Principal Risk

We are seeking an experienced professional to join our team as a Principal Risk & Assurance Adviser. In this role, you will play a key part in developing, implementing, and continuously improving our Enterprise Risk Management and Assurance Frameworks.

This is a strategic position that requires expertise in risk and assurance, as well as strong leadership skills to influence and shape organisational culture and practices. You will be responsible for providing expert advice on risk and assurance, leveraging industry benchmarks, regulatory expectations, and data-driven insights to support continuous improvement.

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve our Enterprise Risk Management and Assurance Frameworks.
• Provide expert advice on risk and assurance, leveraging industry benchmarks, regulatory expectations, and data-driven insights to support continuous improvement.
• Influence and shape organisational culture and practices through consultation and engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead initiatives to enhance, implement, and embed improvements in the Risk Management System, including digital solutions.
• Coach and mentor risk professionals to build organisational capability and embed a strong risk culture.
• Deliver complex reports and insights using large datasets, preferably within Resolver / Core GRC platforms.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management System (ERMS), including stakeholder engagement and training.
• Present reports and insights to various levels of management, including executive committees.

• Extensive experience in risk and assurance within a large, complex organisation, preferably in a corporate or strategic operational context.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and mentor risk professionals, with a strong focus on building organisational capability and embedding a mature risk-aware culture.
• Advanced skills in influencing, negotiating, and consulting with diverse internal and external stakeholders to drive the adoption and integration of enterprise risk and assurance frameworks.
• High-level experience in providing strategic advice on risk and assurance, informed by industry benchmarking, regulatory expectations, and data-driven insights to support continuous improvement.
• Expertise in designing and implementing simplified, efficient digital solutions for risk, assurance, and compliance management.
• Demonstrated capability in leading and embedding enhancements to Risk Management Systems, including process redesign and implementation support.
• Experience in managing project milestones and deliverables independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in working with large datasets to produce complex reports and actionable insights, with preferred experience using Resolver or Core GRC platforms.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, consultation, and written communication skills, including the ability to develop and present reports to senior leadership and executive committees.

• Flexible working options to balance work and personal life.
• Free travel to work and discounted rail travel.
• QRI Lifestyle offers members access to over 2,000 exclusive discounts and services.
• Prioritise your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing with our range of free services.
• You and your family can get fit and have fun with access to over 380 gyms and pools with our Fitness Passport.
• Eligible employees can receive up to 100% reimbursement for professional membership fees.
• Able to shape your rewarding career with clear pathways, innovative projects and opportunities for growth and leadership.

We are a diverse group united in our passion for connecting communities and creating a world-class rail service that truly makes a difference. Our work goes beyond railways to make a positive impact every day, from daily commutes to regional growth and essential freight services.

Join us where connection counts, and your career journey matters. There are abundant opportunities to shape the future of rail and your career.