Saghir Khan joins Jaywing Risk Consulting in partnership role

Financial sector veteran Saghir Khan has joined Jaywing Risk Consulting as a strategic partner. He will draw upon 25 years in the banking and consulting industries to strengthen the advisory firm’s leadership team.

Ben O’Brien, managing director of Jaywing Risk Consultancy, commented, “I am delighted to have Saghir Khan on our team. He will be a valuable asset to our team, and will greatly benefit our larger programmes of work, such as the accounts we hold for tier-one banks.”

Founded in 1999, Jaywing’s team of risk and data science specialists now includes 50 professionals. A technology consultancy specialised in data science and intelligence, the firm has a strong focus on the financial services sector. The Sheffield-based company previously worked with some of the UK’s leading lenders, such as Starling Bank, Nationwide, and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Khan joins at an important moment, with Jaywing’s clients seeing growing demand following a number of regulatory changes. Working across both consumer and commercial portfolios, the company’s expertise covers banking regulations such as IFRS 9, Stress Testing, ICAAP, ILAAP, Risk Appetite, Basel Regulations, Fraud prevention and IRB, as well as overall risk strategy. 

Holding extensive experience in running change transformation programmes, Khan has overseen a large scale outsourcing programme for a top-tier investment bank during his time at KPMG, and lead a team of over 100 employees to design and execute a regulatory programme for one of the ‘Big Four’ UK banks when he was with a boutique consultancy. He has also spent time with Accenture, as well as major banking entities JP Morgan and UBS.  

Khan said of his own appointment, “What attracted me to Jaywing’s Risk division is the fact that it’s an open, friendly and innovative environment with a large client base established over the last 25 years. Many people who work at Jaywing have been there for 20 -25 years, which not only indicates to me that there is a good company culture, but also, a vast amount of industry expertise.”