Job descriptionHead of Prudential Risk City of London * Hybrid (3/2 split) Permanent £120,000 - £150,000 cer Financial are working alongside an international bank who are based in the City of London. They are seeking a Head of Prudential Risk to work with them on a permanent basis. The responsibilities of the Head of Prudential Risk will include * Support the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) in providing second line oversight of prudential risks, including capital, liquidity, market (FX and interest rate), strategic, and model risks * Provide oversight of Finance and Treasury functions, including reviews of prudential risk management processes, stress testing, hedging strategies, reporting, and operational processes * Assist in the development and maintenance of the risk management framework and risk appetite limits for capital, liquidity, market, and model risks * Provide challenge and oversight for ILAAP, ICAAP, Recovery and Resolution Plans, and stress testing, and support regulatory engagement * Deliver prudential risk reporting to governance committees and actively contribute to ALCO (Asset and Liability Committee) * Monitor compliance with prudential risk appetite limits and track KRIs, KPIs, and EWIs * Review and oversee prudential regulatory reporting * Support preparation of the Annual Report & Accounts and Pillar 3 disclosures * Conduct prudential regulatory horizon scanning, assess impacts, and coordinate regulatory change initiatives * Advise the business on new and emerging prudential regulations and their potential impacts * Assess prudential risk implications of transactions, new products, services, jurisdictions, clients, and sectors * Support Credit Risk analytics, particularly related to the country risk framework * Manage Model Risk Management and Model Validation across the Group * Support the CRO in enterprise-wide risk reporting and assessment The successful candidate will have * Minimum 7 years’ experience in a UK bank, supporting Treasury and prudential risk management, preferably in a second line of defence role * International banking and payment services experience is desirable * Experience reviewing and contributing to ILAAP, ICAAP, and recovery planning documents * Ability to analyse prudential risks, produce written risk assessments, and understand appropriate risk controls * Capability to provide second line oversight and challenge on capital, liquidity, market, strategic, and model risks * Strong technical and analytical skills in prudential and financial risk * Ability to interpret PRA prudential regulations, including those related to capital, liquidity, market risk, and interest rate risk, and understand the PRA Supervisory Framework * Detailed knowledge of CRD/CRR regulations and familiarity with Basel and EBA frameworks * Understanding of prudential regulatory reporting for liquidity, capital, market risk, and interest rate risk * Model risk management experience, including developing model risk frameworks * Familiarity with derivatives products, regulatory frameworks, and trading activities