Senior Manager Risk & Corporate Governance

Vistra; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

It's never been a more exciting time to join Vistra.

At Vistra our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business - to help our clients achieve progress without friction.

But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we're absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Senior Manager, Risk & Corporate Governance. This full-time and permanent position is based in the UK and offers regional coverage, allowing you to make a significant impact on our Global Incorporations department and its growth.

Purpose of Role:

The Senior Manager, Risk & Corporate Governance is responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating risks that may impact the Global Incorporations ("GI") business unit's financial performance, compliance, and reputation. This role ensures that risk management governance, frameworks, policies, and procedures are effectively implemented to safeguard the business while supporting strategic objectives.

The candidate will also be responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across GI as it relates to regulatory compliance, financial crime risks (fraud, AML, sanctions, bribery & corruption), and enterprise-wide risk exposure. The role ensures robust risk frameworks are in place, monitors emerging threats, and provides actionable insights to senior leadership and the Board of Directors of GI's licensed entities to support informed decision-making.

Scope:

1. Corporate Governance
2. Operational Risk
3. Financial Crime Risk
4. Regulatory Risk

Key Responsibilities:

Corporate Governance & Board Support

1. Manage the implementation of a robust corporate governance framework, ensuring that the Boards and relevant GI Committees are operating effectively and in compliance with all legal and statutory requirements.
2. Oversee the GI Company Secretary, who is responsible for providing administrative support to the Boards of Directors and the Committee members, including organising meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes and ensuring follow-up on action items.

Risk Identification & Assessment

1. Conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments, including regulatory, financial crime, operational, and strategic risks.
2. Identify vulnerabilities related to AML (Anti-Money Laundering), sanctions, fraud, bribery, and market abuse.
3. Maintain an updated risk register with clear mitigation strategies.

Regulatory & Financial Crime Risk Management

1. Monitor and interpret regulatory changes impacting the business.
2. Implement controls to mitigate financial crime risks (fraud detection, KYC/CDD enhancements).
3. Ensure compliance with AML/CFT (Counter-Financing of Terrorism), sanctions screening, and anti-bribery laws.
4. Work closely with Compliance, Legal, and Internal Audit to address gaps.
5. Oversee and manage all regulatory inquiries and inspections across the GI BU.

Risk Mitigation & Controls

1. Design and enforce risk mitigation policies, procedures, and controls.
2. Conduct risk-based due diligence on third parties, vendors, and high-risk clients.
3. Support investigations into fraud, suspicious activity, and breaches.
4. Manage outsourcing agreements and SLAs, including the performance of scheduled risk assessments and maintenance of each Licensee's outsourcing catalogue.
5. Drafting of Licensee specific succession plans and business continuity plans.

Board & Executive Risk Reporting

1. Prepare quarterly and annual risk reports for the Board of Directors, GI Committees and Senior Management.
2. Highlight key risk exposures, emerging threats, and mitigation progress in a clear, actionable format.
3. Present deep-dive analyses on high-risk areas (e.g., cybersecurity, financial crime trends, regulatory fines).
4. Ensure Board-level risk dashboards are accurate and insightful.

Risk Culture & Training

1. Promote a strong risk-aware culture through training on financial crime prevention, regulatory compliance, and ethical conduct.
2. Advise business units on red flags, suspicious activity reporting (SARs), and risk-based decision-making.

Incident & Crisis Management

1. Lead risk incident response, including root cause analysis and remediation.

Attributes & Technical Skills:

1. Experience of leading a team in a high pressured environment.
2. Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills, with a proven ability to communicate effectively and confidently at all levels across the Group.
3. Excellent planning, organizing and commercial skills.
4. Proven abilities in working across cultures and in a complex global environment.
5. Advanced knowledge of KYC/Compliance/AML standards.
6. Strong commercial and strategic awareness.
7. Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
8. Excellent knowledge of the client service offering, products, operational processes and controls relevant to the Client Acceptance & Onboarding (including KYC & screening).
9. Experience in leadership with an ability to display diplomacy and good judgement.
10. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to effectively convey complex technical information in a clear and concise manner.
11. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills with natural ability to adapt language and communication style to suit the intended recipient.
12. Ability to collaborate closely with other technology and business teams/divisions to ensure a consistent approach and alignment to group strategy.
13. Effective planning and organisational skills to manage competing priorities.
14. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain good relationships with all levels of management and staff.
15. Advanced business analysis skills to understand business needs.
16. Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to make meaningful contributions to solution design, to ensure due regard to the business perspective.

Relevant Experience:

1. A minimum of 7 years of experience within TCSPs or other relevant industry.
2. Leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
3. A sound understanding of the clients, services, people, processes and data associated with the relevant component.
4. Experience of operational improvement projects and initiatives.
5. Experience of working with business systems and applications in a financial/professional services organisation.
6. Experience engaging with regulators in offshore jurisdictions.
7. Business analysis experience and ability to work closely with senior management to identify and implement efficiencies and continuous improvement.
8. Professional fluency in written and oral English.

Education and Professional Qualification:

1. Education to degree standard (or equivalent qualification by experience).
2. Relevant business specific qualifications and memberships (Desirable).
3. Risk & Compliance Management qualifications (Desirable).

Company Benefits:

1. 25 days annual leave per annum.
2. Individual private medical insurance cover.
3. Health cash plan.
4. Pension 3% employee and 8% employer.
5. Life assurance 4 x base salary.
6. Group income protection.
7. Season ticket loan.
8. Ride to work scheme.
9. A day's celebration leave.
10. Ability to buy up to one week's annual leave per year.

If you are excited about working with us, we encourage you to apply or have a confidential chat with one of our Talent Acquisition team members. Our goal is to make this a great place to work where all our people can thrive. We hope you join us on this exciting journey!

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