IG is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses. The bar is high – bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG – the future gets built here.
Our core values — Champion the Client , Learn Fast Together , and Raise the Bar — drive our commitment to delivering innovative technology and exceptional client service.
IG Group is undergoing a significant transformation, led by CEO Breon Corcoran and a refreshed senior leadership team. As IG expands its fintech and digital assets offering — including crypto — and accelerates its use of AI-driven products and platforms, the Risk function is a critical pillar of this journey, embedding robust second-line capability that enables IG to innovate and grow with confidence across its global footprint.
This is a senior, technically substantive role at the heart of IG's second line of defence . As Director of Technology & Operational Risk, you will own the design and operation of IG's core operational and technology risk processes — from incident response and control attestations to RCSA facilitation and risk register management — ensuring the framework is both rigorous and commercially informed.
You will be a subject matter expert who commands credibility with technologists, product teams, and regulators alike — equally comfortable navigating the risk landscape of a global retail trading platform and the emerging challenges of crypto, AI, and digital asset products. This is a role for someone who operates at the intersection of technical depth and strategic influence, and who thrives in a fast-moving, innovation -led financial services environment.
Operational Risk Framework & Process Ownership
Own the end-to-end operational risk event and issue (ORE) lifecycle — identification, recording, root cause analysis, remediation tracking, and lessons learned — ensuring consistent standards across all business lines.
Design, facilitate , and challenge Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs) across the organisation , with particular focus on technology, operations, and commercial functions.
Technology Risk Management
Lead second-line oversight of technology risk, covering cyber, infrastructure, data, and change risk, ensuring the risk profile remains within Board-approved tolerances.
Technically credible — able to engage meaningfully with Technology, Engineering, and Product teams, and translate complex exposures into clear risk language.
Follows IG's five performance principles: Lead and Inspire, Think Big, Champion the Client, Deliver at Pace, and Raise the Bar.
Strategic Influence at Scale: Shape the operational and technology risk agenda for a FTSE 100 fintech operating across nineteen countries, with direct access to Risk Committee and Board.
At the Frontier of Fintech Risk: Engage with the risk challenges that define the next era of financial services — crypto, digital assets, AI-driven products, and global retail trading at scale — in a business actively investing in all of them.
Technical Depth, Strategic Reach: A rare role that demands genuine subject matter expertise while operating at a senior level — combining hands-on framework ownership with executive-level influence.
Regulatory Relevance: Lead IG's engagement with fast-evolving prudential and operational resilience expectations, including MIFIDPRU, DORA, FCA crypto asset regulation, and emerging AI governance frameworks.
Transformation Agenda: Join at a pivotal moment in IG's growth story, with the opportunity to embed best-in-class risk practices as the business scales and diversifies its product range.
Competitive Rewards: A competitive package including salary, performance-related bonus, equity participation, and a comprehensive benefits suite within a dynamic, future-focused business.
