Business Consultant

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Job Title

Business Consultant

Department

Financial Services Regulatory Consulting Division

Location

London

Reports To

Director - Financial Services Regulatory Consulting Division

Working Hours

35 hours per week, 9:00am to 5:00pm but additional hours may be required. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office, please contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.

Firm Description

Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on our exceptional breadth of our practice, on deep industry knowledge, and on our 'one team' global approach. Formed through the combination of two top international law firms, Hogan Lovells has over 40 offices in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With a presence in the world's major financial and commercial markets, we are well placed to provide excellent business-oriented advice to our clients locally and internationally. Our people are the key to our success, which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.

Department Description

Our Regulatory Consulting team forms part of our market leading Financial Services legal practice offering an integrated solution to our clients which is unique and fresh in the market. The team works closely with lawyers, navigating complex regulations and marrying legal insight with regulatory consulting knowledge and experience to understand the operational, conduct, governance, risk and compliance needs of clients ranging from major financial institutions and technology companies to FinTech start-ups.

The work is high-profile and varied. We work on global compliance reviews, devise strategies and approaches for the creation of new digital banks, products & offerings assisting clients with the design and implementation of new frameworks, governance & reporting structures, policies, procedures and processes. We also work on major regulatory change programmes and authorisations for different types of firms and support on litigation and enforcement and corporate and commercial transactions.

Our specialist team has a broad range of operational and regulatory skills & experience, having worked for regulators, big four consultancies and a wide range of financial services institutions in different roles and seniority giving us the bespoke knowledge and insight to provide innovative and tailored solutions.

Role Overview

Business Consultants are an integral part of the Hogan Lovells Consulting team advising clients on the impact of the changing regulatory market. Working alongside the legal team to provide guidance and support to clients on regulatory compliance, risk management, and governance matters, the individual performing this role will work to identify and assess risks, provide feedback on key operational documentation, support in the drafting of good practice policy templates and identify opportunities, whilst developing strategies to address them.

The role will involve a significant amount of time working directly with clients, and provide an opportunity to identify new opportunities. An ability to think independently and provide clear and considered views, taking into account regulatory, operational and commercial needs will be critical.

The role is ideally suited to someone working in a financial institution, a consulting firm or a regulatory body.

A successful candidate will ideally have strong experience in financial services, compliance within industry, and/or consulting experience. Experience of remediation programmes, regulatory change programmes and implementation will be well suited.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

As part of the Financial Services Regulatory Consulting team, you’ll work with members of Consulting and Legal teams, and be building relationships with our clients day to day. Key responsibilities of the role include:

Firm mindedness

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Agile Working Statement

Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

Equal Opportunities Employment Statement

It is the policy of Hogan Lovells to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of age, disability, ethnic origin, gender identity, religion, sex or sexual orientation.

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