Head of Digital Product - London, United Kingdom - Control Risks

Description

Control Risks VANTAGE seeks an experienced leader as Head of Digital Product & Automation. Reporting to the VANTAGE Partner, you'll drive digital product strategy aligned with market trends, focusing on Integrity Risk, Automated Screening, ESG, and AI. Lead Gateway platform strategy, collaborate with product manager, and drive commercial success. Oversee automation opportunities in diligence, screening, and research. Align with firm's broader digital strategy for impactful outcomes.

What you'll do:

Digital Product Innovation

• Lead digital strategy and tech innovation alongside the VANTAGE Global Partner. Utilise expertise in industry technology and compliance sector to drive forward our digital initiatives.
• Collaborate with Gateway Project Manager to drive platform development, ensuring product success and expanding into new areas like UBO and AI to capture revenue opportunities.
• Collaborate with firm leaders on digital strategy and transformation, integrating and leveraging technology investments. Forge strong relationships with the Global Head of Digital Strategy and tech teams to align VANTAGE initiatives with broader projects and strategies.
• Work closely with the leadership of other Control Risks practices and units to maximize cross-practice digitally-derived commercial opportunities and collaboration.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and clients to develop new products addressing market needs. Oversee commercial policy, stakeholder management, pricing, and go-to-market strategy for these digital products.
• Identify and build relationships with critical players in the wider market that will be relevant for VANTAGE in developing new technology partnerships and commercial opportunities.
• Support Global Partner and relevant stakeholders on new technology initiatives and opportunities outside of the core VANTAGE proposition, as relevant.
• Maintain and continually develop deep knowledge of industry trends and regulatory developments in areas such as ABC compliance, ESG, and AI to inform product development strategies.
• Participate in thought leadership initiatives such as webinars, podcasts, presentations, and publications to enhance the company's reputation and industry influence.

Operations, Automation, & Scale

• Lead the strategic assessment of existing VANTAGE processes to identify practical opportunities for automation and technology-driven efficiency improvements.
• Collaborate with Global Head of Research & Delivery and senior VANTAGE colleagues to scale research processes using technology. Drive excellence among global research teams with AI and other solutions where applicable.
• Work with Head of Screening to drive up efficiencies and scalability leveraging various available technologies, and position for high margin growth.

Commercial focus

• The Head of Digital Product & Automation will primarily focus on internal tech opportunities but should also actively pursue commercial and client opportunities in the broader market.
• Where relevant, the new Head of Digital Product & Automation will assist in commercial activities, collaborating with regional VANTAGE commercial teams, Markets & Partnerships/Account Management teams, and colleagues in other practices, highlighting the value of VANTAGE and its solutions to win work effectively.
• Elevate VANTAGE's brand as a leading technology enhanced compliance and diligence solution both internally and externally. Drive new commercial opportunities by advocating for VANTAGE's prominence in the market.
• Support commercial teams as needed negotiating proposals and contracts with customers and ensure their profitability.
• Provide subject-matter expertise to geo-market leaders across the region.
• Monitor market changes to identify new opportunities.

Requirements

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree (Master's degree preferred)
• Strong English-language verbal and written communication skills
• Proven experience in a senior management role within the risk and compliance industry, preferably in due diligence or related fields.
• Strong understanding of ABC, ESG, and AI technologies, and their implications for risk and compliance.
• Deep understanding of AI derived technologies, including, but not limited to Generative AI, LLMs, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and a clear view of how they might fit into or support VANTAGE.
• Demonstrated ability to drive product innovation and bring products to market successfully.
• Experience delivering quality digital outputs and partnerships in budget-restrained environments.
• Strong market knowledge and connections to drive new relationships and partnerships to VANTAGE, and ideally evidence of having driven such partnerships in the past to commercial fruition.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and levels of the organisation.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a track record of engaging with clients, prospects, and industry stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with a curious mind and a passion for problem-solving and future-proofing business processes.
• Significant client-facing experience
• Candidate must be proactive, entrepreneurial, compelling, exceptional interpersonal, with a high degree of personal confidence to build relationships
• Comfortable operating in a matrixed working environment, with the ability to build trusted internal relationships
• Is sensitive and responsive to individual and cultural differences, adjusting style to get the best from individual
• Maintains high standards in dealing with people, is a role model and leads teams and individual performance in a consistent and professional manner.
• Ensures sound commercial awareness applied to all solutions, harnessing margin improvement

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.