Vice President, Risk & Controls, Market Abuse Risk

NatWest Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Vice President in Risk & Controls to support market abuse risk assessments and effectively manage risk throughout the organization. You will liaise with stakeholders and develop training materials to enhance risk management practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong risk management background and excellent communication skills. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and an opportunity to impact the bank's risk culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in a first or second line of defence risk role.
• Clear track record of achievement and delivery.
• Working knowledge of trading.
• Understanding of market abuse regulation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market abuse risk assessments.
• Support risk framework and regulatory obligations.
• Analyze management information for risk management.
• Develop training material for risk management.

Skills

Knowledge of financial services operations

Experience in risk management

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Understanding of market abuse behaviours

Ability to influence at all levels

Job description

Join us as a Vice President in Risk & Controls, Market Abuse Risk Assessments (MARA)

• We’ll look to you to play a key role in preventing potential market abuserisks, mitigating, monitoring and reporting risk in an effective manner
• You’ll support, and work in partnership with the first line of defence and businesses in applying effective market abuse risk management, and anticipating and assessing the potential impacts of market abuse risk across the bank
• This high profile role will see you liaising closely with a range of stakeholders, creating an opportunity to develop your network and raise your profile across the bank

What you'll do

You’ll support with the delivery of market abuse risk assessments that support the effective application of the risk framework, conduct risk and regulatory obligations, with an opportunity to improve the understanding and effective management of market abuse risk across the bank.

We’ll look to you to support the business in managing the risks which exist, making sure mechanisms are in place to identify, report, manage and mitigate risk within a defined risk appetite, working in conjunction with the second line of defence.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Delivering the interrogation and analysis of relevant management information, supporting effective risk management on the part of your stakeholders
• Developing guidance notes and training material and content, up-skilling the broader first line of defence function and businesses
• Supporting management in facilitating regular stakeholder meetings and key forums through the preparation and issuing of supporting paperwork and assessing regulatory impacts
• Building and maintaining trusted working partnerships across the bank and our franchises, to inform and gather intelligence on emerging and future risks and controls

The skills you'll need

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring knowledge of how a large financial services organisation operates and bring experience of working in a first or second line of defence risk role.

You’ll also bring:

• A clear track record of achievement and delivery
• A working knowledge of or experience in trading
• A good understanding of market abuse behaviours and related regulation
• Knowledge of risk assessment and scenario analysis methodologies
• Knowledge of operational risk management
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and the ability to influence at all levels

Hours

35

Job Posting Closing Date:

07/08/2025 Ways of Working:Hybrid