Senior Analyst, Assurance Tech & Data – Risk & AI Tools

Baillie Gifford; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Baillie Gifford is seeking a Senior Analyst in Assurance Technology & Data to strengthen the data, technology and automation capability underpinning the firm’s second-line risk and assurance programmes. The role will perform risk-based monitoring, surveillance and analytical work, acting as a bridge between assurance professionals, Technology and data owners.

You will help translate requirements into scalable monitoring solutions, tuning trade surveillance and e-communications systems, and

Qualifications

• Experience using technology, data or automation to support risk-based monitoring and assurance.
• Experience performing risk-based monitoring, including reviewing alerts and cases.
• Experience managing compliance surveillance systems, including trade surveillance, e-communications monitoring, workflow, reporting or oversight platforms.
• Strong data literacy, with the ability to analyse alerts, cases, system outputs and management information to identify trends, anomalies, exceptions and potential control issues.
• Understanding of responsible AI use, including human judgement, validation, data protection and clear records.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day management, configuration and effective use of compliance surveillance systems, including trade surveillance and e-communications monitoring.
• Perform risk-based monitoring and assurance work across Investment Risk, Compliance, Business Risk and Anti-Financial Crime, supporting technology-enabled approaches where these improve coverage, consistency and efficiency.
• Review alerts and cases, analyse system outputs and assess whether issues require escalation, further review or wider assurance activity.
• Work with assurance colleagues to translate monitoring and testing requirements into repeatable data queries, dashboards, automated workflows and analytical routines.
• Support data quality, lineage, access and reconciliation activity where these affect the reliability of monitoring or assurance outputs, working with Technology, data owners and system owners to resolve issues.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of continuous monitoring capability, including automated exception identification, risk indicators and repeatable review processes.
• Assess, test and validate new monitoring, surveillance, automation and AI capabilities before implementation, balancing efficiency and innovation with control, evidential quality and appropriate human oversight.
• Produce clear management information on system performance, alert volumes, data quality, trends, exceptions, escalations and assurance outcomes for senior colleagues and relevant stakeholders.
• Help develop standards, documentation and repeatable practices that allow the wider Risk Assurance & Insight team to use surveillance systems, data, technology and AI confidently and consistently.

Skills

Data literacy

Digital effectiveness

Improvement mindset

Openness and discernment

Team working

Job description

Baillie Gifford is seeking a Senior Analyst in Assurance Technology & Data to strengthen the data, technology and automation capability underpinning the firm’s second-line risk and assurance programmes. The role will perform risk-based monitoring, surveillance and analytical work, acting as a bridge between assurance professionals, Technology and data owners.

You will help translate requirements into scalable monitoring solutions, tuning trade surveillance and e-communications systems, and