IFS - R-Q - Risk Management - Deals R-Q Manager

R&Q; team’s primary purpose is to provide trusted advisor risk and quality advice to the Deals business in order to help client-facing teams effectively manage and mitigate legal, regulatory and reputational risk.
This role will have a broad range of activities including:
Supporting the​Deals​ R&Q; team in queries from client facing staff and providing pragmatic advice and solutions to their R&Q; queries.
Building trusted relationships across Deals and other support teams, acting as a dedicated business advisor to Partners and Directors.
Proactively providing support to teams pursuing larger, or more complex opportunities (e.g. cross-border working).
Negotiating with clients on contracting challenges, with support from Office of the General Counsel and senior stakeholders in the business.
Delivering training to partners and staff across Deals, including one-to-one sessions and seminar-based training.
This wide exposure to the Deals business will support the selected individual’s personal development and enable ongoing progression. To support you, you will work under the guidance / supervision of the Deals R&Q; team. There is a great opportunity for the right candidate to learn and develop in this role.
The role will provide the successful candidate with:
The opportunity to work closely with Deals partners across the business.
An opportunity to get involved with some of the high profile, complex and risky engagements Deals are delivering.
An ability to help Deals to deliver against strategy.
The opportunity to work in a fast paced, mentally stimulating, dynamic environment where no two days are the same.
An opportunity to develop a solid Risk Management technical base.
A stable working location.
What you need
Ability to communicate clearly with strong presentation skills and provide firm and concise advice.
Clear understanding of commercial / client-facing issues and associated risk procedures. An understanding of technological offerings is an advantage.
 Ability to interact with others demands providing support and/or influencing, with the flexibility to change behavior where necessary.
 Intellectual capacity to make decisions with strong analytical, organisational and project management skills.
 A conscientious, ambitious team player, with good self-management skills and an ability to take initiative.