Business Risk Manager - Markets
About the Opportunity
A leading organization operating within global financial and commodity markets is seeking a Risk Advisory Business Partner to help strengthen and evolve its risk management capabilities. This individual will serve as a key liaison between the risk function and business stakeholders, bringing a practical, commercially minded approach to risk oversight while supporting strategic growth initiatives.
This position offers broad exposure across front-to-back operations, business transformation efforts, governance activities, and resilience programs. The successful candidate will play an active role in helping leaders understand risk implications, improve control environments, and make informed business decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders on operational and enterprise risk matters.
- Partner with stakeholders to evaluate risks associated with new initiatives, organizational change, and evolving business activities.
- Facilitate risk and control assessments while identifying opportunities to strengthen governance and oversight.
- Support the ongoing development and monitoring of risk metrics, reporting, and management information.
- Analyze trends, incidents, and emerging risks to provide actionable recommendations to management.
- Assist with issue management activities, including root-cause analysis, remediation planning, and escalation.
- Review and challenge business processes to ensure appropriate controls are in place and operating effectively.
- Support operational resilience, business continuity, and crisis preparedness efforts across the organization.
- Prepare materials and reporting for risk committees, governance forums, and senior leadership discussions.
- Promote risk awareness through stakeholder engagement, coaching, and training activities.
Preferred Background
- 3-5+ years of experience in Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk Management, Risk Advisory, Internal Controls, or a related discipline.
- Experience supporting risk frameworks within a financial services, capital markets, trading, or commodities environment.
- Strong understanding of risk assessments, control evaluations, issue management, and governance practices.
- Exposure to financial market operations, trade lifecycle processes, or market infrastructure activities.
- Ability to influence stakeholders while providing constructive challenge in a business-facing environment.
- Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into practical recommendations.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
Nice to Have
- Experience in capital markets, brokerage, commodities, exchanges, or trading organizations.
- Exposure to electronic trading environments.
- Knowledge of operational resilience and business continuity programs.
- Industry certifications such as FRM, PRM, CIA, IRM, or similar.
- Experience supporting business transformation, integration projects, or strategic initiatives.
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