Senior Risk and Governance Manager

We’re making zero carbon happen

We’re OVO Group, a big family of companies united by a single vision: to get to zero carbon, fast. 

We call this Plan Zero – and it shows how we’ll be fighting the climate crisis and transforming the way people use energy over the next decade. To do this, we need the sharpest minds. Are you up for the challenge?

Do great green things with OVO Energy

So much has changed since we launched in 2009.  Our goal remains the same though: make energy cheaper, greener, and simpler. Just as it was on day one.

Everyone belongs at OVO

Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive movement: teams of brilliant people, with unique talents, skills, passions, and experiences. 

We encourage everyone to join us, whatever your gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, life experience, or background. So please come as you are – we can’t wait to meet you.

Where in the world of OVO will I be working?

Reporting to the Head of Risk and Audit, you will play a fundamental part in providing an effective Risk and Governance function. As Senior Risk and Governance Manager, you would be working to ensure risk frameworks are in place and embedded across OVO.

What will I be doing?

You will be managing a small team to ensure the right structures to support good risk management are in place across OVO.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving the development and implementation an overall Risk and Governance Framework for OVO – defining its strategic vision and developing senior-level commitment;
• Supporting the OVO senior team to identify and periodically review the Principal Risks to OVO;
• Ensuring appropriate governance is in place to effectively manage and oversee risk and governance across OVO;
• Developing and maintaining a Controls Framework for governance, transactional, and IT general controls.
• Developing and maintaining a Policy Framework for OVO Retail to ensure controls are appropriately documented; 
• Supporting the communications and reporting approach for the wider Risk & Compliance group;
• Supporting the development of a culture within OVO that understands risk and enables risk-based decision making.

Is this the job for me?

The ideal candidate will have a passion for risk management and a desire to ensure good governance. You will have an ability to work cooperatively within OVO to embed appropriate risk and governance structures. You will have experience of delivering high value and quality outputs and managing high performing teams. 

Ideally you will have:

• Experience of risk management or controls – designing and implementing enterprise risk management frameworks (ISO 31000:2018 or COSO ERM-ISP), controls frameworks (COSO), operating effective risk governance, and developing managing policy frameworks;
• A recognised professional qualification in risk management or governance and/or be either degree level educated with experience leading a risk or governance function; 
• An ability to manage change programmes related to risk management and governance within a regulated business;
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders;
• Confident and capable in leading, motivating, influencing and managing people at all levels with experience of people management; and
• Resilient in character with strong ethical values and a desire to get it right.

Brilliant benefits for a world-changing team

Our people are at the heart of Plan Zero. That’s why we offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to make you feel at home.

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

Then there’s Flex Pay. It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer:

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home 
Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans 

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!