Steven Hawksworth

Director, Risk Management, Uk @Vocalink, A Mastercard Company

Harrogate, GB

Lead and drive the risk agenda and implement risk and control management, governance and assurance frameworks with appropriate oversight that support delivery of business goals through: • Setting the strategic risk vision and agenda for the business to align with business strategy. • Enhancing the risk management framework, including successful alignment with the Mastercard ERM framework post business acquisition. • Strengthening the three lines of defence across all parts of the organization via clearer role definitions and driving first line ownership of a common risk and control assessment methodology. • Ensuring risk management is embedded across all aspects of operations and business functions with a strong governance and reporting structure through to the Board. • Supporting and challenging the business in risk identification and mitigation through education and support to build and mature the risk culture. • Successfully leading the external risk and assurance dialogue with UK Payment Schemes, regulators and external stakeholders ensuring we meet contractual and regulatory obligations. • Providing assurance externally to customers, regulators and other key stakeholders via maintenance of critical management system certifications and delivery of the externally audited service focused control assurance programme • Leading the business to help with the identification of stress and scenario testing and supporting quantification. • Providing business insights on best risk practice via external benchmarking.

University of Warwick - Warwick Business School

Masters of Business Administration, Business Administration

Coventry University

Economics, Industrial Economics

The Institute of Risk Management

International Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management, Risk Management

King's College London

Postgraduate Diploma, Economics of EU Competition Law