Our Client
Our client, a British asset management firm, is currently seeking a Distribution Risk Business Partner for its London office. The core purpose of this position will be to assist the firm’s business leaders within Distribution in understanding their risk profile, helping them identify and manage their risks. You will also be resolving incidents and issues.
Main Duties
Key responsibilities for this position will include, but are not limited to:
Actively promote and embed an appropriate risk and compliance culture within the firm
In conjunction with senior management, produce RCSAs and other risk management tools
Challenge and oversee the business area
Be the main point of contact for the Risk and Compliance team and work alongside the Corporate and Fund Risk teams in producing various risk documents
Manage Incidents and Issues
Work alongside the firm’s Distribution business leaders in creating risk management reports
Actively assess the impact that new products and operational projects can pose to the business’ strategic aims and risk profile
Your Profile
Previous experience in Distribution, Marketing or Sales for a business within financial services
Function experience or exposure in Second line, with the capability to apply this in a business context
Proven track record in the identification of risk, and the development and implementation of control improvements
Sound knowledge of regulations, both local and international, within investment management
An understanding of core risk and compliance management tools
For more information about this position, please get in touch with Octavian Donnelly.
Email: octavian@rutherfordsearch.com
Phone: 020 3778 0874
Reference Code: 11571
About Rutherford
Rutherford is a boutique search firm located in London. Our consultants are executive specialists in compliance recruitment, and also in financial crime, legal and cyber security, all within the financial and professional services sectors in the United Kingdom and New York. We use our carefully curated relationships, networks, and market knowledge to find the best fit for the clients in hand. We work with a wide range of clients, spanning from advisors, management consultants, corporate and commercial banks, brokers, exchanges, MTFs, and financial tech, through to global investment managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, investment banks, and technology firms. We began as a compliance recruitment firm in London and expanded to offer new resourcing expertise across legal and cyber recruitment. We have been a leading legal and compliance search agency in London for a decade and are excited about bringing our expanded offering into the technology area.