Risk

Leading Risk Recruitment Services for regulated businesses across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the US.

From specialist financial institutions to global corporates, Broadgate supports organisations where risk is central to performance, operational resilience, regulatory obligations, and long-term growth.

Embedded in key international markets, our consultants have a comprehensive understanding of the driving forces behind today’s hiring trends.

Whether you’re building a risk function or exploring your next career move, Broadgate can offer unparalleled guidance across the full risk lifecycle:

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Why Choose Broadgate for Risk Recruitment?

A Specialist Partner for Business Protection

Risk management sits at the core of what we define as Business Protection, the functions that safeguard organisations against regulatory, operational, and financial exposure.

Broadgate is positioned as a specialist partner in this space, supporting hires where regulatory accountability, governance standards, and stakeholder confidence are critical.

We support permanent, interim, and executive search mandates, with a specialist focus on mid-to-senior and board-level appointments.

Learn more about our regulatory-ready executive hiring service, a proprietary 12-step process designed to align your hiring needs the gold standard in GRC:

Executive Search

Regulator-Aware, Outcome-Focused Hiring

Hiring into risk functions requires more than technical alignment. It demands individuals who can operate under scrutiny, engage regulators, and influence senior stakeholders.

Our approach is relationship-first:

Leadership capability aligned to business strategy
Credibility with regulators and external stakeholders
Strong alignment to risk appetite and governance frameworks

Market Intelligence Developed Through Consistent Delivery

Risk functions evolve in response to regulation, market events, and organisational change.

Broadgate works with firms navigating:

Regulatory change and increased supervisory scrutiny
Risk transformation and operating model redesign
Growth into new jurisdictions or product lines
Post-remediation rebuilds and control enhancements

This gives us a clear view of how hiring requirements change across different environments, from scaling businesses to established institutions.

Access to Off-Market and Specialist Talent

The most effective risk professionals are rarely active in the market.

Broadgate engages talent through long-term relationships, specialist networks, and community-led initiatives through our purpose-built platforms, including Ex-Military Careers.

This creates access to senior risk professionals, including those with experience across complex regulatory environments and cross-border operations.

For clients, this means stronger shortlists and reduced hiring risk.

A Long-term Partner for Risk Hiring

Risk hiring is often cyclical, linked to regulatory change, transformation programmes, and leadership shifts.

We support this through flexible delivery models:

Executive search for CRO, Head of Risk, and board-level appointments
Retained and embedded solutions for function buildouts
Permanent and interim recruitment for specialist roles
Access to an SME bench for advisory and project-based support

This provides continuity across multiple hiring cycles, rather than a transactional approach to recruitment.

CANADA LIFE

Peak Programme Capacity

Years Embedded Delivery Partnership

Canada Life partnered with Broadgate to support a multi-year Risk and Compliance transformation programme. Acting as an extension of the organisation’s delivery capability, Broadgate provided specialist expertise across governance, risk, conduct and programme management functions. Over a five-year engagement, the team scaled support in line with programme demand, helping Canada Life maintain delivery momentum across critical transformation initiatives, including GDPR readiness and wider compliance change programmes.

CENTRUS

Centrus is a dedicated team of corporate finance advisors, treasurers and analytics experts who provide advice and investment to the projects, companies and assets that matter to people, communities and the environment. Centrus were in the market to hire a solution-oriented Head of Compliance with strong experience and credibility (particularly regarding the FCA), with a focus on acquiring regulatory sign-off. Given Broadgate’s experience and credentials, Centrus had no concerns with the team’s search capabilities. To help improve confidence in the candidate, Broadgate lent on the consultancy services of its senior advisor and C-suite trainer, Adrian McCarthy, identifying and securing the Head of Compliance role inside the agreed time frame.

‘Broadgate brought that level of expertise, confidence, and high level of assurance that we just couldn’t get by doing the process by ourselves, or even with other firms. Adrian’s input and consultation were professionally run, very comprehensive and highly valued by the company and the board, and it gave us great confidence in the process.’

Gavin Friel

CFO

CITIBANK

Citibank had a high volume of diverse hires to make across Risk Management and Compliance over several years. The mounting pressure on their internal recruitment function made sourcing the relevant talent challenging, largely due to niche skill requirements and constant regulatory change. By leveraging an expansive community network, referrals, and bespoke thought leadership events, Broadgate was able to extend Citibank’s reach and create access to previously isolated candidates. Throughout their two-year partnership with Citibank, Broadgate made 49 key placements across Risk Management and Compliance. 60% of the hires made were from diverse backgrounds.

