Top Risk Jobs in Glasgow

Run the UK entity (CBPL) risk framework and contribute to global operational risk programs. Lead RCSAs, incident management, KRIs/KCIs, outsourcing and resilience work; provide 2LoD challenge to products and change, build risk MI for senior forums, coach first-line leaders, and help design global ORM programs and dashboards.

Lead ownership of the Group Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA) and financial crime methodology. Challenge, aggregate and translate business unit risk assessments into Group-level insights. Maintain risk registers, jurisdiction heatmaps, watchlist/screening and exit frameworks. Engage senior stakeholders, present to Executive/Board committees, and drive continuous improvement across AML, sanctions, fraud, anti-bribery, KYC/CDD and third-party risk.

Lead and execute compliance-focused internal audits across Global Compliance functions and business units. Plan, perform and report on testing, walkthroughs, issue tracking, closure verification and continuous monitoring. Partner with stakeholders, present findings to senior management, use data analytics to assess controls, and support audit risk assessments and project management.

Lead delivery of pensions actuarial engagements, manage client relationships, review technical work, coach junior staff, contribute to business development and practice growth, and support actuarial risk modelling, valuations and pension de-risking projects.

Lead quality assurance reviews of transaction monitoring investigations, enforce QA rubrics, perform root cause analysis, and deliver metrics and dashboards. Drive calibration, training, and cross-functional remediation with Compliance, Operations, Analytics, and L&D to improve AML/CFT case consistency and operational performance.

Lead BJAK’s UK compliance and risk function for market entry and expansion. Build FCA-aligned frameworks, policies, controls, monitoring, risk assessments, AML/KYC, consumer duty, data privacy, distribution, claims, complaint handling, and audit processes. Serve as the primary FCA contact, guide regulatory strategy, oversee consumer protection and product compliance, partner with cross-functional teams, and deliver compliance training. The role is expected to hold SMF16 approval and requires building the function from scratch.

Leads UK regulatory strategy, FCA engagement, risk governance, and compliance operations for BJAK’s market entry and expansion. Builds compliance frameworks, policies, controls, monitoring, testing, reporting, complaint handling, and consumer protection processes from scratch. Oversees AML, KYC, data privacy, consumer duty, distribution, claims, product, marketing, pricing, and audit compliance. Partners with cross-functional leaders, advises on regulatory implications, manages remediation, and delivers compliance training.

Lead Tide's liquidity, forecasting and financial risk activities: own treasury forecasting frameworks, liquidity and capital management across multi-entity multi-currency operations; design scenario and stress testing; manage FX and interest rate risk and hedging; produce MI; partner with Finance, Product, Lending and Ops; and lead and coach treasury analysts, deputising for the Group Treasurer when required.

Oversee Insurance Broking Accounts, including premium and claims fund processing, cash allocation, reconciliations, collections, credit control, aged debt management, and settlement of balances. The role coordinates Finance, broking, clients, brokers, and external counterparties; ensures FCA CASS and internal control compliance; produces management reports; monitors cash flow and supports process improvements.

Lead tax risk management engagements advising clients on UK tax governance and compliance (e.g., SAO, Corporate Criminal Offence). Design controls and processes, deliver workshops, manage client portfolios, support pitches, generate business, and manage/coach junior staff.

As Global Risk Manager, oversee compliance with risk processes, lead commercial teams, develop pricing strategies, and manage project risks to ensure profitability.