’ll do your best work and enjoy being part of the team. And as a business we get to benefit from that and to celebrate all the wonderful things that diversity brings.