Vice President - Risk and Controls for Markets Supervision and Conduct

Risk and Controls VP, Markets Supervision & Conduct

Join us as a Risk and Controls VP, Markets Supervision & Conduct

• If you have a background in risk and control, join our team in helping to anticipate and assess the potential impacts of risk across the bank
• We’ll look to you to proactively drive the assessment and implementation of risk framework and policy compliance and changes, converting these into appropriate strategies and action plans
• In this highly collaborative role, you’ll have an ideal platform to build your network and advance your career, while helping to create a safer environment for the bank
• We’re offering this role at vice president level

What you'll do

As a Risk and Controls Vice President for Markets Supervision & Conduct, you’ll be responsible for supporting management in the identification and assessment of material risks, and in determining their position relative to agreed appetites. Working with senior stakeholders across the bank, you’ll drive the development and delivery of remedial action plans where identified risks are considered out of appetite. You’ll also lead and support the delivery of the NatWest Markets Supervisory Controls Framework for Unauthorised Trading and Conduct Risk, ensuring the timely and effective implementation or enhancement of the framework where required, while partnering with senior stakeholders to ensure consistent execution of the supervision framework and operating model across the business.

We’ll expect you as well to ensure that effective controls and processes are in place and that knowledge standards are upheld across teams. Acting as a First Line of Defence (1LoD) point of contact, you’ll provide guidance on controls and manage the process for business-raised risk issues and events, ensuring strong end-to-end engagement across markets and with regional and global stakeholders. Moreover, you’ll work closely with other teams and business areas to drive effective processes, reliable data quality, and accurate reporting, while supporting the business and 1LoD in applying effective risk management practices, anticipating risk impacts, and assessing emerging risks across the bank. You’ll also act as the primary contact for supervision and conduct risk matters, serving as a conduit between NatWest Markets Commercial & Institutional Risk & Controls and the business.

In addition, you’ll be:

• Proactively maintaining awareness of regulatory, legislative, and industry developments that may influence our risk profile
• Supporting a culture of proactive and pre-emptive risk management and continuous improvement, and the attainment of operational risk objectives
• Coaching and supporting colleagues across the bank to improve understanding and embed a proactive risk culture
• Analysing risk reporting and metrics used to inform decision-making
• Educating teams on the operational risk framework and our conduct risk obligations, supporting the business in operating and embedding them
• Supporting and regularly engaging with relevant stakeholders, including second and third lines of defence and risk teams
• Ensuring internal and external stakeholder satisfaction by delivering risk and control actions in a timely manner

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you must be a highly skilled leader with experience in applying risk and control management in both operational and strategic contexts. You’ll also need excellent written and verbal communication skills to lead the team effectively, along with the ability to negotiate with and influence stakeholders across the bank.

In addition, you’ll have to bring:

• Strong knowledge of risk assessment and scenario analysis methodologies
• Significant business and operational experience
• The ability to work under pressure while maintaining high standards
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A solid understanding of operational risk management methodologies and practices

Hours

45

Job Posting Closing Date:

01/06/2026

Experience Level

Executive Level