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Management Consultant - Non-Financial / Operational Risk
Capco is hiring for the job of Management Consultant - Non-Financial / Operational Risk, Edinburgh, UK (On-site). This is a Risk job in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with Capco.
Non-Financial Risk (Enterprise Risk) Consultant – All Levels
Location: Glasgow and Edinburgh (Hybrid) Practice Area: Finance, Risk, Regulatory and Financial Crime Type: Permanent
Drive impactful change across enterprise risk, market abuse, and surveillance frameworks
The Role
Capco is looking for Management Consultants with expertise in Non-Financial Risk to join our growing Finance, Risk, Regulatory and Financial Crime (FRRF) capability. You ll work on a variety of projects for leading financial institutions, delivering risk transformation and advisory services across enterprise and operational risk. Acting as a trusted advisor, you ll help shape the future of risk frameworks, controls, governance, and surveillance capabilities. You ll also embrace AI-enabled ways of working, using approved AI tools to enhance analysis, improve delivery efficiency, and support better decision-making while applying appropriate human judgement and responsible AI practices.
What You ll Do
Support enterprise and operational risk transformation projects, leveraging AI-enabled analysis where appropriate to improve delivery, insight, and operational effectiveness.
Document, assess, and enhance risk processes and controls across the first and second lines of defence, identifying opportunities for automation and AI-enabled workflow improvements.
Contribute to market abuse and trade surveillance initiatives by reviewing controls, detection scenarios, and the responsible application of AI to improve surveillance effectiveness and reduce false positives.
Support AI model tuning and optimisation activities within surveillance environments, ensuring appropriate governance, validation, auditability, and human oversight.
Engage stakeholders across business, technology, compliance, and risk functions to deliver collaborative, data-driven transformation initiatives.
What We re Looking For
Experience in enterprise or operational risk, ideally within financial services or management consulting.
Strong understanding of market abuse regulation and trade surveillance frameworks.
Awareness or practical experience of AI and machine learning applications within risk or surveillance environments, including model tuning concepts and responsible AI practices.
Experience documenting end-to-end processes, identifying risk and control gaps, and using approved AI tools to support analysis where appropriate.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly across business and technology teams.
Bonus Points For
Experience in control testing, risk assurance, or remediation.
Exposure to surveillance platforms such as NICE Actimize, Nasdaq SMARTS, or similar technologies.
Experience applying AI-enabled analytics, automation, or model optimisation within enterprise risk or surveillance environments.
Ability to facilitate workshops and build strong stakeholder engagement.
Previous consulting experience within a risk-focused role or experience improving enterprise risk frameworks and control effectiveness.
Why Join Capco
Deliver high-impact transformation programmes for Tier 1 financial institutions.
Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture.
Access continuous learning, industry certifications, and structured career development.
Help shape the future of enterprise risk, market surveillance, and operational resilience.
Be part of a team delivering meaningful change across financial services.
Benefits
Core Benefits: Discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover.
Mental Health: Easy access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in-house first aiders.
Family-Friendly: Maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, plus paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement.
Family Care: Eight complimentary backup care sessions for emergency childcare or elder care.
Holiday Flexibility: Five weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell holiday days based on your needs.
Continuous Learning: Minimum 40 Hours of Training Annually. Take your pick, workshops, certifications, e-learning, your growth, your way. Business Coach assigned from Day One to help accelerate your development.
Healthcare Access: Convenient online GP services.
Extra Perks: Gympass (Wellhub), travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work, and dental insurance.
Inclusion at Capco
We re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and straightforward for everyone. If you need any adjustments at any stage, just let us know, we ll be happy to help. We value each person s unique perspective and contribution. At Capco, we believe that being yourself is your greatest strength. Our #BeYourselfAtWork culture encourages individuality and collaboration, a mindset that shapes how we work with clients and each other every day.
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Location and market context
This job is based in Edinburgh on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Capco's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About risk management jobs
Risk jobs own the methodology for identifying, assessing, and escalating enterprise, operational, and technology risk. Second-line teams set risk appetite and challenge the first line. Jobs like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as enterprise and operational risk frameworks, NIST AI RMF, and risk-appetite and escalation practices.
How to position yourself for this risk management job
Strong candidates emphasize risk assessment methodology, appetite and escalation, cross-functional partnership, and clear reporting to senior leadership and the board. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Capco would apply enterprise and operational risk frameworks, NIST AI RMF, and risk-appetite and escalation practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
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