Senior Risk and Compliance Advisory Manager

Senior Risk and Compliance Advisory Manager

Our client is a prominent organisation within the financial services sector, committed to fostering a strong risk culture and maintaining high standards of compliance. The company values proactive collaboration, rigorous risk management, and strategic oversight, providing a dynamic environment for professionals to develop and contribute to essential risk frameworks. This role offers an opportunity to work closely with senior management and influence operational risk practices across key initiatives.

Role Overview:
This position is integral to the second line of defence, acting as a risk partner to the Front Office and senior management. The successful candidate will oversee operational risk activities, challenge risk-related decisions, and support strategic initiatives with comprehensive risk insights, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and internal policies.

Key Skills & Experience:
• Strong operational risk background in a financial services environment
• Experience in Energy & Commodities and/or Capital Markets (preferred)
• Familiarity with second line of defence roles (advantageous but not essential)
• Solid understanding of regulatory expectations and operational risk frameworks
• Excellent business partnering skills with the confidence to challenge constructively
• Proactive, pragmatic, and solution‑focused mindset
• Strong communication skills, effective with Front Office and senior stakeholders
• Commercial judgment balancing risk discipline with business outcomes

Key Responsibilities:
• Act as a second line of defence risk partner to the Front Office and senior management
• Identify, assess, and challenge material operational risks across BAU activity, change, and strategic initiatives
• Lead and support core operational risk activities such as RCSA, scenario analysis, root cause analysis, and issue remediation
• Advise on risk appetite, KRIs, and risk acceptances
• Provide oversight and constructive challenge of controls, policies, and remediation plans
• Support new business, change initiatives, and strategic projects from a risk perspective
• Deliver clear risk MI, analysis, and insights to risk committees and leadership forums
• Oversee incident management, policy breaches, and business continuity planning
• Promote a strong risk culture through engagement and training

Requirements:
• Right to work in the region
• Operational risk experience in financial services
• On-site work environment
• Employment for a minimum of 2 weeks starting from 03/07/2026

Candidates interested in this challenging and impactful role are encouraged to apply promptly.