Director, Regulatory Risk Management | Forensic & Litigation Consulting
FTI Consulting
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ability to interpret and advise stakeholders (including non-UK based clients) on the UK regulatory perimeter in the financial services sector, in particular, the UK Financial Conduct Authority and FSMA.
- Comprehensive understanding of the requirements under the FCA Handbook (in particular, COBS, SYSC and PROD), consumer duty, Senior Managers & Certification Regime, MiFID II / MiFIR (as adopted in the UK) and market abuse legislation.
- Practical and pragmatic approach and understanding of the role of risk and compliance functions in financial institutions.
- Significant practical experience with the design, development, implementation, embedding and maintenance of risk management and compliance frameworks. The includes remediation programmes, compliance policies, procedures, governance structures, gap analysis, training materials, on-going monitoring plans, assurance work and management information requirements.
- Experience with or strong understanding of FCA authorisation applications, FSMA section 165 requests and section 166 skilled person reviews.
- Experience in interpreting and advising on regulatory developments, change and in response to new business / business change.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, including senior management / managing body.
- Experience with large-scale and complex projects
- Ability to manage projects and deliver in a timely manner, across multiple tasks and projects whilst maintaining high quality standards.
- Ability to work with high levels of autonomy and as part of a large team.
- Strong broad awareness of compliance requirements globally; experience/exposure to EU and US regulation is desirable but not essential (e.g. ESMA, SEC, CFTC etc.).
- Project delivery: You will work as a core member of the delivery team for client projects, this includes the ability to work independently and to lead a team. Each project will be different, typically involving understanding and analysing issues, project management, stakeholder engagement, document reviews, client interviews, process walk-throughs, developing solutions and drafting reports.
- Sales: Lead and support in business development activities, such as attending client sales meetings (often as part of a bid team), drafting proposals for potential engagements and drafting presentations for introductory pitch meetings. Additionally, we would expect Director’s to utilise and develop their own network of industry contacts to generate sales opportunities.
- Team building: Act as a leader in the team and support consultants and senior consultants in their career development. Additionally, you will be encouraged to build internal and external relationships, contributing to an open, collaborative working environment and to the identification and delivery of cross service line engagements.
- Thought Leadership: Directors play a crucial role in building the brand of FTI Consulting and the Regulatory Risk Management team by developing and contributing to interesting and thought-provoking collateral, and by designing, organising and participating in industry events.
- Degree level or equivalent experience
- 5+ years’ experience working in the financial services sector and advising on UK financial services regulation, either within a regulated institution, regulatory body, consultancy or legal profession.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Job Family/Level: Op Level 3 - Director
- Citizenship Status Accepted: Not Applicable
- Exempt or Non-Exempt?: Exempt