Global Markets Governance, Risk and Controls

End Date

Sunday 27 September 2026

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£0 - £0

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Job Description

JOB TITLE : Global Markets Governance, Risk and Controls

LOCATION : London

HOURS : Full-time

SALARY: Competitive Salary Package

What you’ll be doing:

As part of the Governance, Risk and Controls team, the role forms part of Business, Risk and Resources within the LBCM Global Markets business. This role will play a key part in delivering the team’s objective of providing a robust, scalable and globally consistent First Line risk framework across Global Markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the First Line of Defence subject matter expert for Private Side Business Risk, Operational, Resilience and Model Risk across Global Markets


• Support the development, maintenance and continuous enhancement of the Global Markets risk and control framework, ensuring alignment with risk appetite, regulatory expectations and governance standards.


• Lead and coordinate key risk management activities including Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs), risk events, issue management, attestations and governance actions.


• Monitor the effectiveness of key controls, challenge control weaknesses and drive sustainable remediation through root-cause analysis and action tracking.


• Oversee the management and closure of audit, regulatory and risk actions, ensuring appropriate evidence, governance and traceability.


• Provide governance and oversight of private side activities, including information barrier, conflicts management and associated conduct risk controls.


• Maintain oversight of model governance activities, including model inventories, lifecycle requirements, validation findings, approvals and remediation actions.


• Build strong relationships across Front Office, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance and Audit functions, influencing sound risk-based decision making while promoting a strong risk and control culture.

Why join us?

If you think all banks are the same, you’re wrong. We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. If you’re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you’ve just found it.

What we’re looking for?

• Proven experience within First Line Global Markets Risk and Controls or COO


• Strong understanding of Global Markets (Sales, Trading, Financing) products, front-to-back trading processes and associated non-financial risks.


• Knowledge of relevant regulatory expectations affecting Global Markets, including Model Risk requirements.


• Experience managing audit findings, regulatory actions, risk events and remediation programmes.


• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across all levels of seniority.


• Collaborative attitude with the ability to work across business, risk and technology teams.


• Self-motivated, proactive and focused on continuous improvement.

This is a place for you:

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%


• An annual performance-related bonus


• Share schemes including free shares


• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping


• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top


• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you’ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you’ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We’ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We’re focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.