Our Client is a recently licensed Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the Central Bank of Cyprus. By heritage, they are a fintech company, part of a leading global fintech, health tech, and real estate conglomerate. Our mission is to offer banking services through elevated customer experience.
Job Description
- The Risk Officer is responsible for directing, administering and overseeing risk management activities in accordance with the goals and objectives established by the Board of Directors and its Risk Committee.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the continuous refinement of the Risk Management Policy & Procedures as per the EU Directives.
- Act as a liaison with the Stakeholders and contribute to the development and maintenance of the company’s Risk Frameworks, including but not limited to:
- Information Technology and Security Risk
- Financial & Market Risk
- Operational & Business Continuity Risk
- Funds Safeguarding Risk
- Incident Management
- Contingency / Recovery Measures
- Insurable Risk (mitigation)
- Environmental & Social Risk
- Corporate Governance
- Regulatory Risk
- Enterprise Risk
- Liaise with Internal/External auditors to conduct audits for Regulatory and Policy compliance
- Preparation of a Risk Management Budget
- Perform Risk Assessments to identify new risks, assess the possible effects, and amend the relevant policies and procedures to mitigate the risk
- Monitor, review and report the identified risks.
- Draft, review, and present Internal / External qualitative and quantitative reports.
- Prepare warnings and recommendations aimed at preventing and/or mitigating systemic risk to Executive Leadership and Senior staff.
- Build strong links with other functions to support risks identification and management
- Evaluate the risk awareness level of the employees and perform training sessions for knowledge enhancement.
- Monitor the overall risk exposure of the company against the Risk Appetite and KPIs
Required qualifications and skills:
- University / Master’s degree in Risk Management, Economics, Business, Finance or another related field.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in a regulated financial institution, out of which at least 3 on a role with enhanced responsibilities.
- Strong interpersonal skills to enable work with cross functional teams towards risk management goals.
- Ability to work on own initiative, to understand and prioritize responsibilities, with attention to detail.
- Fluent in both English and Greek (written and verbal).
- Strong computer literacy and analytical skills.
- Professional certification such as:
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- International Diploma in Risk Management
- Certificate in Operational Risk will be considered as a plus.
Our offering:
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge fintech payment products in a dynamic and growing company.
- Continuous learning opportunities, with exposure to new tech, schemes, and global payment trends.
- A fast-paced, collaborative environment where ideas turn into impact quickly.
- A culture that values innovation, collaboration and growth through role ownership and responsibility
Benefits:
Competitive compensation and benefits package - TBD
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Risk Manager with reference number 4566.
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