Head of Enterprise Risk Governance & Transformation

This role will serve as a senior advisor to risk and business leadership, providing insight into evolving regulatory expectations, driving strategic change initiatives, and ensuring the organization maintains a strong and sustainable regulatory framework across multiple jurisdictions.


The successful candidate will combine deep regulatory expertise with strong program leadership experience and the ability to influence stakeholders across a large, complex financial services organization.


Key Responsibilities



Regulatory Intelligence & Strategic Advisory

• Monitor developments from major banking regulators and industry standard setters.
• Assess potential impacts of emerging regulatory requirements on risk management frameworks, governance structures, and business activities.
• Advise executive stakeholders on regulatory priorities, implementation challenges, and strategic responses.
• Develop recommendations regarding regulatory readiness, risk exposure, and long-term compliance strategies.
• Coordinate analysis and communication related to significant regulatory developments affecting wholesale banking and capital markets operations.

Regulatory Transformation & Change Management

• Lead enterprise-wide regulatory initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Partner across risk, finance, compliance, and business functions to deliver regulatory change programs.
• Establish governance structures and operating models that support effective execution of regulatory commitments.
• Drive consistency in implementation while accommodating local regulatory requirements and business considerations.
• Provide leadership on complex remediation efforts and large-scale regulatory enhancement programs.

Governance, Oversight & Regulatory Engagement

• Oversee governance processes supporting regulatory examinations, reviews, and supervisory interactions.
• Monitor progress against regulatory commitments and ensure effective accountability for deliverables.
• Support senior management in preparing for examinations and regulatory reviews.
• Identify execution risks and escalate issues requiring leadership attention.
• Facilitate management reporting and governance forums related to regulatory matters and strategic initiatives.

Stakeholder Leadership

• Build strong relationships across risk management, finance, treasury, compliance, audit, and business leadership teams.
• Serve as a central point of coordination for regulatory initiatives requiring cross-functional engagement.
• Influence decision-making through clear communication of risks, priorities, and strategic options.
• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience within banking, capital markets, financial regulation, or enterprise risk management.
• Significant experience leading regulatory programs, governance initiatives, or risk transformation efforts within a large financial institution.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. banking regulations and global regulatory frameworks affecting wholesale banking and capital markets businesses.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs across business and risk functions.
• Experience interacting with regulators, senior executives, and board-level stakeholders.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex topics to executive audiences.
• Advanced degree or relevant professional certification is a plus.

Ideal Background

Candidates may come from areas such as:

• Regulatory Strategy
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Risk Governance
• Regulatory Affairs
• Regulatory Change Management
• Capital Markets Risk Management
• Risk Transformation
• Regulatory Remediation Programs
• Risk COO Organizations

Experience within a global banking institution, investment bank, or large financial services organization is strongly preferred- especially within Capital Markets / Trading, Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, Lending

.