Date live:09/09/2025
Business Area:Legal
Area of Expertise:Legal
Contract:Permanent
Reference Code:JR-0000069902
This role is in the Legal Risk and Controls team and is to ensure that the financial services regulation activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, to help the bank manage legal and regulatory risks associated with these activities, drafting framework documentation and communicating these updates to the business.

To be successful as a Procedures & Framework Lead, you should have experience with

• Drafting framework documents
• Legal, Risk or Controls experience and background
• Considerable communication skills (including presentation skills to key stakeholders and communicating in writing)

Some other highly valued skills may include

• Ability to prioritise a high volume of work and to operate both independently and as a global team, with good organisational skills
• Creativity and analytical thinking
• Collaborative member of the team with good relationship building including ability to work well with Legal colleagues in different teams globally and colleagues in other Functions

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills
This role will be based in Glasgow.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance.
• Legal advice and support to the business on regulatory affairs, including regulatory compliance, risk management, and transactional matters.
• Subject matter support in the Legal department’s representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to regulatory matters, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Review of relevant legislation and regulation and creation and review of legal documents, where applicable, to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations that may impact the bank’s operations.
• Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on applicable legal and regulatory requirements related to the bank’s operations.
• Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with regards to changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.

To ensure that the financial services regulation activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal and regulatory risks associated with these activities.