Group Strategy & Risk Management Manager at Bridgemead Limited

Bridgemead HR provides customized HR solutions to optimize workforce productivity and profitability. Our expert trainers design bespoke training programs, innovative HR strategies, and efficient payroll systems tailored to each client’s unique needs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Group Strategy & Risk Management Manager

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos 
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: GMD
Department: Risk

Job brief

• This position will be responsible for formulating and implementing the company’s strategic policies, risk management and mitigation and system audit and control.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and manage the system operating plan with the company strategic plan and ensure that goals are achieved.
• Develop innovative risk assessment methodologies to evaluate business risks from external causes and internal exposures and process inefficiencies.
• Create, implement and monitor strategies for risk mitigation in all areas of the business.
• Ensure a uniform and coordinated approach to risk assessments by providing guidance documents and facilitating assessments by business units.
• Facilitate implementation of strategies to address identified risks through development and revisions of policies, procedures and work instructions and by convening and serving on ad hoc and task-specific teams.
• Support business continuity and resilience planning initiatives.
• Oversee the internal control environment and review all independent assurance activity by the auditor.
• Maintain Group-wide risk registers and enterprise risk dashboards.
• Ensure that appropriate metrics are in place to measure performance and ensure that strategic actions are completed at various levels to achieve desired results and objectives.
• Manage and steward the Integrated Opportunity and Risk Management (ORM) program providing regular revisions and updates as necessary.
• Build out and steward the development and management of all operative unit’s business resumption plans.
• Drive a culture of risk awareness, accountability and execution discipline.
• Champion continuous improvement across strategy and risk management practices.
• Responsible for conducting various risk assessments to identify potential threats and weaknesses, and develop contingency plans to address them.

Qualifications / Key competence

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Risk Management or related disciplines
• Master’s degree (MBA or related field) preferred.
• 9+ years relevant experience in risk management, corporate strategy, consulting, financial services or related environment.
• Experience within banking, investment management, asset management or diversified financial services preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise risk, strategy formulation and performance management.
• Experience preparing executive/board-level reports.

Certifications:

• Global Association of Risk Professionals (FRM)
• Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA – added advantage)
• Relevant governance or strategy certifications are an advantage.

Application Closing Date
10th May, 2026.