Head of Risk and Control

Head of Risk and Control

Full-Time 70000 - 90000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
London Stock Exchange Group

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead risk processes and manage a global team to enhance governance and control frameworks.
  • Company: Join FTSE Russell, a global leader in index and analytics solutions.
  • Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Be part of a diverse team fostering a strong risk culture.
  • Why this job: Shape risk frameworks and drive transparency in a client-critical environment.
  • Qualifications: Extensive experience in risk management and strong leadership skills required.

The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.

Head of Risk & Control – Director

FTSE Russell is seeking a senior, experienced Head of Risk & Control to lead first‑line risk processes across its global business.

This Director‑level (GG15) role manages a team of 8–10 professionals across the UK, US and Asia and reports to the 1LOD Head of Regulatory, Risk & Controls.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the end‑to‑end Issue Management framework, ensuring consistent application of policies and robust governance.
  • Lead the global RCSA process, ensuring completeness, quality and timely remediation of risks.
  • Oversee hygiene and uplift of control design and implementation, ensuring controls are clearly defined, documented and embedded.
  • Develop and deliver risk and control Management Information, providing actionable insight to senior management.
  • Ensure all risk processes operate with clear governance, audit‑ready outputs and regulator‑credible documentation.
  • Lead and develop a globally distributed team, fostering a strong risk culture and reducing fragmentation.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Extensive experience in 1Lo D risk and control, operational or enterprise risk management in a regulated financial services or market infrastructure environment.
  • Deep expertise in Issue Management frameworks, RCSA processes and control design.
  • Strong understanding of risk governance, regulatory expectations and audit requirements.
  • Proven ability to deliver global processes across multiple regions and collaborate with senior stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated people‑leadership experience, managing and developing high‑performing teams.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills.
  • Desirable: Experience in large‑scale remediation or transformation programmes; familiarity with Metric Stream, Jira or similar tooling; exposure to index, benchmark, data or analytics businesses; understanding of benchmark regulation.

Why Join FTSE Russell?

FTSERussell is a global leader in index and analytics solutions, operating in a highly regulated and client‑critical environment.

In this role you will shape risk and control frameworks at scale, drive consistency and transparency, and maintain regulator and client trust.

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London Stock Exchange Group

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We think you need these skills to ace Head of Risk and Control

Issue Management Frameworks
RCSA Processes
Control Design
Risk Governance
Regulatory Expectations
Audit Requirements
Global Process Delivery