Financial Risk Principal Consultant (Senior Manager)

The role

You will lead complex risk transformation programmes across liquidity, credit, market, and model risk. You will advise senior stakeholders and drive transformation through data, technology, automation, and AI.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex risk transformation programmes.
• Advise senior stakeholders on regulatory frameworks including Basel, IFRS 9, and BCBS 239.
• Design and implement risk controls, target operating models, governance frameworks, and data-driven reporting solutions.
• Drive the responsible adoption of AI, automation, and advanced analytics.
• Contribute to business development, proposition development, and client relationship growth.

Required qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering financial risk transformation programmes within financial services or management consulting.
• Deep expertise across liquidity risk, credit risk, market risk, and model risk.
• Strong knowledge of Basel, IFRS 9, BCBS 239, and related regulatory frameworks.
• Proven experience leading complex transformation programmes and influencing senior stakeholders, including Chief Risk Officers and executive leadership teams.
• Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills.
• Experience using approved AI tools and automation to enhance delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Experience applying AI, automation, or advanced analytics within financial risk transformation or regulatory reporting environments.
• Proven track record in proposition development, business development, and supporting go-to-market strategies.
• Experience with enterprise data architecture, risk technology platforms, model implementation, or regulatory reporting solutions.
• Leadership experience including mentoring, coaching, and developing high-performing consulting teams.
• Experience delivering cross-functional transformation initiatives across Risk, Finance, Technology, Treasury, and Compliance.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Competitive pension
• Health insurance
• Life insurance and critical illness cover
• Access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in-house first aiders
• Maternity, adoption, shared parental leave
• Paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement
• Eight complimentary backup care sessions for emergency childcare or elder care
• Five weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell holiday days
• Minimum 40 Hours of Training Annually
• Business Coach assigned from Day One
• Online GP services

About the company

Capco is a consulting firm with a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial culture. The company focuses on delivering high-impact transformation programmes for Tier 1 financial institutions.