‘Broadgate were great to partner with. They supplied QUALITY candidates and filled several of my roles quickly. I would absolutely turn to Broadgate again for support.’

Citibank

DZ BANK

4 Weeks

Time to Fill

DZ BANK AG's New York branch has been serving US, German, and international clients with operations in North America for almost 50 years. DZ Bank NY is offering products to manage interest rates and currency risks, as well as a broad variety of financing solutions in the asset securitisation, project finance, corporate finance, and trade finance sectors. DZ engaged Broadgate's services to source a Vice President of Credit Risk through our Contingent Recruitment Solution. The brief was to identify high-calibre talent with strong risk management expertise and proven leadership credentials. A briefing call was held on 4th February, and within days Broadgate delivered a shortlist of four candidates. All progressed to first-stage interviews, with two advancing to the final stage. References were completed promptly, and an offer was made within one month of the initial briefing.

Great customer service and performance — 10/10.

Deputy Chief Credit Officer

QUILTER

2.7

CV to Interview Ratio

3.1

Jobs to Placement Ratio

Quilter PLC, a leading provider of advice, investments, and wealth management in the UK and internationally, engaged Broadgate Search to support a significant organisational restructure. This involved separating from their parent company, Old Mutual PLC, and listing independently on the London Stock Exchange. To overhaul Quilter's risk and compliance framework, Broadgate Search built internal teams capable of establishing robust risk management, reducing reliance on external resources. This included strengthening the second line of defense and enhancing risk activities within individual entities and the first line of defense. We successfully placed numerous candidates across the group and its subsidiaries, including Intrinsic FS, Old Mutual Global Investors, and Quilter Cheviot, with up to 11 concurrent contractors on-site supporting this transformation.

We placed a range of project-critical interim roles, including a Head of Operational Risk, Head of Compliance Monitoring, Operational Risk Manager, Data Protection SME, and IT Risk Manager.

THE CUMBERLAND BUILDING SOCIETY

Retained

Hiring Solution

Senior Hire

Head of First Line Risk and Resilience

The Cumberland Building Society aims to create a banking experience that is kinder to people and the planet. In search of a Head of First Line Risk and Resilience candidate, the team at The Cumberland Building Society engaged the specialist recruiters at Broadgate for support. Broadgate was able to provide a diverse shortlist to fulfil the requirement of a critical hire into the COO business function. Within an agreed 6-week timeline, we were able to provide a longlist of over 80 candidates, a shortlist of 10 and get 6 candidates to first stage interview. With our agreed timelines, we were then able to get from first interview to offer within 3 weeks.

Broadgate, and in particular, Richard was great, very responsive to what we needed and the wider businesses being aligned on values, made Richard very able to spot a great cultural fit in multiple candidates. Ultimately the sell for us in using Broadgate was them supporting us to get a great candidate in place much sooner than we would otherwise have been able to.

