Head of Financial Risk

Arthur is excited to be exclusively partnering with a market-leading global Specialty (Re)Insurer to recruit a new Head of Financial Risk. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing and innovative organisation that has demonstrated exceptional growth and success within the industry over the past few years.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Financial Risk function: Oversee all aspects of market, credit, and liquidity risk, providing expert guidance and challenge.
• Engage with senior stakeholders: Collaborate with senior leaders across Risk, Investments, Actuarial, and Finance, ensuring risk considerations are integrated into decision-making.
• Build strong relationships: Effectively communicate with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring transparency and clear understanding of financial risks.
• Mentor and develop the team: Lead by example, helping to develop junior members of the risk team through mentorship and training.

About You:

• Strong Quantitative Risk Background: You’ll have a deep understanding of risk management in either life or non-life insurance.
• CFA or FIA Qualifications: While not essential, these qualifications will be highly regarded.
• Leadership Experience: Proven experience in managing and developing teams, with the ability to lead and inspire a small but high-performing function.
• Clear Communication Skills: You must be able to articulate complex ideas clearly to senior stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Why Join:

• Opportunity to work with a leading global brand within the Specialty (Re)Insurance sector.
• Be part of an innovative and dynamic company that continues to excel in the market.
• Take a pivotal role in shaping the financial risk strategy of a well-established organisation.

If you are a strategic thinker with a strong financial risk background and have the leadership skills to guide a talented team, then reach out to Aaron Scott - .