Electronic Trading Automated Risk & Control Manager

NatWest Group; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services seeks an Electronic Trading Automated Risk & Control Manager to enhance its global risk framework. This role involves running electronic trading control lifecycles, delivering regulatory remediation, and working collaboratively to identify and mitigate risks. Ideal candidates have operational experience, problem-solving ability, and a strategic mindset capable of adapting to a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience within an electronic trading business.
• Understanding of financial services, including investment banking.
• Ability to work to deadlines and adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Run and improve electronic trading control lifecycles.
• Investigate electronic trading risk issues and support remediation.
• Collaborate with Business Risks Managers on risk agendas.

Skills

Operational experience in electronic trading

Knowledge of financial services risk

Problem-solving skills

Strategic thinking

Job description

Join us as an Electronic Trading Automated Risk & Control Manager

• We’ll look to you to provide electronic trading risk subject matter expertise to enable the oversight and enhancement of the global risk and control framework
• You’ll review and assess adherence to the relevant electronic trading policies
• This is a prominent role, where your ability to develop stakeholder relationships will be as important as your risk management skills

What you'll do

In this role, you’ll run and improve the three electronic trading control lifecycles, including algorithm lifecycle, automated control lifecycle and e-platform lifecycle. We’ll look to you to investigate and respond to electronic trading risk issues, internal reviews and regulatory inquiries.

You’ll also:

• Deliver regulatory remediation in the electronic trading space, in a cohesive, holistic and cost-efficient manner
• Identify, log and mitigate non-market risks, including operational, conduct, reputational, regulatory and technology, inherent in the electronic trading businesses where appropriate
• Assist with Internal Audit’s reviews of the relevant control landscape
• Advise business heads to continually refine the operating model for electronic trading
• Collaborate with Business Risks Managers to deliver desired risk and control agenda for the business
• Support administration of the e-trading governance structure, including the Electronic Trading Risk Committee

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll need operational experience within an electronic trading business along with knowledge of financial services risk and control at different levels of the organisation.

You’ll also need:

• Knowledge of financial services businesses, including investment banking
• A clear track record of delivery and the ability to work to deadlines and adapt to changing priorities
• A proven ability to solve problems and a commercial and strategic mind set
• The ability to think strategically and to develop targeted and intelligent solutions which are appropriate for the business