Claire McGregor

People & Culture Business Partner – COO, CITO

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MEET THE TEAM

Meet Ben

Ben Adams

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Meet Adrian

Adrian McCarthy

Senior Advisor

Meet Daniel

Daniel Tapsell

Director, Contract and Interim

Meet Matt

Matt Carter

Associate Director: Risk, Compliance, Financial Crime

Meet Elliott

Elliott Snowball

Business Manager

Meet Connor

Connor Nurse

Head of US

Meet Darren

Darren Hogan

Team Leader, Ireland

Meet Scarlett

Scarlett Worthington

Recruitment Consultant

Meet Callum

Callum Dudrenec

Executive Consultant

Meet Georgia

Georgia Mason

Recruitment Consultant

Meet Tyla

Tyla Ritchie

Researcher

Meet Oliver

Oliver White

Senior Consultant

Meet Declan

Declan Stark

Principal Consultant - Risk

Meet Annie

Annie Gosnell

Principal Consultant

Meet Amanda

Amanda Dolan

Senior Consultant

Meet Annabel

Annabel Lovell

Recruitment Consultant

Meet Cheytan

Cheytan Stewart

Recruitment Consultant

Meet Riyaadh

Riyaadh George

Recruitment Search Consultant

Meet Ashley

Ashley Lawrence

CEO

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Micha Swallow

Head of Talent, People, and Performance

Meet Matthew

Matthew Goddard

Head of Legal and Compliance

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Marita Harper

HR Partner

Meet Aaron

Aaron Gonsalves

Head of Talent

Meet Oliver

Oliver perry

COO

Meet Sabrina

Sabrina Jones

Commercial Payroll Lead

Meet Daniel

Daniel Elliott

Senior Advisor

LATEST JOBS

Greater London, South East, England

Operational Risk Manager

Permanent£50000 - £60000 per annum

Operational Risk Manager - BANKING Cardiff £50,000–£60,000 +bonus + benefits.A specialist property lender with big ambitions — and a seat at the table to help shape its future. We're working with a fast-growing, well-capitalised UK bank that's carved out a strong reputation in specialist short-term property lending — bridging, development finance, commercial and residential — funded through its own retail savings book. With a loan portfolio already north of £150m and growing, this is a business scaling with real momentum, not just ambition on a slide deck. As they grow, so does the need for a robust second line of defence — and that's where you come in. The Role: You'll be the company-wide voice on Operational Risk, embedding the Enterprise-wide Risk Management framework and operational risk policies across every UK business line. You'll provide independent challenge to the first line, oversee incident investigations and root-cause analysis, and play a central role in operational resilience — from business continuity to IT resilience and third-party risk. You'll report directly into the Chief Risk Officer — a senior leader with a heavyweight background across major global banks and asset managers — who's building a small, high-calibre risk function and is looking for someone proactive, relationship-focused and ready to make the role their own. What you'll be doing:Owning and embedding the ERM framework and operational risk policies across the businessProviding independent challenge on RCSAs, KRIs and control designOverseeing risk event investigations, root-cause analysis and remediationLeading on operational resilience — BCM, IT resilience and vendor/third-party riskProducing risk reporting and dashboards for senior leadership and the BoardActing as the go-to expert for governance, risk and compliance systemsWhat You'll Bring5–8 years' operational risk experience, ideally 2nd line within a PRA/FCA-regulated bank or financial institutionStrong knowledge of the UK regulatory landscape — SMCR, operational resilience, Three Lines of DefenceConfidence to challenge senior stakeholders constructively and champion a strong risk cultureExperience with GRC platforms and data visualisation tools (Power BI/Tableau) is a plusRelevant qualifications (CISI, IRM, CRISC) strongly preferredWhy Join: This is a genuinely rare opportunity to join a growing bank at a pivotal stage — small enough that your impact is visible and valued, ambitious enough that the ceiling on your career here is effectively unlimited. You'll be based in brand-new, newly refurbished offices in the heart of Cardiff, working alongside experienced leaders who are genuinely invested in developing their people.Ready to Take the Next Step? If you're an operational risk professional looking to step into a high-visibility role with a growing bank — one where your voice shapes the framework rather than just following it — we want to hear from you. Apply now to find out more and take the first step toward a role with real scope, real backing, and real growth potential.

Declan Stark

Posted 1 day ago

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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Head of Risk and Compliance - 18 Month FTC

Permanent€130000 - €175000 per annum

Head of Risk and Compliance Investment Management Dublin - Hybrid Working 130-175k 18 Month Fixed Term Contract An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced Compliance and Risk leader to join a leading investment management business in Dublin. This senior leadership role offers the opportunity to manage and oversee the Compliance and Risk framework while acting as a key advisor to the Board and Executive Management. Appointed as both PCF-12 and PCF-14 you will provide independent oversight and challenge across the organisation, ensuring regulatory compliance, robust risk management, and effective governance in line with Irish and European regulatory requirements. Your Role: Provide strategic, risk-based regulatory advice to senior leadership, supporting key business initiatives and product developments. Lead compliance monitoring, regulatory reporting, and horizon scanning, ensuring the business remains ahead of evolving regulatory requirements. Oversee enterprise risk management Act as the primary point of contact for the Central Bank of Ireland and other regulatory stakeholders. Provide independent challenge to the business on key regulatory and strategic matters Prepare and present high-quality reporting to the Board, Executive Committees, and regulators. About You: Experience within a leadership role in compliance and/or risk. Strong knowledge and experience working on fund regulations - UCITS, AIFMD, MiFID Experience dealing with key internal and external stakeholders - boards, committees, regulators etc Commercially minded with the ability to provide independent challenge while building strong stakeholder relationships. Apply here or reach out to me directly at darren.hogan@broadgatesearch.com for a confidential conversation and for more information

