Head of Risk of Pagonxt Emoney

Head of Risk of PagoNxt eMoney

Country: Spain

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

PagoNxt eMoney is looking for a Head of Risk, based in our Madrid office.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

A newly created role, we are looking for an experienced risk professional, to help accelerate our next phase of growth. This role will be a core member of the PagoNxt eMoney leadership team, reporting directly to the General Manager.

We need someone like you to help us to:

• End to end oversight for the Risk function, ensuring ongoing compliance with the regulatory expectations, and alignment with the PagoNxt Risk standards.
• Evaluate the impact of changes in the regulatory environment, setting in motion projects to adapt the subsidiary to the rules and to regulators’ expectations.
• Implement and maintain our risk management framework including company’s risk appetite.
• Manage relationships and communication with key regulators, ensuring coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Manage the local embedding of the PagoNxt Risk culture and internal regulation.
• Identify, assess, measure, and perform continuous monitoring and control of the risk profile of the business and its likely future development.
• Provide complete and clear information on risks that enables management bodies to understand the global risk profile of the entity.
• Act as the entity’s main representative on risk matters and ensure an effective relationship with PagoNxt HoldCo and other stakeholders.

EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years of experience in payments or banking industry
• Extensive senior risk experience, covering financial and non-financial risks, with demonstrated leadership in building risk frameworks

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Masters or MBA preferred
• Recognized risk professional certification desirable but not a must

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

• A leader with excellent communication skills, the ability to manage internal stakeholders and a hands-on approach when needed
• Collaborative, pragmatic, hands-on, action-driven and excited about payments business and vision
• Fluent Spanish and English speaker

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