Cyber Operational Risk Manager - London

About the job

Job Title: Cyber Operational Risk Manager

Location: London

Employment Type: Contract - 6 months initially

Sector: Financial Services

Start date: ASAP

About the Team:

The Legal and Compliance department is a global function that supports business operations across regions. The team is composed of innovative and collaborative professionals who thrive in an open environment. They are committed to delivering results, driving innovation, and solving complex challenges. The department values diversity, inclusion, and community engagement, as demonstrated by its award-winning pro bono program.

Role Overview:

This position is part of the Global Compliance Practices Team, focusing on regulatory coverage for both regulated and non-regulated products and services. The role involves:

• Supporting compliance with current and emerging regulations.
• Engaging with regulators and internal stakeholders.
• Leading strategic initiatives related to Regulatory Obligation Mapping across multiple regions and business lines.
• Collaborating with Legal, Risk, Business, and Technology teams to deliver a robust Compliance Risk Management Program.
• Identifying and escalating top and emerging risks to senior and compliance leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute end-to-end Regulatory Obligation Mapping for Multilateral Trading Facility and Financial Crime/AML domains, including:
• Scoping legal and regulatory obligation and Industry Standards across relevant jurisdiction and linking them to internal controls, risks and documentation.
• Ensuring traceability and auditability of the mapping and maintaining high documentation standards.
• Monitoring regulatory change and business development to keep obligation mapping current through a structured trigger event management process.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Compliance Risk, and Business Line Control Management to produce accurate, high-quality regulatory maps.
• Lead and contribute to governance routines, ensuring consistent stakeholder engagement and timely issue escalation.
• Produce and present meaningful management information (MI) to Compliance leadership, risk committees, auditors, and regulators.
• Provide subject matter expertise on regulatory obligations, emerging compliance risk and control adequacy - especially in investment banking and prudential regulations, and anti-money laundering domains.
• Support the enterprise risk management framework in partnership with the Chief Risk Office and Risk & Compliance Shared Services (RCSS)
• Challenge and guide first line of defence teams on control design and risk mitigation in a way that promotes accountability and proactive risk management.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Compliance, Legal, Risk, Internal Audit, or related functions.
• Proven experience in regulatory mapping, ideally within financial services or Big Four consulting firms.
• Strong knowledge of global operational resilience regulations and industry standards (e.g., DORA, FCA, NIST, COBIT).
• Experience with compliance or risk frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex regulatory content.
• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional initiatives and stakeholder management.
• High accountability and ability to deliver under pressure.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to drive organisational change.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting regulatory change or mapping programs within financial institutions.
• Familiarity with operational risk domains listed above.
• Passion for scalable and sustainable compliance programs.

If you're interested please apply with your updated resume or please contact me directly.