Electronic Trading Risk and Control Automation Lead

NatWest Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an Electronic Trading Risk and Control Automation Lead. This role focuses on enhancing the global risk and control framework for electronic trading, involving significant harm functions, automation strategies, and collaboration with business risk managers. Candidates should possess strong technological eTrading experience, ideally with programming skills in Python, Java, or C++. A STEM degree is required, alongside strategic problem-solving capabilities and robust stakeholder management skills. This position offers an opportunity for professional growth within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of financial service businesses, including investment banking.
• Operational experience within an electronic trading business or consulting experience.
• Commercial and strategic mindset, problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform the significant harm function algorithmic trading under IAR, SHF9.
• Ensure smooth management of electronic trading control lifecycles.
• Investigate electronic trading risk issues and regulatory enquiries.

Skills

Technological eTrading experience

Knowledge of Python

Understanding of financial service risks

Strong stakeholder management skills

Education

STEM degree or similar analytical qualification

Tools

Java

C++

KDB

Job description

Join us as an Electronic Trading Risk and Control Automation Lead

• We’ll look to you to provide your electronic trading risk subject matter expertise to enable the oversight and enhancement of the global risk and control framework

• Day-to-day, you’ll review and assess adherence to the key electronic trading policies and develop policies that’re in line with our strategies

• You'll help risk functions, business and technology, by delivering an automation strategy for risk and controls, to ensure greater efficiencies and time to market for electronic trading change

• This is your opportunity to explore your leadership potential in a role where you’ll be recognised for your unwavering integrity, sound judgement and in-depth knowledge

What you’ll do

As an Electronic Trading Risk and Control Automation Lead, you’ll perform the significant harm function algorithmic trading under IAR, SHF9, and support the administration of the e-trading governance structure, including the Electronic Trading Risk Committee.

Alongside this, you’ll ensure the smooth management of the three electronic trading control lifecycles, including the algorithm lifecycle, the automated control lifecycle and the e-platform lifecycle.

Your top priorities will include:

• Contributing to the strategic enhancement of our electronic trading risk management capabilities

• Helping to deliver automation initiatives to improve efficiencies for electronic trading risks and controls

• Investigating and responding to electronic trading risk issues, internal reviews and regulatory enquiries

• Delivering regulatory remediation in the electronic trading space in a cost-efficient manner and helping with internal audit reviews of the relevant control landscape

• Identifying and mitigating non-market risks that’re inherent in the electronic trading businesses where appropriate

• Collaborating with business risk managers to deliver a suitable risk and control agenda for our bank

The skills you’ll need

To be successful in this role, you’ll have knowledge of financial service businesses, including investment banking, and operational experience within an electronic trading business or appropriate consulting experience.

In addition, you’ll need a STEM degree, or a similar analytical qualification, a commercial and strategic mindset and the ability to solve problems.

Furthermore, you’ll need:

• Technological eTrading experience, with knowledge of Python, Java, C++ or KDB

• Understanding of automation possibilities in support of eTrading risks and controls

• Knowledge of financial service risks and controls at different levels of an organisation

• An understanding of how to think strategically and develop targeted and intelligent solutions

• A clear track record of delivery and the ability to work to deadlines and adapt to changing priorities

• Strong stakeholder management skills