We’re recruiting for a Risk Director to join us in our Mortgage Services business. We’re offering a competitive base salary and 12% car allowance.

We’re looking for a strategic and forward-thinking Risk Director to lead our technical, risk, audit, and professional standards functions. This is a high-impact leadership role, ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about delivering excellence in risk management and customer outcomes.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading the development and delivery of LGMS’s risk, audit, and technical strategy
• Managing high-level client and industry relationships, including board-level stakeholders
• Overseeing the Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) policy, claims, and complaints handling
• Driving quality assurance and audit processes to meet regulatory and customer standards
• Supporting the growth and profitability of the valuation and surveying business
• Developing and embedding a positive risk culture across the organisation
• Managing and mentoring a high-performing team across technical and risk functions
• Ensuring compliance with RICS, lender, and internal governance frameworks

Qualifications:

• You must be RICS qualified with residential mortgage market experience
• Proven leadership in risk, audit, or technical operations within financial services
• Strong understanding of valuation risk, PII, and regulatory frameworks
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strategic thinker with a track record of delivering business transformation
• Experience managing teams and fostering inclusive, high-performance cultures
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data and trends
• Commitment to customer outcomes, integrity, and continuous improvement

Benefits:

• Participation in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. Option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Electric car scheme with salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• Discounts on products and at high street stores and online
• Modern, wellbeing-focused office spaces

Additional Information:

At L&G, we believe in generating positive returns today while building a better future for all. We foster an inclusive culture with opportunities for collaboration across diverse backgrounds. Our leaders care about your future and wellbeing, supporting career development and excellence.

We value outcomes over attendance and offer flexible working options, including part-time, term-time, and job shares, where possible.

Don’t worry if you don’t meet every criterion. Consider what you excel at and what unique strengths you can bring to our team.