Economic Crime Monitoring and Governance Analyst

Overview

Purpose of the role: to support the Risk Function in safeguarding the bank's financial and operational stability by proactively identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks across various business units and activities.

• Develop the strategic direction for risk, including the implementation of up-to-date methodologies and processes.
• Manage the risk department, including oversight of risk colleagues and their performance, implementation of risk priorities and objectives, and oversight of department efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage relationship with risk stakeholders and maintain the quality of external third-party services.
• Adhere to the Risk policy, standards and frameworks, and maintain a robust control environment.
• Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• If in a leadership role, demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver consistently high standards (the four LEAD behaviours: Listen, Energise, Align, Develop).
• For individual contributors, develop technical expertise in the work area and act as an advisor where appropriate.
• Deliver end results of a team’s operational processing and activities; escalate breaches of policies or procedures appropriately.
• Embed new policies and procedures adopted due to risk mitigation; advise and influence decision-making within the area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls related to your work or contributions.
• Deliver work in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct; understand how the sub-function integrates with the wider function and with the organisation's products, services and processes.
• Make evaluative judgments based on analysis of factual information with attention to detail; resolve problems by applying acquired technical experience and precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex or sensitive information; act as a contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function and build an external network.

This role can be based in Edinburgh or Glasgow.

• Risk and controls experience or exposure.
• Experience managing tasks across wider teams.
• Experience assessing productivity across a long-term project.
• Strong in-depth technical knowledge within the relevant area of expertise; ability to apply principles and concepts effectively.
• Ability to lead or contribute as part of a team, with the capability to develop technical expertise and act as an advisor where appropriate.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders, influence decision-making, and drive risk-informed governance across functions.