Bridging Finance London · 1 day ago
Vice President of Risk
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
20+ years expBridging Finance London is seeking a Vice President of Risk who will establish and lead the company's Enterprise Risk Management system. The role involves optimizing risk strategies, ensuring compliance, and integrating risk management into business decision-making.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Develop and implement an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework highly aligned with the company's strategy
Participate in the company's medium- and long-term strategic planning, providing decision support from a risk-return perspective
Establish a risk appetite and risk tolerance system
Integrate risk management into business decision-making, investment decisions, and capital allocation processes
Identify and assess the following major risk categories: Strategic risk, Financial risk (liquidity, exchange rate, interest rate, credit), Operational risk, Compliance and legal risk, Market and macroeconomic risk, Investment and M&A risk, Reputational and ESG risk, Information security and third-party risk
Design and maintain risk assessment models, scenario analysis, and stress testing mechanisms
Regularly organize company-wide risk assessments
Develop and supervise the implementation of risk mitigation strategies (risk avoidance, transfer, reduction, acceptance)
Establish and optimize internal control systems
Collaborate with business units to embed risk control into daily operational processes
Supervise the use of insurance, hedging, and other risk transfer tools
Assess risks in significant capital expenditures, investment projects, and M&A transactions
Participate in M&A due diligence (DD), focusing on financial, operational, compliance, and integration risks
Review valuation assumptions, cash flow forecasts, and key risk factors
Collaborate with the finance team to manage liquidity, debt structure, and capital risk
Oversee the company's compliance with relevant laws and regulations, industry regulatory requirements, and internal policies
Work closely with legal, compliance, and internal audit departments
Respond to risk-related reviews from regulatory agencies, auditors, and rating agencies
Establish risk event escalation and emergency response mechanisms
Regularly report on the risk status to the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, or Risk Committee
Provide clear, quantitative, and actionable risk reports and dashboards
Lead risk communication and decision support during significant risk events
Enhance management and business leaders' awareness of and responsibility for risk
Building and leading high-performing risk management teams
Developing risk management talent development and succession plans
Collaborating closely with finance, strategy, operations, IT, human resources, legal, and other departments
Promoting a 'risk culture' within the organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Risk Management, Engineering, or a related field
20+ years of experience in risk management, finance, auditing, consulting, or related fields
At least 5 years of senior management or team management experience
Deep understanding of risk management frameworks such as ERM, COSO, and ISO 31000
Solid financial analysis, valuation, and business judgment skills
Ability to translate complex risks into understandable decision-making information for management
Familiarity with capital markets, corporate governance, and board operations
Preferred
MBA, EMBA, or a related master's degree
Experience in listed companies or large corporations
Experience in private equity / family offices / investment institutions
Experience in multinational operations or complex organizational structures
Experience in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, or international business
Company
Bridging Finance London
At Bridging Finance London, we bring over two decades of specialist finance experience to the table.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase