Fixed Income Operations Risk Specialist- Glasgow

• Role requires regular interaction with risk managers in all departments, divisions, line managers and communication to various levels of management within Operations and other areas in the firm.
• Support the annual Non Financial Risk (NFR) assessment across Fixed Income Ops.  Coordinate, produce and present risk-based information to our business and management stakeholders.  Looking to automate process.
• Support the overall risk environment through upholding and developing the risk and control agenda and through the on-going development and evolution of key metrics
• Support the delivery of a broad range of strategic projects as required (including NFRAC, and wider transformation agenda)

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in risk‑related roles.
• Strong risk management expertise.
• Ability to set, execute, and enforce operational risk management practices.
• Understanding of firm‑wide risk frameworks, policies, and standards.
• Experience supporting Non‑Financial Risk (NFR) assessments and risk/control evaluations.
• Comfortable working closely with product teams, senior stakeholders, subject matter experts, peer risk teams, and operations/business managers.
• Able to communicate risk insights clearly to various levels of management.
• Capable of conducting deep‑dive reviews, thematic analysis, and proactive risk identification.
• Ability to produce, interpret, and present risk‑based information and key metrics.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to challenge processes constructively.
• Interest in automation, process optimisation, and using technology to reduce manual work.
• Willingness to learn and apply GenAI tools to enhance risk monitoring and identification.
• Ability to support automation of NFR processes and reporting.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and evolving risk and control metrics.
• Ability to coordinate and produce risk reports for business and management stakeholders.
• Ability to support and deliver strategic projects, including NFRAC and broader transformation initiatives.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
• Ability to influence decision‑making by presenting clear, risk‑based recommendations.
• Skilled at building strong relationships across departments to ensure consistent risk practices.

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading graduate employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us:

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension