Senior Risk Lead at Robert Walters Outsourcing in Glasgow

Senior Risk Lead
Location: Glasgow
Contract: 12 months
Work Setup: Hybrid - 3 days in the office

Who We Are
Robert Walters is the world's most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, outsourcing, and talent advisory services for businesses of all sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.

Who You Will Work With
Our client is a global financial services firm that manages wealth, navigates complex markets, and design strategic financial objectives. The firm provides risk management solutions across a variety of sectors, emphasizing long-term relationships, and innovative approaches to financial challenges.

What You'll Do

• Lead the execution of risk processes including RCSA, business continuity, and information security
• Oversee preparation of risk reports and interpret findings for executive stakeholders
• Identify, analyse, and mitigate emerging operational risks across Finance
• Manage incident reporting and perform thematic risk analysis to support audit and compliance
• Maintain divisional risk and control policies and foster strong risk governance standards
• Collaborate across functions to implement control improvements and best practice

What You Bring

• Relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA, FRM, PRM) preferred
• Extensive experience in the Financial Services and Banking industries or from a practice environment working with relevant financial services clients
• Experience within Product Control and/or Valuation Control would be desirable
• Strong exposure to daily reporting processes across Financial Reporting and/or Regulatory Reporting
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to deliver insights and influence decision making at senior level
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Power BI or Alteryx skills advantageous
• A collaborative mindset and ability to work independently under pressure

What's Next
If you are ready to take the next step, apply now! Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more.

We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require support or adjustments to the recruitment process, our Adjustment Concierge Service is here to help. Please feel free to contact us at adjustments@robertwalters.com to discuss how we can support you.

This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.