Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

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**Lead Compliance & Operational Risk Testing** in Edinburgh, driving high-quality assessments to safeguard the firm and influence risk strategy.Manage complex testing activities, analyze controls, and identify gaps. Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment with risk priorities. Leverage analytical skills and project management expertise to evoke change and boost control effectiveness.Proven track record in compliance, operational risk, audit, or control testing roles essential. BSc degree or equivalent experience. Strong communication, analytical, and project management skills required.

Compensation: Not specified GBP
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom

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Location: EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, United Kingdom

Join a dynamic team where your expertise helps navigate complex risk landscapes and strengthen technology and operational governance. In this role, you will make a meaningful impact on the firms risk strategy by driving highquality testing and control assurance. You will work with diverse stakeholders and influence outcomes across the organization. This is an opportunity to grow your career while contributing to a strong and resilient control environment. Your insights and judgment will help shape safer and more effective processes.

As a Compliance and Operations Risk Test Lead within the Testing Center of Excellence, you will play a key role in strengthening the firms compliance and operational risk management framework. You will lead and execute testing activities aligned to the firms highest risk areas, identifying control gaps and supporting effective remediation. This role offers exposure to complex risk topics and collaboration across multiple functions. You will contribute to a consistent, efficient, and highquality testing approach that supports regulatory and firmwide expectations.

Job responsibilities:

Execute comprehensive compliance and operational risk testing activities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with key risk priorities
Analyze processes and controls to identify coverage gaps and assess whether controls are appropriately designed and implemented
Apply structured problemsolving to interpret policies, address complex scenarios, and ensure alignment with technical and regulatory standards
Plan, organize, and manage testing activities, including prioritization of deliverables and deadlines
Collaborate with crossfunctional stakeholders to coordinate testing efforts and maintain effective communication
Interpret control evaluations, ratings, and metrics to support risk identification and informed decisionmaking
Drive continuous improvement of testing methodologies and control assessment practices
Escalate material issues and risks with clear articulation and sound professional judgment.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

Bachelors degree or equivalent professional experience
Demonstrated experience executing and managing compliance, operational risk, audit, or control testing activities
Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex information and identify key risk indicators
Proven capability to evaluate control environments and identify design or effectiveness gaps
Experience coordinating activities across multiple teams or departments
Ability to manage changing priorities and work independently or oversee the work of others when required
Proficiency in applying project management methodologies, tools, and techniques
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex findings clearly

Navigate risk environments and lead testing activities that strengthen compliance, control effectiveness, and technology governance.

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Location: EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities:

Execute comprehensive compliance and operational risk testing activities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with key risk priorities
Analyze processes and controls to identify coverage gaps and assess whether controls are appropriately designed and implemented
Apply structured problemsolving to interpret policies, address complex scenarios, and ensure alignment with technical and regulatory standards
Plan, organize, and manage testing activities, including prioritization of deliverables and deadlines
Collaborate with crossfunctional stakeholders to coordinate testing efforts and maintain effective communication
Interpret control evaluations, ratings, and metrics to support risk identification and informed decisionmaking
Drive continuous improvement of testing methodologies and control assessment practices
Escalate material issues and risks with clear articulation and sound professional judgment.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

Bachelors degree or equivalent professional experience
Demonstrated experience executing and managing compliance, operational risk, audit, or control testing activities
Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex information and identify key risk indicators
Proven capability to evaluate control environments and identify design or effectiveness gaps
Experience coordinating activities across multiple teams or departments
Ability to manage changing priorities and work independently or oversee the work of others when required
Proficiency in applying project management methodologies, tools, and techniques
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex findings clearly

Navigate risk environments and lead testing activities that strengthen compliance, control effectiveness, and technology governance.

Compliance and Ops Risk Test Lead

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