Risk Advisory Consultant, Senior Consultant or Manager – London Hybrid

Vantage Point Global (VP) is a talent consultancy established in 2014 to support top-tier clients in building their talent pipeline. VP provides opportunities for all, hiring exceptional, diverse talent who are supported and developed throughout their career journey at VP, enabling them to be highly effective in their roles. We partner with our clients to create opportunities for individuals to launch into fulfilling and rewarding careers in the industries we serve and deliver a future-ready workforce to our clients.

Our unique model delivers continuous formal training, personal development and mentoring to create a driven, high-calibre, highly skilled workforce that is empowered to add value to our clients from the outset. Our head office is in London, but we work with clients globally. We currently have teams in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Belfast, Warsaw, Wroclaw and are expanding into the US and Asia. Vantage Point Global is a fully committed inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

Location: London (Hybrid)
Duration: 12–18 months, with potential conversion to our client at the end

Vantage Point is partnering with a leading global consultancy to support major regulatory change, risk management, and non‑financial risk transformation programmes within the financial services sector. This is an outstanding opportunity to join our Elevate Programme and gain hands-on experience delivering complex, multi-jurisdictional regulatory and risk initiatives.

As a Risk & Compliance Consultant, Senior Consultant, or Manager, you will work across business, compliance, and operational teams to help clients assess regulatory impacts, enhance risk frameworks, and deliver strategic control improvements. You’ll play a key role in shaping and strengthening compliance capabilities across global financial institutions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Shape and structure workstreams in complex regulatory change programmes – mobilizing international teams, creating and tracking project plans and leading the delivery of workstreams to deliver tangible outcomes for clients.
• Perform gap analysis of current state against regulatory requirements and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Draft and deliver programme updates and status reports.
• Participate in shaping future-ready enterprise risk management framework, including drafting risk strategy, risk appetite statements and Key Risk Indicators, governance and reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the three lines of defense to align risk strategy with business goals, converting complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Analyse and optimize processes and workflows in the risk and compliance functions to identify opportunities for optimization and automation.
• Apply traditional and emerging technologies to modernize risk management processes and risk culture.

What we’re looking for:

• We are seeking motivated and curious professionals who want to develop their career in the field of risk management and consulting working with the leading financial institutions across the world.
• The ideal candidates will have:
• 2-10 years of relevant experience in risk management, audit, compliance, or related functions within financial services or fintech companies.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in risk management, Business Administration, Economics, Information Technology or related field.
• Strong communication and analytical skills, with the ability to present risk insights clearly based on structured and unstructured data.
• Track record of building trusted relationships in an international environment.
• Practical experience with enterprise risk management frameworks such as COSO, COBIT, ISO 31000.
• Proficiency with data analytics and visualization tools (MS Excel, Power BI, Tableau).
• Curiosity about latest technological developments and their application in risk management, process optimization and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent project management and prioritisation skills.
• Working experience with AI tools or training AI Agents is a plus.
• Professional certifications in risk and controls management is a plus.

Candidates should be comfortable with international travel, which may be required for up to 30% of the time. Candidates must be able to travel and work within the EU/UK.

What you’ll gain:

Joining our Elevate Programme means becoming part of a community of consultants working across major transformation programmes. You’ll receive continuous learning support, mentoring, and access to training designed to accelerate your career in financial services and consulting.

About Vantage Point:

Vantage Point Global partners with leading financial and professional services organisations to deliver both early-career and experienced consultants into transformation, risk, compliance, operations, and technology programmes. Our mission is to build sustainable careers, strengthen social mobility, and create pathways into the industry for diverse talent.

Apply now:

If you’re excited about contributing to regulatory and risk transformation programmes and want to grow your consulting career, apply today. Vantage Point Global is a fully committed Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. To apply, you’ll need to provide a CV and answer a few short questions. If you have not heard back from us within three weeks of applying, please assume we will not be progressing your application.