Vice President – Investment Services Business Risk Management

Role Overview

• Serve as a senior, trusted first‑line risk advisor to European Investment Services leadership; provide independent challenge and forward‑looking risk insight to support strategic and client decisions
• Oversee regulatory risks across a large portfolio of EMEA jurisdictions, as well as emerging risks through review of business change initiatives
• Partner with lines of defence and enterprise-wide business risk teams to execute thematic control assessments using business knowledge to make sure that IS control environment is commensurate with the risk being mitigated
• Lead and facilitate risk discussions across governance forums and executive engagements; ensure consistent risk communication and alignment across EMEA.
• Review, challenge, and refine risk reporting, KRIs, emerging risks, and breach/limit escalation materials produced by central teams; ensure timely escalation of material risks and unacceptable residual risk.
• Lead execution of RCSA workshops including assessment of risk ratings, and control effectiveness assessments; advise on control design and remediation strategies for identified gaps.
• Act as an escalation point for significant control testing exceptions and control weaknesses; facilitate root‑cause analysis and thematic reviews for incidents, audit findings, and control failures.
• Provide proactive risk input into strategic initiatives, new products, client arrangements, and complex transactions; document material risk advisory opinions to ensure traceability of key decisions.
• Partner with change and transformation programs to identify risks early and embed risk considerations into design, implementation, and go‑live decisions; support post‑implementation reviews to confirm expected controls and monitoring are effective.
• Support incident and issue response and remediation management; challenge the quality and sustainability of corrective actions; advise and represent the business in audits, regulatory exams, and client reviews
• Build on existing financial services and EMEA regulatory knowledge to become a risk management SME across IS activities, including Depositary obligations
• Build strong partnerships within business risk management and second/ third‑line teams to reinforce the three‑lines‑of‑defence model; contribute to targeted risk awareness and training; support credible risk communications with internal and external stakeholders (including clients and regulators).
• Champion increased understanding of digital assets products and support interpretation and application of evolving digital industry best practices and regulatory expectations
• Drive innovation in the Business Risk function, including adoption of AI and novel technologies

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in risk, compliance and/or audit functions within the financial industry
• Hands on digital asset risk management experience
• Strong understanding of client facing operational risk and EMEA regulatory frameworks
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, risk management, or a related discipline

Benefits

• Flexible work-life support
• Paid volunteer days
• Inclusive development opportunities