Risk Advisory Manager / Senior Risk Advisory Manager

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Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. We provide a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions.

Our vision is to be a world class business, profitable, ambitious, cooperative and considerate, supporting our clients and people through our global business principles of Quality, Unity and Integrity.

With over 7,000 employees worldwide, our culture is the thread that connects us. Our strategy and culture are closed connected – defined by shared ambition, global collaboration and a one-team mindset. We believe pioneering work happens when people are empowered to think beyond boundaries, explore new opportunities and grow through diverse experiences. Alongside the right skills and experience, we are looking for people who are innovative, commercially minded, and motivated by the impact of the work they do – ready to share in our ambition and help shape what comes next.

Because while individuals can do well, together we achieve something extraordinary.

The Team

This is a permanent Risk Advisory role within our established practice. As a practice we specialise in a broad range of technical risk and compliance advisory services – focused on regulatory risk – with clients that sit alongside Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Financial Services Regulatory offering. The team is staffed with a mix of compliance and risk professionals from across the industry including former regulators, industry practitioners and experienced consultants. Our strong relationship with our traditional in-house legal teams means we offer a fully integrated service. This integration is key to our success as a practice.

The team specialises in providing operationally focused regulatory and risk advice, assurance and remediation solutions to clients. It covers a broad range of activities for a diverse mix of premium financial services clients. We are also increasingly supporting broader markets looking for risk-based advisory services. Work can include, building, evaluating and enhancing compliance, risk and governance frameworks, undertaking systems and controls assessments, conducting shadow regulatory reviews, designing and delivering training to Boards, management and staff on risk, assisting businesses to achieve regulatory authorisation and regulatory matters to performing remediation services. We have also developed a strong footprint in AML/financial crime and ESG solutions.

The team works across EMEA and with global colleagues in other key markets including North America and the Asia Pacific region.

The Role

•Working with the Managing Director of Risk Advisory (EMEA), and the wider Financial Services Partnership to deliver the strategy for the Risk Advisory practice – including collaborating closely with colleagues from our other global offices and providing mentoring and training for members of the Risk Advisory team.

•Supporting the delivery of a variety of risk and compliance advisory, assurance and remediation engagements with clients in the UK and internationally.

•Contributing to and leading on business development activities designed to strengthen the overall client base of the Risk Advisory practice.

•Using industry/consulting experience to support the identification and execution of commercial opportunities, leveraging existing networks and knowledge.

•Supporting the process of winning regulatory and risk focused projects with clients.

•Working with other parts of Norton Rose Fulbright and support the identification of cross departmental opportunities.

•Maintaining, help servicing, and developing client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

This role requires an individual who has broad risk, regulatory and compliance experience working in either wholesale/asset management (buy and/or sell-side) or commercial/retail financial services and payments providers.

The role holder will be able to support the development and management of client relationships, contribute to the winning and delivery of risk consulting projects and work collaboratively with other members of the Risk Advisory practice to deliver pragmatic and value-adding solutions to clients’ challenges.

This may include, but not be limited to, supporting clients that are seeking to achieve regulatory authorisation, assisting clients with the development, review and assessment of their risk and compliance frameworks, undertaking design and operating effectiveness reviews of clients’ systems and controls arrangements and supporting the delivery of remediation projects. The individual will be expected to contribute to and lead on business development initiatives in order to develop and strengthen the Risk Consulting practice’s client base and support the building of strong relationships across NRF.

Key Skills and Experience

•Experience and knowledge of regulatory compliance and risk matters within a financial services environment (gained from a consulting business, financial institution or regulator).

•Strong knowledge of the UK/European financial services regulatory regime and its application in practice across either wholesale or retail financial services markets (gained from a consulting business, financial institution or regulator).

•Ability to apply technical knowledge and experience on regulatory compliance and risk matters in a clear and practical manner through clear and precise written and verbal communication to support the delivery of client engagements and business development activities.

•Ability to build and cultivate strong, trusted relationships through working collaboratively with colleagues and clients.

•Ability to influence senior stakeholders.

•Highly motivated, with a proven ability to work on own initiative (where required) within a fast- paced, high pressure work environment.

•Willingness to work outside of immediate areas of expertise (where required) with appropriate supervision.

•Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities.

•We welcome applications from experienced consultants, industry practitioners, regulators and legal professionals.

•Proven track record of supporting the delivery of projects, including managing to time and budget and in delivering robust and sustainable solutions.

•Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.

•Excellent standard of written communication and drafting, including the ability to use software such as PowerPoint and Excel.

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. 
Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here.