Assistant Director, Front Office Risk & Controls

The Front Office Risk & Controls Team is part of Deloitte’s Strategy, Risk and Transactions Advisory Practice. It supports large global financial institutions in establishing effective governance, risk management and controls.

Core Disciplines

• Risk management of electronic/algorithmic trading activity – including regulatory standards across UK and EU regulators and industry practices to control and monitor e‑trading and algorithmic activities.
• Front‑office supervision frameworks – covering typical supervisory controls, systems & tools and management information, including recent areas of regulatory scrutiny.
• Trading control frameworks – understanding the controls required to prevent or detect unauthorised or inappropriate trading, and experience identifying weaknesses or opportunities to optimise and automate.
• Booking models – knowledge of regulatory and financial efficiency constraints that impact booking models and legal entity structures, with experience identifying optimisation opportunities.
• Risk management frameworks – at the enterprise level, together with considerations for legal entities (branches and subsidiaries) of global financial institutions.
• Regulatory remediation – supporting banks in addressing regulatory changes and responses to supervisory feedback or expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead client projects by managing relationships, developing scope and engagement plans, leading teams, managing engagement financials, and overseeing the production of high‑quality deliverables.
• Work with a range of client stakeholders, being recognised as a subject‑matter expert, and develop deep industry relationships and knowledge.
• Contribute to the development and growth of the practice by sharing knowledge, setting an example, and helping team members develop through training and talent initiatives.
• Coordinate internal practice development by participating in proposition, methodology and viewpoint development activities and supporting knowledge capture and sharing.
• Establish and build a network of contacts across Deloitte and peer networks within clients.
• Develop proposals for new client opportunities and play an integral role in industry and account initiatives.

Qualifications & Skills

• Previous advisory, consulting or internal project/programme experience in Capital Markets.
• Strong understanding of front‑office activities and the ability to identify associated risks and effective mitigants.
• Solid understanding of the regulatory environment and core principles of risk management and governance for financial institutions.
• Demonstrable strong core project management skills, including preparation of impactful presentation materials, interpretation and analysis of large data sets, and management of bids, proposals, business cases and project financials.
• Experience working in multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver high‑profile, complex transformation engagements in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage a demanding workload under pressure.
• Ability to build strong relationships and work with senior stakeholders at and above the Director level, both internally and externally.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely to non‑technical audiences, including the impact of regulatory change.
• Experience developing junior staff and mentoring team members.
• Ability to think creatively, generate innovative ideas, challenge the status quo and deliver effectively to ambitious requirements.

Hybrid Working Policy

You will be based in London with a hybrid working policy that offers flexibility across local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remote working. The specific working requirements will be confirmed by the recruiter.

Personal Independence

Regulation and controls are standard in the industry. Certain colleagues may be subject to personal independence constraints, such as restrictions on holding financial interests or secondary employment with audit clients. The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress.