About the Role
As part of our Risk team, you’ll provide independent oversight and challenge across enterprise, security, operational and technology risk, helping the firm make informed decisions to move quickly and safely. The Chief Business Risk Officer (CBRO) leads G-Research's second line of defence and is responsible for shaping and maturing the firm's enterprise risk capability.
Responsibilities
- Leading and maturing the second line of defence, providing effective oversight while enabling the business
- Owning and evolving the operational risk framework into an embedded, data-driven capability
- Developing a holistic view of risk across technology, infrastructure, security, operations and corporate functions
- Partnering closely with Engineering, Security and Technology leadership to integrate risk management into service design and operations
- Providing independent oversight of security controls, operational resilience, policy compliance and enterprise risk
- Enabling the first line to make informed decisions aligned with the firm’s risk appetite
- Using automation, data and AI to improve risk identification, monitoring and reporting
- Overseeing operational incidents, material risks and remediation to ensure effective prioritisation and resolution
- Providing clear risk insight and advice to the Executive Management Team and Board
- Leading and developing a multidisciplinary team across Enterprise Risk, Security Risk Oversight, Operational Resilience and Algorithmic Safety
Requirements
- Significant experience operating and evolving enterprise risk frameworks in complex, technology-led organisations
- Proven leadership experience across security, technology or enterprise risk
- Strong understanding of modern engineering practices, with the credibility to engage technical teams
- Experience influencing complex decisions at Executive and Board level
- Ability to balance independent oversight with a pragmatic, business-enabling approach
- Experience leading managers and building high-performing teams
- Experience using automation, data or AI to improve risk management and reporting
- Ability to translate complex technical and operational issues into clear, actionable recommendations
Skills
- Pragmatic, technology-minded risk leadership
- Sound judgement
- Technical credibility
- Modern engineering practices
- Automation
- Data
- AI
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior leadership
Salary/Compensations
- Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
Benefits
- Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business)
- Dedicated barista bar
- 30 days’ annual leave
- 9% company pension contributions
- Informal dress code
- Excellent work/life balance
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Life assurance
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Monthly company events
About the Company
- We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.
- From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve.
- Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.
Equal Opportunity
- G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment.
- We are an ideas-driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.
- We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best.
- If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section
