Vice President, Risk & Controls, Market Abuse Risk

Medirest Signature; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Manchester is seeking a Vice President in Risk & Controls to prevent market abuse risks. You will play a critical role in risk assessments, engage with stakeholders, and enhance risk management practices. The ideal candidate has a strong background in finance, with excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in risk roles. This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-profile environment.

Qualifications

• Expertise in first or second line of defence risk roles in large financial services organisations.
• Demonstrable track record of achievement and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market abuse risk assessments and support risk management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks.
• Deliver and analyze relevant management information.

Skills

Knowledge of market abuse behaviours

Risk assessment methodologies

Excellent verbal and written communication

Operational risk management knowledge

Experience in trading

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