Risk Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Newcastle upon Tyne
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£60,000 / year
CATEGORY
Management & Operations
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Risk Management Enterprise Risk Management Framework Stakeholder Engagement Risk Assessment Risk Reporting Risk Workshops Governance Pragmatic Problem-solving

FULL DESCRIPTION

Risk Manager

Salary: c.£50,000 - £60,000 | Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Hybrid, 3 days office) | Type: Permanent

About the Role

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is partnering with a well-established PLC organisation to recruit a hands-on Risk Manager who will play a key role in strengthening and evolving the company’s risk management framework. This is a highly visible position, ideal for someone who enjoys getting into the detail while also influencing at a senior level.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee and enhance the current enterprise risk management framework
  • Partner with stakeholders across all business units to identify, assess, and mitigate risks
  • Provide constructive challenge to ensure risks are properly understood and managed
  • Support the embedding of a strong risk culture throughout the organisation
  • Deliver clear and insightful risk reporting to senior leadership
  • Facilitate risk workshops and ongoing risk reviews

About You

  • Proven experience in a hands-on risk management role, ideally within a corporate or PLC environment
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the confidence to challenge and influence
  • Solid understanding of risk frameworks and governance
  • Pragmatic, commercially aware, and solutions-focused
  • Able to operate both strategically and operationally

What’s on Offer

  • Salary of £50,000 – £60,000
  • Opportunity to shape and enhance risk processes in a growing PLC environment
  • High levels of exposure across the business
  • Collaborative and forward-thinking culture

Application Instructions

Applicants must be located and eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship. Please fill in the form with Full Name, Email Address, Upload CV (max 39 MB), accept Terms and Conditions, and complete the human verification. Should feedback not be received within 28 days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.

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