Vice President, Risk & Controls, Market Abuse Risk

NatWest Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Vice President in Risk & Controls to manage market abuse risks. The role involves analyzing risk information, developing training materials, and building relationships across the bank. Applicants should have strong communication skills and experience in risk management, particularly in trading environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in working within a financial services organisation.
• Proficiency in trading and risk assessment methodologies.
• Clear track record of achievement and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver analysis of management information for risk management.
• Develop guidance notes and training materials.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and forums.

Skills

Knowledge of market abuse behaviours

Excellent communication skills

Experience in risk management

Knowledge of operational risk management

Job description

Overview

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 abuses risks, 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