Executive Director, International Legal Entity Compliance & Operational Risk Programme Execution, Governance & Reporting

The Company is seeking an Executive Director to lead international compliance and operational risk programme execution, governance, and reporting across multiple regions and legal entities. Responsibilities include setting programme strategy and overseeing policies, regulatory change, training, risk assessments, monitoring, controls, and reporting. The role leads subject matter experts and relationship managers, sets priorities and resources, and drives consistent delivery and process improvements. It also provides expert oversight and constructive challenge, advises senior leaders, coordinates cross-functional initiatives, and ensures risks, issues, and control gaps are escalated and remediated promptly. Candidates should have relevant compliance, operational risk, or equivalent experience, including management or leadership responsibility, and experience in Corporate and Investment Banking. A strong academic background is expected, ideally including a university degree and relevant professional qualifications or registrations. Extensive experience in Investment Banking or Global Markets, particularly in programme execution, governance, reporting, controls, and regulatory change, is desirable. Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills are important, along with knowledge of international regulatory expectations and the ability to manage competing priorities, improve processes, and develop teams.