Overview
Operational Risk Manager – Electronic Markets
Location: London
Business Area: Accounting and Finance
Ref #: 10050133
Operational Risk Manager – Electronic Markets
London
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What’s the role?
Bloomberg’s Electronic Markets delivers a powerful, fully integrated trading ecosystem that enables clients to execute complex workflows directly through the Bloomberg Terminal. From order entry and trade execution to allocation and post-trade analytics (including trade cost analysis), Electronic Markets connects buy-side and sell-side systems such as AIM and TOMS, allowing clients to manage their multi-asset trading lifecycle within a unified, data-rich environment.
We are looking for an Operational Risk Manager to join our London team as part of a global function dedicated to strengthening governance, risk, and control frameworks across Electronic Markets. This role will play a critical part in safeguarding the effectiveness of our operating environment, supporting continuous improvement, and driving strong cross-functional collaboration across Business, Technology, and Compliance teams.
You’ll need to have
- Minimum 4+ years’ experience in non-financial risk management in 1LOD or 2LOD roles
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or related discipline
- Experience in oversight of operational risks profiles inc. 3 rd party vendor and outsourcing risk, technology and information security risk
- Sound understanding of financial services products, electronic trading and related workflows
- Strong knowledge of the UK and European regulatory landscape, with the ability to apply regulatory requirements to complex trading workflows
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and translate it into practical solutions
- Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable approach, with the ability to navigate competing priorities in a dynamic environment
Responsibilities
- Risk Framework & Oversight: Maintain and enhance the risk management frameworks across regulated and unregulated areas of Electronic Markets, ensuring alignment with agreed risk appetite and tolerance.
- Control Environment & Monitoring: Oversee incident management processes, ensuring lessons learnt and remediation plans are effectively embedded.
- Governance, Compliance & Reporting: Partner with Business, Technology, and Compliance to ensure that controls and processes remain aligned with regulatory and legal requirements; Provide transparent, data-driven risk reporting to senior stakeholders and committees; Support the oversight of third-party vendors and outsourced service providers, ensuring performance and risks are effectively controlled.
- Collaboration & Advisory: Promote a strong risk culture across Electronic Markets, embedding awareness and accountability in day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives; Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, ensuring risk considerations are factored into decision-making, change initiatives, and product development; Partner with Business and Technology teams to ensure business continuity, disaster recovery and resilience testing are regularly conducted and lessons applied.
We’d love to see
- Relevant professional certifications such as FRM, PRM, CFA
- Experience in committee governance
- Familiarity with data analytics or visualization tools to enhance risk reporting and insights.
Does this sound like you?
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If indicated, please note that years of experience are a guide; we will consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills necessary for the role.
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