Enterprise Risk Manager

Tradeweb Markets; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London seeks a Risk Professional to drive enterprise risk activities across its EMEA operations. You will oversee risk assessments, advise on risk frameworks, and ensure compliance with UK and EU regulations. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in risk management and strong stakeholder engagement skills. This role provides a significant opportunity to influence risk strategy in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in enterprise risk management, regulatory risk, or internal risk oversight.
• Deep knowledge of UK and EU regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to conduct independent 2LoD assurance reviews and provide constructive challenge.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent review and challenge of 1LoD risk assessments.
• Provide advisory support on the application of the ERM framework.
• Develop regional Risk and Control Matrices related to key regulations such as DORA.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Regulatory risk

Stakeholder engagement

Data visualization tools

Attention to detail

Education

Relevant risk or governance certifications (FRM, CRISC, Prince2/PMP or equivalent)

Tools

GRC tools (e.g., Archer)

Tableau

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a strategically minded and execution-oriented Risk Professional to join the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function in London. This role serves as the EMEA ERM responsible for driving regional oversight of enterprise risk activities, providing independent review and challenge of first line risk practices, and delivering regulatory-aligned risk assurance across the UK and EU. This role will have close collaboration with global offices and report into the Global Head of ERM based in the US.

This is a key role in strengthening regional ERM maturity and risk transparency, while contributing to a globally coordinated and consistent risk oversight framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the senior 2LoD ERM representative in EMEA, leading independent review and challenge of 1LoD risk assessments, control effectiveness, and issue remediation.
• Provide advisory support to business units on the effective application of Tradeweb's ERM framework, with a focus on risk appetite adherence and escalation governance.
• Oversee and develop regional Risk and Control Matrices (RACMs) related to key regulations such as DORA, ensuring control coverage meets evolving regulatory standards.
• Develop and maintain regional risk scorecards, thematic issue trackers, and maturity assessments to evaluate the strength of the risk management environment.
• Provide real-time training, coaching, and guidance to business and control partners on risk identification, control design, and issue management helping embed risk management principles into day-to-day activities, while bringing diversity of thought to review and challenge processes.
• Possess a strong understanding of control testing principles to provide independent oversight and real-time guidance to the business and 1st Line, ensuring alignment with the firm's risk framework and regulatory expectations.
• Lead horizon scanning and emerging risk analysis across EMEA, integrating outputs into global risk trend reporting and enterprise-level dashboards.
• Lead workshops with business units to develop risk appetite metrics and establish escalation protocols and mitigation strategies for potential breaches.
• Prepare risk reporting materials to EMEA governance forums, senior management committees, and feed into Global ERM reporting.
• Collaborate with other 2LoD teams (e.g., Compliance, Legal, Operational Risk) to support integrated regulatory readiness and cross-functional risk oversight.
• Coordinate closely with ERM teams in New York and Singapore to ensure global consistency in program execution and regional alignment in risk themes and priorities.
• Promote a proactive and embedded risk culture by guiding business leaders on key risk principles, ownership, and control expectations.
• Monitor regulatory developments relevant to enterprise risk, and assist in ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and supervisory expectations.
• Contribute to building a risk-aware culture: training, awareness workshops, guidance for business units on governance, controls, and escalation of risk.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 6-10 years of experience in enterprise risk management, regulatory risk, or internal risk oversight within financial services or FinTech.
• Deep knowledge of UK and EU regulatory frameworks, including operational resilience and digital risk standards (e.g., DORA).
• Demonstrated ability to conduct independent 2LoD assurance reviews, provide constructive challenge, and effectively escalating risks.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Consistently delivers high-quality, timely work with attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship and pride in work, ensuring outputs meet rigorous standards of accuracy and completeness.
• Experience using GRC and data visualization tools (e.g., Archer, Tableau) and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Relevant risk or governance certifications (FRM, CRISC, Prince2/PMP or equivalent) preferred.

Additional Information

This role offers an excellent opportunity to lead regional risk oversight and influence strategic risk outcomes across Tradeweb's EMEA business. The successful candidate will play a key part in driving risk maturity in a dynamic regulatory environment, while supporting a unified and globally consistent ERM framework.