Operational Risk Manager - Electronic Markets (EMkts)

Bloomberg LP; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in London is seeking an experienced Operational Risk Manager to enhance risk governance and control frameworks across electronic markets. The ideal candidate should have 8+ years in risk management, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of the regulatory landscape. This role requires excellent communication abilities and a proactive approach to navigating challenges in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years' experience in non-financial risk management.
• Experience in oversight of operational risks profiles.
• Strong knowledge of the UK and European regulatory landscape.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance risk management frameworks.
• Oversee incident management processes.
• Provide transparent risk reporting to stakeholders.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or Information Systems

Tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

Description & Requirements

Bloomberg's Electronic Markets (EMkts) business delivers a powerful, fully integrated trading ecosystem that enables clients to execute complex workflows directly through the Bloomberg Terminal. From order entry and trade execution to allocation and post-trade analytics (including trade cost analysis), EMkts connects buy-side and sell-side systems such as AIM and TOMS, allowing clients to manage their multi-asset trading lifecycle within a unified, data-rich environment.

We are seeking an experienced Operational Risk Manager to join our London team as part of a global function dedicated to strengthening governance, risk, and control frameworks across EMkts. This role will play a critical part in safeguarding the effectiveness of our operating environment, supporting continuous improvement, and driving strong cross-functional collaboration across Business, Technology, and Compliance teams.

Risk Framework & Oversight

• Maintain and enhance the risk management frameworks across regulated and unregulated areas of EMkts, ensuring alignment with agreed risk appetite and tolerance.
• Lead delivery of core risk programmes, including Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), scenario analysis, stress testing, and ICARA assessment.
• Identify, assess, and monitor risks across EMkts workflows, delivering actionable insights to senior management and governance forums.

Control Environment & Monitoring

• Oversee incident management processes, ensuring lessons learnt and remediation plans are effectively embedded.
• Monitor key risk indicators (KRIs), providing clear and insightful reporting on trends, emerging issues, and areas requiring management action.
• Analyse end-to-end processes to identify control gaps or deficiencies, and partner with stakeholders to design practical, sustainable solutions.

Governance, Compliance & Reporting

• Partner with Business, Technology, and Compliance to ensure that controls and processes remain aligned with regulatory and legal requirements.
• Provide transparent, data-driven risk reporting to senior stakeholders and committees.
• Manage oversight of third-party vendors and outsourced service providers, ensuring performance and risks are effectively controlled.

Collaboration & Advisory

• Promote a strong risk culture across EMkts, embedding awareness and accountability in day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, ensuring risk considerations are factored into decision-making, change initiatives, and product development.
• Partner with Business and Technology teams to ensure business continuity, disaster recovery and resilience testing are regularly conducted and lessons applied.

You’ll need to have:

• Minimum 8+ years' experience in non-financial risk management in 1LOD or 2LOD roles.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• Experience in oversight of operational risks profiles inc. 3rd party vendor and outsourcing risk, technology and information security risk.
• Proven experience executing control design and operating effectiveness assessments.
• Experience in committee governance and executive management on risk matters.
• Sound understanding of financial services products, electronic trading and related workflows.
• Strong knowledge of the UK and European regulatory landscape, with the ability to apply regulatory requirements to complex trading workflows.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and translate it into practical solutions.
• Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable approach, with the ability to navigate competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

We’d love to see:

• Relevant professional certifications such as FRM, PRM, CFA.
• Familiarity with data analytics or visualization tools to enhance risk reporting and insights.