Role Overview
The Risk Advisory Manager supports the Global Broking business in identifying, assessing, and managing operational risks across its front-to-back activities. The role is integral to embedding effective risk management into business processes, strategic initiatives, and decision-making—ensuring alignment with the Group’s risk framework and overall business objectives.
You will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, providing expert guidance on risk mitigation, supporting risk reporting and monitoring, and helping to strengthen a proactive, risk-aware culture across the organisation.
Role Responsibilities
Risk Identification and Assessment
1. Build strong, collaborative relationships with Front Office and functional teams to identify and assess risks across business operations and change programmes.
2. Provide timely, accurate risk analysis and insights to enable informed and conscious decision-making.
3. Support risk framework activities, including RCSAs, scenario analyses, and root cause reviews.
4. Ensure that risk assessments are comprehensive, balanced, and reflect commercial realities.
Risk Appetite
5. Monitor and support the tracking of risk appetite metrics and KRIs.
6. Continuously review the business’s risk profile and escalate risks that fall outside of agreed appetite.
Strategic Risk & Change Management
7. Contribute to risk assessments for strategic initiatives, new business proposals, and major change programmes.
8. Participate in project and change reviews to ensure emerging risks are identified and mitigated appropriately.
Risk Mitigation and Controls
9. Evaluate control effectiveness, identifying gaps and recommending improvements.
10. Support the development and monitoring of remediation plans, escalating delays or issues where necessary.
Risk Monitoring and Reporting
11. Analyse and interpret key risk MI, including:
12. Performance of risk appetite metrics and KRIs.
13. Internal and external risk events and corresponding mitigation responses.
14. Status of significant issues, remediation efforts, and open actions.
15. Risk-related data to identify emerging trends.
16. Assurance activities undertaken by the Risk team.
17. Contribute to monthly reporting for senior management and governance committees.
Events & Issues Management / Business Continuity & Crisis Management
18. Support the business in identifying, managing, and escalating risk events and issues.
19. Conduct deep-dive analyses and ensure timely and effective remediation.
20. Evaluate the effectiveness of continuity plans and ensure corrective actions from testing are completed.
21. Support coordination of crisis response activities in line with the Group’s framework.
Training and Awareness
22. Promote a strong, risk-aware culture through ongoing engagement, training, and knowledge sharing.
Experience & Competencies
Essential
23. Proven experience in operational or enterprise risk management within financial services or another regulated environment.
24. Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
25. Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data and deliver actionable insights.
26. Working knowledge of risk frameworks (e.g. RCSA, scenario analysis, root cause analysis).
27. Experience evaluating controls, identifying gaps, and supporting remediation efforts.
28. Sound communication and presentation skills, with the ability to prepare clear, insightful reports for senior audiences.
29. Ability to work proactively and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
30. Solid understanding of business continuity and crisis management principles.
31. Awareness of relevant regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
Desired
32. Experience working closely with or within a Front Office or trading environment.
33. Familiarity with OTC and listed derivative products, post-trade clearing, and settlement processes.
34. Understanding of ISDA terminology and documentation.
35. Experience supporting strategic change programmes or transformation initiatives.
36. Proficiency in risk reporting tools or data visualisation platforms (e.g. Power BI, Tableau).
37. Professional qualifications in risk management or related disciplines (e.g. IRM, FRM).
Job Band & Level:
38. Manager / 6
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