Financial Risk Principal Consultant (Senior Manager)

Overview

In this role you will lead strategic, end-to-end risk transformation programs for financial services clients, guiding senior stakeholders and shaping large-scale risk projects. You’ll drive improvements across liquidity, credit, market and model risk, and explore AI-enabled or automated solutions to enhance controls and reporting. The position also involves contributing to business development and building internal capability within Capco’s FRRF practice.

Pay / Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Competitive pension
• Health insurance
• Mental health support
• Family-friendly policies
• Continuous learning opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex risk transformation programmes across liquidity, credit, market, and model risk
• Advise senior stakeholders on regulatory frameworks (Basel, IFRS9, BCBS-239) and translate requirements into actionable strategies
• Design and implement enhanced risk controls, operating models, and data-driven reporting solutions
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve risk processes and decision-making
• Contribute to business development, client relationship growth, and internal capability building

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in financial risk transformation within financial services
• Deep expertise across liquidity risk, credit risk, market risk, and model risk
• Strong knowledge of Basel, IFRS9, and BCBS-239 regulatory frameworks
• Experience leading large-scale programmes with senior-level stakeholder engagement
• Ability to translate complex risk challenges into practical, deliverable solutions

• Stakeholder management at senior levels
• Strategic thinking and problem solving
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Basel, IFRS9, BCBS-239 regulatory knowledge
• Data architecture and data-driven reporting
• Risk systems and model implementation

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