Head of Risk Management – Global Capital Markets

Role Overview

• Managing Director, Head of Risk Management Global Capital Markets, to provide independent oversight of underwriting activity across loan and bond markets, including bridge financings.
• Apply deep expertise and seasoned judgement to evaluate transaction structures, evolving market dynamics, and execution risks.
• Chair the Underwriting Committee, playing a critical role in shaping balanced, transparent, and well-governed decisions.
• Ensure adherence to the Bank's defined risk appetite and governance standards, enabling disciplined and commercially astute outcomes.
• Engage proactively with senior Capital Markets leadership, supporting effective origination and execution of strategically significant transactions.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in capital markets, gained within a first-line or risk management capacity
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to distil complexity and form well-founded judgments
• Proven leadership skills, with a track record of operating effectively within a matrixed environment
• A structured and pragmatic approach to problem-solving, coupled with sound commercial insight
• Highly refined collaboration skills, building trusted partnerships across senior stakeholder groups
• The confidence and clarity to make balanced, well-reasoned decisions in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

• We provide a collaborative and supportive environment where our employees can thrive.
• You will operate with a high degree of professional autonomy, empowered to shape risk perspectives and influence strategic outcomes.
• We work flexibly at Rabobank, combining the benefits of working at the office and working from home, allowing the best of both worlds to come together.
• We embrace differences and strive to create a truly inclusive work culture, based on trust and respect for all.
• A place where everyone can be themselves and bring their whole selves to work along with their unique experiences, background, and expertise.
• We strive to empower our people to focus on their wellbeing, by providing a range of resources that will enable them to flourish both in and outside of the workplace.
• Our ambition is to maintain sustainable, meaningful, and collaborative working environments so that our people understand how they contribute to our vision and overall mission, they can be healthy at work and bring the best version of themselves to our vibrant UK Branch community.