Job Description

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Based from our Birmingham, London or Edinburgh offices with hybrid working

Flexible working: All roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here.

Closing Date: 26th April 2026

Salary and benefits: Up to £105,000 depending on experience plus an indicative bonus range of 30% - 60%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.

Who are we?

We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.

Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.

The role

As an ESG and Investment Risk Senior Manager, you’ll join the Financial Risk team, providing oversight of investment and ESG strategies. The role supports the Group Risk mission to be a strategic risk partner, offering judgement and insight that enables high quality outcomes.

You’ll report to the Head of Policyholder Investment Outcomes and With-Profits Oversight and lead on Sustainability and Asset Management risk oversight.

Key Responsibilities

Provide Line 2 oversight and challenge to proposals on customer investments, including ESG related factors.
Oversee the Group’s approach to meeting climate and sustainability targets including the management of these risks in customer investment portfolios.
Lead risk reviews on key areas of oversight including market risk, fund performance, and conduct risk.
Oversee ESG investment benchmarks, quantitative methodologies, and stress testing.
Ensure customer outcomes are central to investment strategy changes and disclosures.
Engage with stakeholders to embed a strong risk culture and influence positive risk outcomes.
Provide input into product developments and strategic projects from a risk perspective.
Monitor regulatory developments and ESG/climate risks impacting investment portfolios.
Deputise for Head of Policyholder Investment Outcomes and With-Profits Oversight when required.

What are we looking for?

This is a high-impact position which will lead the Group’s thinking on climate and ESG risks as well as providing oversight and challenge of investment processes. The successful individual will have experience of:

ESG risk management, climate risk oversight, and investment governance.
A quantitative qualification in Investments and Finance e.g. Member of Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, CFA charter-holder or equivalent.
Significant experience in insurance and investment risk, including climate risk modelling and managing investment benchmarks
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including senior executive reporting

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out.

Find out more about working at Standard Life

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