Darren Hogan

Posted 1 day ago

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New York, United States

SVP Credit

Permanent$320000 per annum

Broadgate are excited to be partnering with a New York based Regional Bank who are looking for a Senior Credit leader. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Credit Governance & Approvals:Serve as a voting member of the Greenlight Working Group, Credit Risk Committee, and Troubled Asset Working Group.Exercise final credit approval authority within delegated limits; approve or decline transactions (new, extensions, modifications) that fall outside standard underwriting parameters.Approve and challenge C&I risk rating migrations between pass and classified/criticized.Provide effective challenge on material credit risk decisions prior to committee presentations, including policy compliance, risk ratings, exposure limits, and identified weaknesses.Credit Framework & Policy Oversight:Review, approve, and monitor credit policy exceptions, including trend analysis and remediation.Partner with the Chief Credit Risk Officer (CCRO) and risk committees to establish portfolio and counterparty limits aligned with the Bank's risk appetite.Anticipate and assess regulatory developments, macroeconomic conditions, and industry trends to proactively adjust credit risk practices.Remediate credit risk MRAs and internal audit findings.Portfolio Monitoring & Analytics:Oversee C&I portfolio performance — compare actual versus expected performance and recommend policy, structural, or underwriting adjustments where misalignments arise.Identify individual, aggregate, and emerging risks, including early warning indicators across transactions, industries, and portfolios.Analyze external and macroeconomic risk drivers and forecast their impact on portfolio performance; recommend responsive changes to lending policies and loan administration.Identify distressed assets early and develop risk-mitigation strategies to minimize potential losses.Oversee credit risk associated with complex or non-traditional exposures, including counterparty and structured transactions. Skills, Education & Experience Education & Experience:Bachelor's degree; MBA or advanced degree preferred.20+ years of progressive experience in financial services with deep expertise in credit risk management within a corporate and/or commercial lending environment,Significant leadership experience (typically 10–15+ years)Deep subject matter expertise in at least one complex or specialized credit area (e.g., Private Credit, Lender Finance, Private Equity, Subscription Finance, CLOs, or similar structured credit products).Expert-level understanding of commercial and corporate credit underwriting, risk rating frameworks, credit policy governance, and exception management.Advanced knowledge of credit risk measurement methodologies, including loss forecasting, counterparty credit risk assessment, stress testing, and portfolio analytics.Strong command of financial analysis, quantitative risk indicators, and the use of data to support credit decisions and risk-based recommendations.Advanced knowledge of applicable federal and state banking laws and regulations, and regulatory expectations governing credit risk management.

Connor Nurse

Posted 2 days ago

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Chichester, West Sussex, South East, England

Operational Resilience Contractor

ContractCompetitive

Operational Resilience ContractorA multi-entity financial services group needs a delivery-focused operational resilience contractor to pick up a live action plan and drive it to completion. This is a hit-the-ground-running role - the framework and blueprint already exist, they need someone to scale it across the wider group and get it over the line.What you'll own:Clearing outstanding BCP updates and finalising the annual review (cleanly separating shared group infrastructure from entity-specific systems)Expanding the existing IBS framework and BIAs across all remaining group entitiesSetting and quantifying impact tolerances for the newly mapped servicesPlanning and facilitating severe-but-plausible tabletop scenario testsAligning recent cyber controls into the resilience plansProven track record delivering operational resilience / BCP recovery projects essential — IBS mapping, BIA execution, impact tolerances, and crisis simulation testing.

Daniel Tapsell

Posted 2 days ago

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Wiltshire, South West, England

Head of Product Governance

Permanent£90000 - £95000 per annum, Benefits: Car allowance, bonus and Hybrid working - more to discuss

