Remote - Risk Officer
Are you an experienced Risk & Internal Control professional looking to make an impact in a fast-growing fintech ?
Are you looking to make a real impact in a fast-growing European fintech environment? Join an innovative organization that is transforming the future of digital payments across Europe. Working alongside experienced professionals, you'll help strengthen risk management and internal control practices in a business operating at the forefront of financial innovation.
If you're looking for a role where your work directly influences business decisions rather than maintaining established processes, this could be an excellent next step.
Role
As a Risk Specialist, you'll work closely with senior risk leadership to enhance the organization's governance, risk, and control framework across operational activities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Monitor and coordinate first-line control activities while supporting business teams in strengthening their control environment.
- Design, execute, and improve second-line risk and control assessments using a risk-based methodology.
- Collaborate with Compliance, Information Security, Data Protection, and operational teams to ensure effective oversight across the organization.
- Maintain and continuously improve the operational risk register.
- Define, monitor, and report on Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
- Support the development and tracking of risk mitigation actions.
- Prepare risk reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior management and governance committees.
- Monitor risk appetite thresholds and escalate emerging risks when necessary.
- Promote a strong risk and internal control culture across the business.
- Contribute to ongoing improvements in governance, risk, and internal control processes.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, Operations, Technology, and Business functions.
Profile
- 3+ years of experience in Risk Management, Internal Control, Operational Risk, or a related governance function.
- Previous experience within Financial Services, Banking, Payments, FinTech, or another regulated industry.
- Good understanding of risk management frameworks (such as COSO) and the Three Lines Model.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, including Compliance, IT, Security, and Operations.
- Ability to prepare clear risk reporting, dashboards, and executive-level presentations.
- Familiarity with regulatory and governance requirements within financial services.
- Experience working with Jira or similar workflow management tools is an advantage.
- Professional proficiency in English; additional European languages are considered a plus.
- Comfortable working in an international, multicultural, and collaborative environment.
Offer
- Join a high-growth international fintech organization shaping the future of digital financial services.
- Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and influence key business decisions.
- Collaborative and multicultural working environment.
- Exposure to innovative projects within a rapidly evolving European market.
- Flexible working model with excellent opportunities for professional development.
Full Remote
