Risk Specialist

2 weeks ago

London, UK, United Kingdom Pontoon Solutions Full time

Risk Specialist, Capital Markets

London/Hybrid

6 Months Contract

Salary from £84,000pa, plus extensive benefits (see below)


Pontoon is an employment consultancy, we put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identifies, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.


An exciting opportunity to join my client who are a Fortune 500 company, globally recognised, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. They are proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful people, families, and institutions by remaining true to their enduring principles of service, expertise and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, they serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.


They are looking for a Risk Specialist to join their team on an initial 6-month contract, with the potential to extend. Based at the offices in London the role is hybrid working being office based 3 days a week, 2 days working from home, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, with the occasional out of hours work required.


Role/ Department:

Reporting to the Capital Markets Head of Risk and Change Management, this first line risk role within the Banking and Markets business will identify, measure, and escalate key risks within the business. The Risk Specialist will work with business unit stakeholders to identify opportunities to mitigate inherent risks by supporting the development of frameworks and enhanced standards. This role will include engagement with key subject matter experts within the business and supporting areas, as well as collaboration with second line risk and compliance functions. Therefore, strong communication skills and knowledge of the Capital Markets business are preferred.


The key responsibilities of the role include:

  • Coordinate and facilitate monthly forums to foster open and candid discussions of inherent risks, risk profile changes and mitigating controls.
  • Identify areas of highest risk, highlight key controls and control gaps to senior stakeholders.
  • Strengthen the foundation to mitigate the inherent risks of the business by supporting the development of frameworks, enhanced standards and related procedural documentation.
  • Lead forums to review, advise, challenge and document changes to the Capital Markets product offerings including new products, product enhancements and process changes.
  • Foster an environment for open dialogue with business partners serving as a trusted advisor on risk related issues.
  • Act as a business unit liaison to the second line risk and compliance functions function.
  • Represents Risk on Steering Committees and/or Working Groups


Skills/ Background:

  • Financial services experience with strong experience in operational risk, controls, or audit.
  • Excellent working knowledge of audit, risk and operational management concepts and the ability to understand and interpret the impact of decisions, as well as identify and convey potential problem areas.
  • Knowledge of Capital Markets (or a business within Capital Markets)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong organization, attention to detail, time management, planning skills and the ability to handle multiple competing priorities with a collaborative approach to work,
  • Inquisitive and enthusiastic approach to problem solving.
  • Ability to make independent decisions and also to be a team player and effective communicator to ensure that issues are appropriately resolved.
  • Leadership and organizational skills to direct the activities for the multiple business units.
  • Confidence and expertise to advise management and the business.
  • A College or University degree is preferred.


Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.


For this opportunity you will be an employee of Ajilon (Adecco) working on site with the client while being rewarded with a strong salary, holidays, pension, certification opportunities and more You will be an integral part of Ajilon, a FTSE500 Global organisation with over 52 clients and sole supplier to the biggest organisations in the country and the world. You will be employed by ourselves as an Ajilon Consultant working onsite with our client where you will receive a regular salary, annual bonus payment, pension contributions, holiday and sick pay, plus a number of additional benefits such as medical insurance, income protection, critical illness and life insurance, access to our discounted benefits website and library of online training materials and future career and certification opportunities.

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