Director, Financial Services - Governance, Risk & Compliance

About the role

Baringa is seeking a Director to join its Financial Services Governance, Risk & Compliance practice. The role involves leading large-scale transformation programmes, advising senior stakeholders on risk strategy, and driving business development to support the practice's growth. The successful candidate will help shape the future of the practice with a clear pathway toward equity Partner.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale risk, regulation and compliance transformation programmes for leading Financial Services organisations.
• Advise Boards, Board Risk Committees, Executive Committees and senior risk leaders on risk strategy, governance, controls and operating model effectiveness.
• Help clients design and implement enterprise-wide risk frameworks, governance structures and control environments.
• Lead complex engagements across operational risk, compliance, conduct risk, regulatory change and broader non-financial risk agendas, or within financial risk.
• Identify and originate new opportunities within existing and prospective client accounts.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across UK Financial Services organisations.
• Contribute to the development of Baringa’s propositions, intellectual property and thought leadership.
• Coach, mentor and develop consultants and future leaders within the team.

Required skills

• Enterprise Risk Management
• Risk Governance
• Operational Risk
• Compliance
• Conduct Risk
• Regulatory Change
• Controls Frameworks
• Risk Operating Model Design
• Treasury Risk
• Liquidity Risk
• Business Development

Nice to have

• AI Governance
• AI Risk Management
• Digital Asset Risk

Benefits

• Annual leave
• 5-Year Recharge paid leave
• Corporate Responsibility Days
• Wellbeing Fund
• Profit Share Scheme

About the Company

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.