E-Trading Algo Validation Risk Manager

Your new company
We are supporting a bank to recruit a commercially minded risk professional to join our Electronic Trading Risk & Controls team. This is a high‑visibility role at the intersection of algorithmic trading and risk management, offering the opportunity to influence how a global markets business manages its most critical risk and controls. You'll liaise with a variety of business functions to ensure strong risk frameworks are implemented, reviewed and managed.

Your new role
As an E-Trading Algorithm Validation Risk Manager, you'll provide subject‑matter expertise across our global risk and control electronic trading landscape. You'll partner with trading, quantum, technology, and risk leadership to strengthen our control environment and ensure our algorithmic trading activities operate safely, efficiently, and in line with regulatory expectations. You'll take ownership of our three electronic trading control lifecycles (algorithm governance, automated controls, and electronic platform oversight) driving continuous improvement and embedding robust risk management across the business.

• Advise business and technology leads on the mitigation of electronic and algorithmic trading risks.
• Run and enhance the electronic trading control lifecycle, including algorithm approvals, automated control assessments, and platform governance.
• Perform independent real‑time monitoring of algorithmic trading activity, identifying anomalies and emerging risks.
• Investigate and respond to electronic trading risk issues, internal reviews, and regulatory enquiries.
• Assess automated controls to identify gaps, weaknesses, and opportunities for strengthening the control environment.
• Deliver regulatory remediation and support global policy adherence.
• Identify and mitigate non‑market risks inherent in electronic trading businesses.
• Collaborate with business risk managers to deliver the broader risk and control agenda.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience in risk management, controls, quantitative analysis, or electronic trading oversight.
• Strong understanding of algorithmic trading, electronic market structure, and trading system behaviour.
• Ability to interpret and challenge complex trading logic, automated controls, and system behaviours.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks governing electronic and algorithmic trading.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence senior partners.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate technical detail into clear risk insights.

Role does not offer sponorship.

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