Head of Proposition Governance(Hybrid – 3 days/week in office) | 12-Month FTC (strong intent to go permanent) | £75,000–£95,000 + benefits. A leading, adviser-owned financial advisor — spanning wealth management, protection, mortgages and pensions — is looking for an experienced Head of Proposition Governance to lead and evolve its proposition governance capability. Following a significant recent capital investment and new (internal promotion) senior leadership, the business is in a genuine growth phase — expanding its adviser base and its product range. This is a rare opportunity to join at a pivotal moment and shape governance across a proposition set that's actively evolving. This is a governance and oversight role, not a hands-on product-building one. You'll be the person ensuring the product range is good for customers, commercially sound, and defensible to regulators — owning the framework, chairing the committees, and holding the business to accountWhat You'll Be DoingLead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of the Proposition Governance Framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, Consumer Duty and group risk appetiteOwn the end-to-end Proposition Development & Management Framework — covering in-house and third-party products, due diligence, target market analysis and periodic review of existing propositionsChair and manage key governance forums, including the Proposition Management Committee and Product Review CommitteeUse market insight, customer data and competitor analysis to identify opportunities and support strong customer outcomesProvide clear governance reporting to senior leadership and boardsManage provider/supplier relationships, including commercial negotiationLead and develop a small, established teamWhat You'll NeedSignificant senior-level experience in financial services and product/proposition governanceA strong track record in proposition development and governance within a regulated environmentExcellent working knowledge of the regulatory landscape, including Consumer Duty and its impact on customer outcomesBroad knowledge across wealth, insurance and mortgages — including provider, competitor, market and adviser dynamicsExperience in supplier selection, commercial negotiation, and influencing senior stakeholders, committees and boardsConfidence chairing committees and presenting to senior leadershipA relevant professional or postgraduate qualification is advantageousThis is a fast moving position - we encourage you to apply now and the team will be in touch shortly. Goodluck!

Declan Stark

Posted 6 days ago

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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Administrative Operations Senior Manager (6-month FTC)

Contract£40000 - £50000 per annum

Operations & Administration Manager | Edinburgh | Hybrid | 6-Month FTC An exciting opportunity has arisen within a leading international professional services firm for an experienced Operations & Administration Manager to join on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is a key leadership role within a fast-paced environment, ideal for someone who enjoys leading people and improving operational performance across teams. About the role You will be responsible for leading multiple administrative and operational support teams, ensuring they are well-managed and delivering a consistent, high-quality service across the business. Key responsibilities include:Leading multiple administrative and operational support teamsManaging, supporting, and developing Team Leads and senior administratorsDriving day-to-day service delivery and operational performanceImproving processes, workflows, and ways of working across teamsSupporting workforce and resource planningPartnering with senior stakeholders across the businessEnsuring quality, governance, and performance standards are consistently metSupporting recruitment activity and contributing to succession planningBuilding capability and strengthening team performance across the functionWhat we’re looking for We are looking for someone with experience in operations or senior administration within a professional services or similar environment.Strong people management experience, ideally managing Team Leads or senior administratorsExperience improving processes and operational efficiencyConfident working with senior stakeholders in a professional environmentStrong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple prioritiesA practical, solutions-focused approach to problem solvingExperience working in a fast-paced, service-driven environmentAbility to take ownership and drive improvements independentlyEligibilityPlease note: this role is open only to candidates who hold the right to work in the UK (UK citizens or equivalent work-authorised status)What’s on offerOpportunity to lead and develop operational support teamsHigh visibility role working with senior stakeholdersChance to make a real impact on service delivery and efficiency6-month fixed-term contract within a leading professional services firmIf you are an experienced operational leader who enjoys developing people and improving how teams work, we would be keen to hear from you.

Amanda Dolan

Posted 9 days ago

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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Administrative Operations Senior Manager (6-month FTC)

Contract£40000 - £50000 per annum

Amanda Dolan

Posted 19 days ago

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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Tech Risk Manager/Senior Manager

Permanent€65000 - €90000 per annum

Tech Risk Manager/Senior Manager Consultancy Dublin - Hybrid 65-90k Take a leadership role as a Technology Risk Assurance Manager and oversee IT, and cyber risk advisory engagements across multiple sectors. This is a chance to lead teams, manage client relationships, and contribute to the growth of a specialist IT risk assurance practice. You'll be joining a growing practice with big plans for their Irish business. Your Role: Manage a portfolio of IT risk assurance and audit engagements. Deliver advisory services in IT governance, regulatory compliance (DORA, MiCAR, SOX, GDPR), cybersecurity, and third-party risk management. Provide support and mentorship to junior team members Prepare and review audit workpapers, risk assessments, and client reports. Manage project timelines, budgets, and client relationships. About You: 5 years’ experience in IT audit, technology risk, or cyber risk Familiar with IT risk frameworks (COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001, COSO). Experience managing teams and client engagements. Reach out to me @ darren.hogan@broadgatesearch.com or apply here for more information!

Darren Hogan

Posted 20 days ago

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