Head of Trading Controls

Lloyds Banking Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Birmingham seeks a Head of Trading Controls to lead a robust trading controls framework. The role involves monitoring trading activities, developing policies, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates should have substantial trading experience, strong leadership skills, and proficiency in data analysis. This position offers a competitive benefits package including a generous pension and an annual performance-related bonus.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

28 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in trading environments.
• Extensive expertise in trading controls and risk management.
• Strong understanding of trading processes and instruments.
• Familiar with MiFID II, MAR, EMIR and Dodd-Frank regulations.
• Ability to develop effective controls and handle incidents.
• Proficiency in data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a robust trading controls framework.
• Monitor trading activity and investigate anomalies.
• Build and maintain policies on trade approvals.
• Partner with Technology teams for automation improvements.
• Provide updates to senior management and regulators.
• Build a high-performing team promoting proactive risk management.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Data analysis

Regulatory awareness

Communication skills

Tools

Trading platforms

Control systems

Job description

Are you ready to lead the future of risk management for a growing Markets business with big global ambitions? Our Corporate and Institutional Bank sits at the heart of this ambition, supporting our clients with their financial needs - and we're on an exciting growth trajectory. Our Markets business sits within CIB and is a critical part of our value offering, leading complex trading activities that support our clients with their day‑to‑day risk management needs. As Head of Trading Controls, you'll be the guardian of integrity and resilience, ensuring every trade meets the highest standards of governance and risk management. This is your chance to influence how we protect our business and innovate for tomorrow. You'll lead an experienced team, collaborate with senior stakeholders and our regulators, and harness innovative technology to design controls that keep us ahead of regulatory expectations and industry protocol.

Responsibilities

• Shape the Framework: Design and maintain a robust trading controls framework across pre‑trade, trade and post‑trade activities - ensuring controls are aligned with regulatory expectations and internal risk appetite
• Stay Ahead of Risk: Be responsible for daily monitoring of trading activity, investigate anomalies, breaches or control failures and ensure swift resolution
• Set the Standards: Build and maintain policies on trade approvals, position limits and blocking issue protocols and ensure these are governed appropriately.
• Drive Innovation: Partner with Technology and Data teams to improve automated controls and surveillance, bringing to bear analytics and machine learning
• Engage and Influence: Provide clear updates to senior management and regulators while collaborating with Front Office, Risk, Compliance and Audit
• Lead with Impact: Build and encourage a high‑performing team, promoting a culture of proactive risk management and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in trading environments, strong leadership and regulatory awareness
• Extensive expertise in trading controls, risk management or front office supervision within a financial institution
• Strong understanding of trading processes, instruments and risks across multiple asset classes
• Familiarity with frameworks such as MiFID II, MAR, EMIR and Dodd‑Frank
• Ability to develop effective controls and handle incidents with confidence
• Proficiency in data analysis and experience with trading platforms and control systems
• Exceptional communication and collaborator leadership skills with a track record of leading teams

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance‑related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values‑led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. We also offer a wide‑ranging benefits package, which includes: