Risk Consultant - Data-Driven Regulatory Expert (Hybrid)

St. James's Place; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days' annual leave + bank holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Generous Pension Scheme

Enhanced Parental Leave

Protection Benefits

EV salary sacrifice via Tusker

Job summary

St. James's Place is seeking a Risk Consultant to influence risk management across Partner Practices, champions data-led risk assessment and regulatory compliance in a flexible UK hybrid setup.

You will help identify, assess and mitigate risks, support governance and regulatory requirements, and drive improvements with internal stakeholders while traveling to Partner Practices as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of financial services regulation and risk frameworks and ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements.
• Proven experience analysing risk data, financial information and management reporting to identify trends and drive actions.
• Experience prioritising, influencing and working with multiple stakeholders in a regulated environment.
• Demonstrable experience in risk, compliance or heavily regulated contexts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Partner Engagement Programmes and Firm Reviews annually and on request.
• Support Partner Practices in understanding regulatory changes and governance requirements.
• Use risk expertise to identify, assess and resolve risks across Partner Practices and the wider business.
• Analyse data to identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Escalate breaches requiring formal investigation to the Second Line Investigation team.
• Coordinate and monitor corrective actions to ensure issues do not reoccur.
• Collaborate with First Line teams to provide risk guidance and support.
• Contribute to audits, lessons learned, and oversight reviews for robust risk management.

Skills

Regulatory risk management

Regulatory frameworks

Risk data analysis

Stakeholder influence

Education

CII Level 4 Diploma in Financial Planning

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

St. James's Place is seeking a Risk Consultant to influence risk management across Partner Practices, champions data-led risk assessment and regulatory compliance in a flexible UK hybrid setup.

You will help identify, assess and mitigate risks, support governance and regulatory requirements, and drive improvements with internal stakeholders while traveling to Partner Practices as needed.