Associate Director – Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) – Financial Services

A client in the consulting services industry is seeking an SME consultant, Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) to join their financial services team for approximately 12 months.

You will act as a senior subject matter expert supporting a large-scale risk transformation programme for a global credit card and payments organisation operating across multiple jurisdictions. Reporting into programme leadership, you will help assess and enhance risk and control frameworks, support regulatory compliance objectives, and drive delivery against key transformation milestones.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and enhancement of Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) frameworks, governance, methodologies and processes.
• Conduct current-state assessments including process mapping, control evaluation and gap analysis to identify improvement opportunities.
• Translate complex regulatory requirements into practical risk and control activities across multiple jurisdictions.
• Own delivery of project workstreams, facilitate senior stakeholder workshops, and provide recommendations to strengthen risk management and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Extensive experience within banking, credit cards, payments or another highly regulated financial services environment across US, UK or EMEA.
• Deep expertise in RCSA, operational risk, controls, risk governance or regulatory compliance, gained within a major financial institution.
• Proven experience delivering risk transformation, regulatory change, or control framework enhancement programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management, workshop facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to engage senior business, risk and compliance leaders.

Details

• Start date: December or early January
• Duration: Approximately 12 months
• Location: London / Hybrid (typically three days in the office, some flexibility)

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