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Advice From a Risk Recruiter: A Q&A With Josh Lawson

February 14, 2025 | 1 minutes reading time | By Dean Essner

How can entry- and junior-level risk managers find the right career fit in a time of ample professional opportunity for the risk industry?

Is the risk industry about to experience a period of major turnover?

According to GARP’s 2024 Global Risk Careers Survey, nearly 79% of risk managers report a high degree of satisfaction in their work. At the same time, 73% of survey respondents anticipate jobs in risk management to increase slightly or significantly over the next 18 months.

In other words, it’s clear risk professionals are happy with their jobs. But what if the risks created by generative AI, cybercrime and geopolitical upheaval are creating new opportunities that could inspire risk managers to leave their current roles despite this satisfaction?

Josh Lawson, Senior Director of Risk Management Recruitment, Barclay Simpson

“The average tenure of a risk professional tends to be three to five years, and we're about to enter that three-to-five-year window since the last period of major turnover occurred,” said Josh Lawson, senior director of risk management recruitment at recruitment agency Barclay Simpson. “My perception is the market is building now to a stage where a lot of candidates are ready to move. But will it be a flood or dominoes?”

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