Business / Operational Risk Consultant – Banking Integration Programme
Location: Edinburgh (2 days onsite per week)
Rate: £625 per day (Inside IR35)
Contract: 1st June 2026 – 18th December 2026
Start: 1st June 2026
We are supporting a major banking integration and transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Business / Operational Risk Consultant to join an established risk team supporting complex change across technology, operations and controls.
This is a high-profile role within a fast-paced financial services transformation environment, requiring someone who can operate confidently across senior stakeholders, delivery teams and control functions.
The successful candidate will support risk and control activity across integration, transformation and operational resilience initiatives, helping ensure robust governance, effective control environments and strong assurance outcomes throughout the programme lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
-
Support delivery of business and operational risk activity across a large-scale integration programme
-
Provide risk oversight and challenge across change and transformation initiatives
-
Assist in the identification, assessment and management of operational and technology risks
-
Support the design, enhancement and embedding of risk and control frameworks
-
Conduct control assurance and control effectiveness reviews
-
Work closely with 1st and 2nd line teams, programme delivery functions and senior stakeholders
-
Support governance forums, risk reporting and regulatory readiness activities
-
Contribute to operational resilience and change risk initiatives
-
Drive remediation and improvement activity where control gaps or weaknesses are identified
-
Help embed consistent risk management practices across programmes and business functions
We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in:
-
Business Risk and/or Operational Risk within Financial Services
-
Large-scale change, integration or transformation programmes
-
Risk & control frameworks, RCSA, controls assurance or controls testing
-
Technology and operational risk environments
-
Stakeholder management across senior business and technology teams
-
Governance, audit or assurance activity
-
Banking or regulated financial services environments
Experience in any of the following would be highly advantageous:
-
Operational Resilience
-
Regulatory change programmes
-
Technology risk or cyber risk oversight
-
SOX / controls testing
-
Control automation initiatives
-
Cloud, infrastructure or digital transformation programmes
-
Experience working within complex regulated banking environments
Please send your latest CV along with:
#LI_DNI