Vice President – EMEA Markets Business Control Officer

BNY Mellon; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in London is seeking a Vice President – EMEA Markets Business Control Officer. This role will involve overseeing financial controls, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing multiple projects to enhance operational efficiency. The candidate should have significant experience in financial services, preferably with risk and control discipline knowledge. The position offers a highly competitive compensation package and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation

Flexible resources and tools

Generous paid leave

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of total work experience in financial services preferred.
• Experience in risk and control disciplines.
• Ability to analyze processes and recommend improvements.

Responsibilities

• Design, enhance, and monitor control frameworks.
• Project manage remediation efforts based on audits and regulatory requests.
• Review and evaluate compliance with existing policies.

Skills

Financial services experience

Risk and control discipline

Regulatory knowledge

Strong interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Vice President – EMEA Markets Business Control Officer

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success.As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators and champions of inclusion, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role ofVice President – EMEA Markets Business Control Officerto join our BNY Markets Controls team. This role is located in London.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Bring subject matter expertise with insight into industry developments and best practices, as well as an understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape across EMEA jurisdictions (UK, EU, Ireland)
• Operate with a high degree of independence and work directly with the Business, Middle Office, Operations, as well as Legal, Compliance, Finance and Risk Function to design, enhance and monitor a consistent and evolving control framework
• Project manage remediation efforts, including corrective actions resulting from audit findings, regulatory requests and examinations, operational risk events/errors, regulatory consent order implementation and other significant projects or tasks; manage and prioritize deliverables across multiple tasks and stakeholders
• Drive standardized and consistent mechanisms to evidence controls and supervision, and ensure alignment with firm-wide initiatives
• Identify and escalate material risk and control issues that need to be addressed; investigate operational risk issues to determine necessary remediation
• Review documentation for evidence of successful and efficient performance of control and business procedures (including the evaluation of compliance with existing policies and procedures
• Evaluate compliance with existing policies and procedures, identifying and proposing modifications as needed
• Anticipates and investigates technology and emerging trends areas that may become future risks to the business and creates controls to mitigate them before they occur
  

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 5-7 years of total work experience in financial services preferred, ideally with experience in risk and control discipline (e.g., First Line Controls, Operational Risk and/or Control Assurance, Regulatory Change, etc.)as well as significant knowledge and understanding of markets products (fixed income and equities securities and their derivatives, foreign exchange, securities finance)
• Understanding of regulatory requirements for sales and trading under different regimes, including MiFID, Senior Manager’s Regime, European Bank and Central Bank of Ireland guidelines
• Ability to work with internal and external examiners to confirm scoping and risk for identified issues
• Ability to analyze a process and recommend ways to improve controls and efficiency
• Strong interpersonal skills for interfacing with all levels of internal and external management
• Ability to learn quickly, handle simultaneous requests and projects, and adapt to a fast-paced environment
• Ability to develop remote relationships across functions and regions

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BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

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