IAR Partner Onboarding and Risk

Job Family :
Investigator
Travel Required :
None
Clearance Required :
None

What You Will Do :

- Conduct end-to-end onboarding and Fitness & Propriety assessments for new and existing IARs.
- Form clear, defensible risk positions - not just identify issues, but state what you believe and why.
- Confidently engage and challenge commercial stakeholders where regulatory expectations and risk appetite diverge.
- Work comfortably with incomplete information and define what “good enough” looks like in context.
- Maintain FCA-defensible documentation aligned to SUP 12, CONC, AML, and Consumer Duty requirements.
- Contribute to governance reporting and provide clear, concise risk updates to senior stakeholders.
- Spot where processes can work better and proactively improve them - while still delivering the day-to-day operational work.

What You Will Need :

- Experienced in regulated financial services risk, compliance, onboarding, or partner oversight.
- Comfortable making independent decisions and standing behind them.
- Equally happy doing detailed operational work as you are improving how it’s done.
- Energised by fast-paced, evolving environments rather than slowed down by them.
- Open to new ways of working and comfortable adapting quickly.
- Clear, pragmatic communicator who avoids jargon and can adjust tone across audiences.
- Naturally curious - you ask “why are we doing it this way?” and improve it where needed.
- High ownership mindset: you see things through rather than handing them off

What Would Be Nice To Have :

- Experience working in 1LOD risk or partner-facing compliance roles.
- Experience contributing to governance or senior reporting.
- Experience in environments that are scaling or changing quickly.
- Experience building or redesigning oversight frameworks
- Exposure to Board-level governance reporting
- Comfort working with data, and thinking how we can improve reporting.
- Experience in 1LOD risk environments

The annual salary range for this position is €26,000.00-€44,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
What We Offer :

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

- Personal and professional growth opportunities
- 3 Additional Annual vacation days
- New and innovative office space
- Multicultural and young contemporary teams
- Private health insurance and various discounts

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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