Enterprise Wide Risk Manager

Job Description

Are you passionate about driving meaningful change and embedding a culture of risk awareness across a dynamic organisation? As our Enterprise-wide Risk Manager, you’ll be at the heart of Virgin Media O2 Group Risk Management Team, playing a pivotal role in shaping how risk is understood, managed, and communicated across the enterprise!

This role requires collaboration with partners, crafting decisions, and adapting risk practices. You’ll help build a robust risk framework, deliver insightful reporting, and champion a culture where risk is seen as a strategic enabler

From supporting audits and developing tools to educating teams and promoting diversity of thought, you’ll be instrumental in ensuring our risk ecosystem is not only effective but future-ready.

If you thrive on collaboration, continuous improvement, and making a real impact, this is your opportunity to lead from the centre and help shape the future of risk at Virgin Media O2!

Who we are

The UK’s fastest broadband network. The nation’s best-loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too. We put our customers first, making life simpler, smoother, and more joyful. With big ambitions and a brilliant team, we’re building a more connected future for everyone.

Our ways of working

We’re a flexible-first organisation, because we know people do their best work when they have choice and clarity. To support meaningful collaboration, we ask everyone to spend at least eight days each month connecting in person.

That doesn’t just mean time in the office, it could be team meetings, offsites, volunteering days, cross-functional projects, or away days - anywhere meaningful collaboration happens. What matters is making those moments purposeful, so when we come together, it really counts.

Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all

Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer, and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. So, we build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.

The must haves

In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;

• Previous experience in either: risk, audit, compliance, security, or another governance role.
• Risk Management qualifications.
• A highly motivated standout colleague with a collaborative approach plus ability to work autonomously.
• Highly organised approach to work with attention to detail and focus on delivering against priorities.
• A flexible approach to working and a can-do attitude.
• Strong writing skills for report, policy and process documents, plus communications to partners.
• Strong ICT skills for: data analytics, reporting and presenting data, improving processes (workflows), coordinating teamwork.
• An eye for continual process improvement.
• Proactive personal development; a desire to learn about Risk Management, internal business processes and external market risk factors.
• Excellent partner management.

The other stuff we are looking for

We'd also love you to bring;

• Experience with Risk Management Information Systems.
• Previous experience hosting audits.
• Experience performing market/external risk analysis.
• Experience in a Telco or similar lean fast paced environment

What's in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

Next steps

f we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include two stage interview process.

When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed.

Thanks for your patience and for showing an interest in joining the Virgin Media O2 family.

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