About CLS:
CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.
Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.
CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.
Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.
Job information:
- Functional title – Vice President, Chief Controls Office - Business Risk and Control
- Department – Chief Controls Office
- Corporate level – Vice President, Business Risk and Control
- Report to – Director, Chief Controls Office - Business Risk and Control
- Location – London
What you will be doing:
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to join our Chief Controls office (CCO), a dedicated first line risk and control function. This role has arisen due to the expansion of responsibilities, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to make an impact and actively contribute to the evolution of the group.
As part of the CCO team, you will play a key role:
- Improving the oversight of non-financial risks, bringing risk and control subject matter expertise to partner with 1LOD business owners to proactively identify, assess and mitigate risks.
- Providing cross functional oversight across the first line, driving best practices and consistency in control standards for the effective control of risks to within risk appetite.
- Performing controls assurance testing across 1LOD, ensuring remediation plans are in place where appropriate, and partnering with 1LOD to establish a well understood and documented control environment.
- Driving behaviours to foster a risk-aware and risk intelligent culture where employees recognize their role as risk managers and the importance of the control framework.
What we’re looking for:
The role would suit candidates with 2LOD/3LOD experience looking for an opportunity to move into 1LOD, or candidates with 1LOD control/ control remediation/ validation experience.
The Business Risk and Control VP is a key member of the CCO team who will work closely with 1LOD business owners in the management of risk and controls. This includes but not limited to:
Risk Management & Control Framework
- Develop and implement a robust risk and control approach to mitigate operational and compliance risks.
- Conduct risk assessments and control evaluations to identify gaps and process inefficiencies. Contribute to risk appetite statements and emerging risks.
- Oversee key risk indicators (KRIs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor business risk exposure. Review/challenge breaches to understand root causes, consult on lessons learned exercises and work with business owners to develop a ‘path to green’ where appropriate.
- Identify and deliver best practices in control standards across CLS and support the business in the identification of risks and controls.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with business units, compliance, audit, and legal teams to enhance risk culture. Support audit engagements and work with the business to review the findings and define actions.
- Contribute to training and awareness programs on risk management and control best practices.
- Represent CCO in working groups as required.
Incident & Issue Management
- Oversee the identification, reporting, and resolution of risk incidents and control failures.
- Establish action plans to remediate issues, strengthen controls, and prevent recurrence consider design/operating effectiveness. Monitor and report on corrective actions
- Ensure timely closure of incident/issues actions and audit findings.
Testing strategy and execution
- Contribute to the development of CLS’s testing strategy and methodology
- Identify and deliver best practices in testing and control standards across CLS, engaging with the wider risk and controls teams to support continuous improvement
- Consistently deliver assigned components of the risk assessment and testing plan (RCSA – risk and control self-assessment) on behalf of risk and control owners including reporting progress, escalating concerns and closing out matters identified in testing
Data & Reporting
- Analyse risk trends and provide insights for proactive risk mitigation.
- Ensure accurate documentation and reporting of risk events, control testing, and remediation efforts.
Competencies required for successful job performance:
- Proven experience of risk assessment, controls assurance testing and control delivery/remediation, either from a 1LOD ownership perspective or 2LOD/3LOD validation.
- Ability to assess, design, and enhance control environments and to drive a risk-aware culture across business units.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to risk mitigation.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail is essential, demonstrating high standards to the control and oversight of risk.
- Knowledge of Financial Services, Financial Markets Utilities or another highly regulated industry sector is essential.
- Demonstrate strategic mindset, link individual activities to the wider landscape to see the big picture.
- Strong stakeholder management, influencing executives and senior leaders.
- Challenge the status quo, be a catalyst for change, driving and cultivating innovative thinking to solve complex problems. Ability to ‘speak up’, break down barriers and provide constructive challenge.
- Take professional pride in making a difference, being proactive and delivering best in class solutions, creating long term value by addressing root cause issues.
- Build effective working relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders, negotiating effectively to bring different viewpoints together as appropriate.
- Manage ambiguity, operating effectively and decisively to navigate a path forward.
Professional qualifications / certifications
- Qualifications in any of the following specialisms would be beneficial but not essential:
- Risk Management
- Internal Audit
- Compliance
- Project Management
- Highly proficient IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF.
Our commitment to employees:
At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:
- Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
- 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
- Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
- Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
- Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
- Affinity Groups (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about DE&I.
- Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
- Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
- Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
- Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
- Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
- Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
- Annual flu vaccinations.
- Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
- Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
- All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
- Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.
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What We Do
In 2022, we celebrate 20 years of delivering unprecedented levels of risk mitigation, liquidity optimization and operational efficiencies.
Trusted by thousands of counterparties within the global FX ecosystem, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars worth of currency flows through our systems each day.
Created by the market for the market, our unrivaled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so you can put your capital and resources to better use.
Our complementary products are designed to enable you to manage your risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.
