Director, Regulatory Risk

Job Title Director, Regulatory Risk Location London Description At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leaveHealth and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plansCareer advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programsThe OpportunityWe are looking to hire a Director to join our Regulatory Risk team in our London office. You will be an integral member of a team delivering regulatory, risk and compliance advice and solutions to clients across a variety of industries, including financial services, telecommunications, energy, retail, corporate and government.Key responsibilities of the role include:Advising clients on the development and implementation of risk frameworks, the assessment of risk programs, and the design of controls and controls testing and upliftDesigning and implementing regulatory engagement strategies and regulatory change and compliance programsOverseeing the successful delivery of engagements, including onboarding teams, designing delivery and implementation strategies, managing client relationships, monitoring profitability and budgets, and supervising/coaching the teamTaking a key role in business development activities, such as designing and running campaigns, developing client plans, developing and managing bids/proposals, conducting thought leadership, and building internal networks Contributing positively to the culture, growth and development of the Risk Advisory practice and Regulatory Risk team globallyThis is a full-time, permanent role based in our London office with hybrid working.More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers siteAbout youThe successful candidate will have:Demonstrated capability and expertise advising clients on complex regulatory risk and compliance matters and leading key projects within a large consulting firm, with experience working with financial services clients being essentialProven experience building a profitable and successful business through creating, fostering and developing client relationshipsExperience managing multiple projects throughout their entire engagement lifecycle, including proposals, pre-engagement activities, producing high quality deliverables, conducting stakeholder workshops, issuing final reports and billingExceptional written and verbal communication with a focus on attention to detail, including deep experience writing business documents such as reports, letters and proposalsA proactive approach to identifying and managing risk across your team and client engagements, setting the standard for compliance with the firm's policies and procedures#LI-HYBRID #LI-EG1