Head of Risk UK

Capital.com
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Python","R","Tableau"]

Senior risk leader for Capital.com's UK entity, owning and evolving the UK risk framework, oversight of outsourced risk services, and regulatory risk management under FCA expectations. You’ll coordinate ICARA/ICAAP, MIFIDPRU, and Consumer Duty alignment, deliver risk MI to UK boards, manage 2nd line challenge, and liaison with the FCA while balancing Group risk delivery with local UK requirements.

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Capital.com
Capital.com
2 months ago

Head of Risk UK

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Job Summary

Senior risk leader for Capital.com's UK entity, owning and evolving the UK risk framework, oversight of outsourced risk services, and regulatory risk management under FCA expectations. You’ll coordinate ICARA/ICAAP, MIFIDPRU, and Consumer Duty alignment, deliver risk MI to UK boards, manage 2nd line challenge, and liaison with the FCA while balancing Group risk delivery with local UK requirements.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the UK enterprise risk management framework end to end, ensuring it is proportionate, current, and aligned with FCA expectations under SYSC, PRIN, and Consumer Duty
  • •Maintain the UK Risk Register with clear ownership, assessment methodology, defined review cycles, and escalation triggers
  • •Own the UK risk management framework and RAS, translating Group risk appetite into UK specific decision boundaries that reflect local regulatory constraints
  • •Provide independent 2nd line oversight and challenge to 1st line risk owners across operations, technology, client services, and commercial functions (excluding dealing, which reports separately)
  • •Lead or substantively oversee the UK ICARA process, coordinating with Group Risk and Group Finance on stress testing, scenario analysis, and capital/liquidity adequacy

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsurancePensionRemote WorkAnnual LeaveReferral Program

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of risk management experience in FCA-regulated financial services (CFD/spread betting/leveraged derivatives)
  • •Deep knowledge of FCA risk management expectations (SYSC, PRIN, Consumer Duty PRIN 2A, MIFIDPRU)
  • •Proven experience managing outsourced or shared service risk functions with defined service requirements and SLAs
  • •Experience designing enterprise risk frameworks (risk registers, risk appetite statements, KRIs, ICARA/ICAAP)
  • •Strong understanding of financial, operational, and conduct risk in a retail leveraged trading context
Experience:8+ yearsFinancial servicesRisk managementFCARegulatory complianceOutsourcing
Skills:PythonRTableau
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonRTableau

Company Brief

Capital.com
Operates an online trading platform offering CFDs, forex, commodities, indices and cryptocurrencies to retail investors and traders, combining market access with educational content, analytics, and AI-driven insights for informed trading decisions.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2016
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