Trading Controls Manager

Lloyds Banking Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A major financial services provider is seeking a Trading Controls Manager to improve trading risk management within their Chief Control Office. This role will focus on compliance with regulatory standards, driving operational improvements, and leading assessments to strengthen the trading control environment. Candidates should have significant experience in Financial Markets, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance. This is a full-time position based in London and Edinburgh, offering hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Experience in a managerial role within Financial Markets.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements in UK, US, and EU.
• Proficiency in data analytics and operational risk management.

Responsibilities

• Enhance Trading Controls Operational Risk Management framework.
• Lead risk identification and assessment across trading processes.
• Advise on risk implications of new products and initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement in control design and operational resilience.
• Monitor risk trigger reporting and provide actionable insights.

Skills

Financial Markets experience

Risk assessment

Data analytics

Regulatory compliance

Operational risk management

Job description

End Date

Sunday 04 January 2026

Salary Range

£76,464 - £84,960

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

This is a critical role for an experienced manager with Financial Markets experience to join the Trading Control Team within the Chief Control Office (CCO), supporting the delivery of a robust Trading Control Environment. You'll be instrumental in driving and embedding enhancements across systems & controls, governance, management information (MI), and operational risk management, ensuring the firm meets regulatory expectations.

Job Description

• Job Title: Trading Controls Manager
• Location: London and Edinburgh
• Hours: Full-time – 35 hours per week
• Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites in Edinburgh or London.

Key Responsibilities

• Owning and enhancing the Trading Controls Operational Risk Management framework for the financial markets facing businesses within Lloyds Banking Group, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies.
• Leading risk identification and assessment across trading products process workflows, settlements processes, and internal and external trading platforms, embedding robust controls and reporting.
• Advising on risk implications of new products and initiatives, partnering with front office trading and sales teams, Markets Operations, Compliance, and Markets Platform (Technology) Teams.
• Driving continuous improvement in control design, automation, and operational resilience, utilising data analytics and emerging technologies.
• Monitoring and challenging risk trigger reporting, raising material issues to Risk and Control Owners and providing actionable insights to senior management and governance forums.
• Championing a strong risk culture within the CIB CCO and LBCM, helping to deliver training and awareness programmes to embed accountability and best practice.
• Collaborating globally utilising specific experience in UK / US / EU regulatory requirements, to ensure alignment of risk frameworks across jurisdictions.

Key Deliverables

• Comprehensive risk assessments and risk reporting system outputs for Markets activities, with documented mitigation strategies and control enhancements.
• Timely delivery of remediation/action plans for identified control gaps, supported by root cause analysis and sustainable solutions.
• Data-driven risk reporting and dashboards for senior partners and colleagues, including trend analysis and emerging risk insights.
• Identification and implementation of automated and preventive controls, reducing manual intervention and operational incidents.
• Governance material collation and articulation of risk positions, control effectiveness, and regulatory compliance status.
• Stress testing and scenario analysis to validate resilience under adverse market conditions.
• Evidence of embedding risk culture, through training completion metrics and feedback loops.

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