NatWest Group

Electronic Trading Risk & Control Algo Validation Manager

NatWest Group  •  London, GB (Hybrid)  •  15 days ago
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Job Description

Join us an Electronic Trading Risk & Control Algo Validation Manager

  • We're looking for someone with a commercial and strategic mindset to advise business and technology leads on the mitigation of electronic trading risks
  • You’ll be running and improving our three electronic trading control life cycles; algorithm, automated control, and electronic platform
  • It’s a chance to work with a variety of stakeholders, giving you a platform to raise your network and career profile across the business

What you'll do

This role will see you providing electronic trading risk expertise to enhance our global risk and control framework. We’ll look to you to review and assess our adherence to the relevant electronic trading policies, and assist with administering the electronic trading governance structure.

Your other key responsibilities will include:

  • Investigating and responding to electronic trading risk issues, internal reviews and regulatory inquiries
  • Performing independent real time monitoring of algorithmic trading activity
  • Assessing existing automated controls for established and emerging risks, identifying gap and weaknesses in the control environment
  • Delivering regulatory remediation in the electronic trading space
  • Identifying and mitigating non-market risks inherent in the electronic trading businesses
  • Collaborating with business risk managers to deliver the risk and control agenda for the business

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll need operational experience in an electronic trading business together with knowledge of financial services businesses, including investment banking. We’d also like you to hold a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics degree, or appropriate analytical qualifications.

You’ll also need:

  • Knowledge of financial services risk and control at different levels of an organisation
  • A clear track record of delivery and the ability to work to deadlines and adapt to changing priorities
  • The ability to think strategically and to develop targeted and intelligent solutions which are appropriate for the business

Hours

35

Job Posting Closing Date:

27/05/2026Ways of Working:Hybrid

NatWest Group

About NatWest Group

We’re a business that understands when our customers and people succeed, our communities succeed, and our economy thrives. As part of our purpose, we’re looking at how we can drive change for our communities in enterprise, learning and climate.

As one of the leading supporters of UK business, we’re prioritising enterprise as a force of change. We’re focusing on the people and communities who have traditionally faced the highest barriers to entry and figuring out ways to remove these.

Learning is also key to our continued growth as a company in an ever changing and increasingly digital world. By setting a dynamic and leading learning culture, our people prosper, and our customers are given the tools to continue to improve their financial capability and confidence.

One of the biggest challenges we all face in our future is climate change. That’s why we’ve put it right at the core of our purpose. We want to champion climate solutions with financing and entrepreneurial support, fully embed climate into our culture and decision making, and be climate positive by 2025.

We’re committed to using our purpose to break down barriers, drive change and ultimately create a great place to work.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Edinburgh, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
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