Non Financial Risk Testing Professional: Job Level - Assistant Vice President (Director)

Team Profile
The EMEA Non-Financial Risk (NFR) Testing Team provides independent oversight activities performed to assess the Firm's overall control framework related to Compliance and Operational Risk. The EMEA NFR Testing Team covers all businesses as well as controls and processes owned and operated by supporting control functions, including but not limited to Operations, Technology, Compliance, HR, Finance.

What will you be doing?
This role will involve leading and developing the EMEA NFR Team in Glasgow and the candidate will report into the EMEA Head of NFR Testing based in London, providing day-to-day management and oversight of the NFR Testing Team in Glasgow, including quality assurance review of testing deliverables.
The candidate will design and execute a portfolio of NFR Tests across business units in EMEA and, where required, globally. This execution-based role will involve working closely with Compliance and Operational Risk coverage teams as well as business unit stakeholders.
The role will include the following components of Testing:
Planning and participant in walkthroughs to create proportionate, risk-based scopes
Executing control focused testing (design effectiveness, operational effectiveness and outcomes based)
Coordinating the investigation and escalation of potential issues and documentation of agreed action plans
Managing closure verification of actions, including the assessment of evidence to support closure
Supporting aspects of NFR Testing Management Information
The candidate will work closely with EMEA NFR Testing colleagues based in London, Frankfurt and Mumbai and, where required, colleagues from other Global Testing Teams.
What we're looking for:

Experience in regulatory compliance testing, monitoring, assurance of audit experience at a financial institution; Investment Banking or Sales and Trading experience is preferred.
Familiarity with European and specifically UK compliance issues and interpreting relevant law and regulation.
The candidate should be confident, able to use their initiative and possess good judgment, analytical, communication and organizational skills and be an accomplished team player.
University degree or equivalent and/or professionally qualified, e.g. in law or accountancy, with relevant years of experience of working in Compliance within the financial services industry.
At least 4 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.