Risk & Control Manager - Innovation & Control Automation

End Date

Thursday 09 July 2026

Salary Range

£67,023 - £74,470

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Job Description Summary

We're on an exciting journey to strengthen how Finance manages risk, drives control excellence and delivers trusted outcomes across the Group.

As part of the Finance Chief Operating Office (FCCO), you'll join a forward-thinking team that's helping shape the future of non-financial risk management through innovation, automation and continuous improvement.

You'll work across a diverse range of risk areas, including Information & Cyber Security, Data, Supplier Management, People Risk, Model Risk and Operational Resilience, helping to deliver meaningful change while strengthening our risk and control environment.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Risk & Control Manager – Innovation & Control Automation

SALARY: As per range

LOCATION(S): Bristol, Harbourside

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

About this opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex challenges, influencing across teams and making a real impact in a role with high visibility and purpose!

You’ll lead the identification, development and scaling of innovative solutions across FCCO, leveraging modern tooling such as Power Platform (PowerApps/Automate), AI/GenAI, and data-driven capabilities. 

It’s a key role in shaping how FCCO embraces innovation—moving from manual, fragmented processes towards scalable, automated and insight-led solutions. 

What you’ll be doing:

Some of the activities you’ll be involved with include:  

• Drive FCCO innovation strategy and pipeline, identifying and prioritising opportunities.

• Design and deliver automation solutions using PowerApps and Power Automate.

• Identify and apply AI/GenAI use cases in a safe and controlled manner.

• Build dashboards and self-serve reporting to enhance data access and insight.

• Re-engineer processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.

• Ensure all solutions align to governance, risk and control frameworks.

• Build capability across FCCO through training and knowledge sharing.

• Collaborate across Finance, Risk, Technology and Control teams.

Why join us?

If you think all banks are the same, you’re wrong. We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. If you’re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you’ve just found it.

What we’re looking for:

• 3 years or more experience in innovation, automation or process improvement roles.

• 2 years or more developing knowledge and solutions using Power Platform (PowerApps/ Power Automate).

• 12 months plus developing awareness of AI/GenAI tools and opportunities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a curious mindset.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

And any of these would be great:

• Understanding of risk and control environments and a curiosity to understand.

• Experience driving cultural change and/or capability uplift.

• Knowledge of Lean or continuous improvement techniques.

This is a place for you

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We want to ensure all our candidates have the opportunity to shine. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make the sure the assessment process works for you.

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you’ll learn and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks.  We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. 

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.