Head of Risk & Control – Director
Location: London (Hybrid). 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 1LoD 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 MetricStream, 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.EEO Statement
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