Fnality International
Head of Risk
NEWJob Description
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You will develop, implement and run the EU risk management framework for a regulated payment system. You will own risk, compliance and resilience activities, design and operate risk identification and monitoring, oversee incident management and control effectiveness, and maintain AML/CTF and KYC/CDD standards. You will engage with European regulators, produce high-quality regulatory reporting, coordinate cross-jurisdictional risk practices, and assess partnership, liquidity, model, technology and third-party risks. You will also lead governance activities, scenario testing and operational resilience planning, and advise senior leadership and the Board on emerging financial crime and regulatory issues.
Requirements
- āExtensive risk management expertise in FMIs, banking or financial services
- āProven capability to design and maintain a risk management framework for a systemically important payment system
- āDeep knowledge of EU regulatory frameworks relevant to payments, digital assets, operational resilience and financial crime
- āExperience managing supervisory reviews, regulatory findings and remediation programmes
- āStrong expertise across operational, technology, cyber, settlement, liquidity, legal, third-party, concentration, model and smart contract risk
- āSenior interaction with regulators or experience working at the ECB or other relevant regulators
- āAbility to define risk appetite, key risk indicators, incident management and high-quality risk reporting to the Board
- āExperience managing regulatory divergence between EU, UK and other regimes
- āWillingness and ability to travel within Europe and to the UK as required
- āEligible to work in Europe (no visa sponsorship provided)
Responsibilities
- āServe as executive owner for risk, compliance and resilience activities within the EU payment system
- āProvide strategic leadership for risk, compliance and operational resilience strategy
- āEstablish and lead EU risk governance and policy frameworks
- āDesign, build and operate the Risk Management Framework covering identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring and reporting
- āLead oversight of incident management and operational events
- āEnsure compliance with EU regulatory requirements including DORA, CPMI-IOSCO PFMI and NIS2
- āDevelop and maintain AML/CTF, KYC/CDD, sanctions screening and transaction monitoring frameworks
- āAdvise the Board and senior leadership on financial crime and supervisory expectations
- āAct as a senior counterpart to European regulators and manage regulatory reporting
- āCoordinate cross-jurisdictional risk and compliance practices with other legal entities
Benefits & Perks
- āFlexible working environment
- āSupport for flexibility and wellbeing