Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.
Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.
Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
Role Summary
- The Manager of Non-Financial Risk in Asset Management, Private Markets is responsible for supporting the Head of Non-Financial Risk to execute the overall vision, strategy and direction of Non-Financial Risk across the Private Markets business area within Asset Management. This role reports to the Head of Non-Financial Risk who ultimately supports the CRO in meeting their non-financial risk responsibilities as an SMF 4.
- This role engages and supports all the Private Markets business area globally as directed by the Head of.
- This role supports the Head of in engaging the M&G plc Central Non-Financial Risk department to provide meaningful non-financial risk specialist services to the Private Markets business area, such as (but not limited to) 2LOD Data Protection and Privacy, Assurance and Monitoring activities and Third Party specialist expertise.
- This role is an experienced business risk partner to the Private Markets business are and is required to engage with mid to senior level stakeholders on priority risk management matters.
Responsibilities
Governance and reporting:
- Support the Head of in establishing and maintaining a robust Non-Financial Risk Governance model with a core focus on Private Markets.
- Support the Head of in designing, implementing and embedding best-in-class risk reports on non-financial risk matters on the Private Markets business area without duplication of risk reports already submitted by 1b / other teams. This includes automation of risk analysis where possible.
- Collaborate with Private Markets 1b to design and implement best-in-class risk reports as first line risk responsibilities.
- Support the Head of in reviewing, challenging and provision of second line risk opinions (where required for material risk matters) for Private Markets.
- Embed within the Private Markets Governance model by attending all core meetings, working groups and committees as a trusted and valued business risk partner.
Non-Financial Risk Framework:
- Support the Head of in the production, establishment and maintenance of all Risk Framework documentation on Non-Financial Risk matters with particular focus on Private Markets. This includes (but not limited to): Risk Management Framework, Risk Appetite Statement, Risk Policies, Risk Taxonomy, Business Standards, Procedural Documentation (whilst business standards and procedural documentation is not necessarily owned in second line, the NFR team oversees the governance of these), RCSA methodology.
- Design, implement and embed key mandatory training to support the Private Markets business in conducting its non-financial risk responsibilities.
- Support the Head of in the design, implementation and embedding of risk systems in Private Markets (in collaboration with Private Markets 1b teams).
ICARA, MIFIDPRU 8 (prev. Pillar III), wind down, emerging and transformation risk:
- Support the ICARA process from a 2LOD Private Markets perspective regarding top risk identification / material harms assessments, scenario identification, development, generation and assessment of capital requirements. Whilst 1LOD will conduct the work, be a 2LOD business risk partner in providing insights, reviews and challenges to support these activities.
Deep dives, thematic reviews:
- Embed the Deep Dive and Thematic Review approach taken by the Non-Financial Risk team within Private Markets business area.
- Identify the key deep dives, thematic reviews and assurance reviews to be undertaken in the Private Markets business.
- Collaborate with internal audit and other assurance / governance teams to follow an Integrated Assurance Review approach– including the identification of pervasive themes in Private Markets.
- Review and challenge the results of all deep dives, thematic and assurance reviews undertaken in non-financial risk for the Private Markets business.
RCSA cycle (incl. business value chain implementation):
- Review, challenge and advise on the RCSA setup and design in the Private Markets business.
- Monitor, review and challenge the RCSA cycle undertaken by Private Markets first line as a trusted business partner. Provide advisory support where needed.
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