First Line Risk Consultant

Role Description
Allianz UK is embarking on a journey to achieve excellence in its management of risk and is investing in first line risk management, governance and controls across the first line. This is a great opportunity to join an established team to support and enhance the way in which risks are managed within the Personal Lines business area.

As a First Line Risk Consultant, you will support and partner with the local SMEs and risk owners in identifying, assessing, mitigating, reporting and monitoring its risk profile in order to achieve its business plan and objectives. You will also support the business areas in enhancing a robust risk and control environment, including adherence with functional rules.

Location:
Flexible location including London, Bournemouth, Guildford.

Salary Information
Pay: Circa £44,000 per year.

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You
Reporting into the Head of First Line Risk for Personal, you will:

• Play a proactive role in conducting comprehensive risk management activities. This includes performing risk control assessments, evaluating top risks, and carrying out control testing.
• Engage with the business SMEs and risk owners to encourage the challenging of established risk processes, controls, approaches and thinking.
• Proactively provide risk advice and support to management.
• Raise awareness of risks within the business, recommending and taking forward measures to either remove, mitigate or accept those risks.
• Support the development and embedding of risk appetite through the business functions.
• Drive development and embedding of KRIs and other relevant risk measures.
• Provide impactful, evidence based and structured risk/ controls insight to senior management and management forums.
• Support the development of effective governance, including through reporting and management committees.
• Support delivery of cross functional risk initiatives.
• Support the business SMEs and risk owners through effective business partnering to ensure risks and controls are considered in change activity.
• Work collaboratively and in alignment with other First Line risk functions.
• Develop and maintain own risk management capabilities and understanding.
• Advocate the role of the First Line Risk and Controls team to the First, Second and Third Line stakeholders and act as a trusted partner for controls improvement activities.

Essential Skills

• Understands the operations and risks of a general insurance company.
• Good stakeholder management skills with an ability to actively listen, build strong relationships and influence at all levels. Experience of challenging the decisions of managers at all levels in a professional and robust way.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to explain technical and complex concepts clearly and concisely to non-risk experts
• Pragmatic mindset with ability to balance commercial and risk considerations
• A logical and analytical mind with ability to reach reasoned conclusions from ambiguous and incomplete information
• Demonstrate attention to detail, with ability to step back and see the wider view.
• Good organisational skills
• Confidence in working under pressure and an ability to prioritise and deliver against conflicting deadlines

We support the government scheme "Access to Work" please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.

What We Will Offer You
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working
Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust
At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

Accessible Application for All
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.
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For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact:
Conor McCourt
Closing date
28th November 2025
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications

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