Wirex Limited is hiring a

Web3 Head of Risk and Governance

Ensure that the design, implementation, oversight of risk management is appropriate, aligned to the strategic priorities and embedded within the business. It should reflect best practice and be both practical and effective

The role

• Support the CRO with the enhancements, implementation, and oversightof the Group’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Developing and supportingthe CRO and wider business withour governance processes.
• Developing and maintaining cross-functional elements of our risk management framework.
• Developing andcontinuallyenhancing our controlenvironment together with the supporting tools and education.
• Providing guidance and advise to the business and particularly our value chain teams.
• Establishment and evolution of our risk appetite framework
• Contributing to the monitoring of the firm’s risk profile through KRIs, incidents and other risk monitoring tools.
• Supporting and conducting in Risk assessment in line with the business requirements.
• The creation and management of the Annual Risk Management plan.
• Formation of theRisk Reports to the Audit and Risk Committee.
• Supporting the implementation of our risk framework in our international and other operating subsidiaries.
• Developing and producing insightful management information.
• Contributing to strengthening firmwide risk awareness and culture.
• Develop, implement and manage risk policies, risk procedures, key risk indicators and risk appetite statement metrics tracking.
• Build and manage incident management process including monitoring of communication channels for risk incident alerts, partner with Group resources on investigating groupwiderisks, partner with the business on development of any remediation actions, registration of risk events, managing and delivering risk incident reports
• Development of the Business Resilience / operational resilience frameworks.
• Lead various projects to uplift the risk management capability.
• You will developWirex’sRisk Strategy and Appetite, driving the implementation and embedding of the risk culture, knowledge, and skills across the business, building and maintaining the Enterprise Risk Framework, developing the internal control framework, and supporting the business areas in the implementation of effective controls.
• Create meaningful KRI’s, reporting methodologies, and tools to monitor our risk profile against appetite and support Group Risk Committee and ensure Business Continuity plans are in place and implement the Incident Management progress, monitoring reports and identifying actions and root causes including fraud, control failure, and training gaps.
• Monitor and report on relevant emerging or trending risks and manage the risk-based group insuranceprogrammeand broker relations, performing control effectiveness and assurance reviews.
• Play a lead role in developing initiatives to support a healthy risk culture and to embed strong risk management across the business.
• Provide clear articulation and documentation of the Risk Governance framework along with all its component parts, including: risk taxonomy, risk appetite statements, key risk indicators (KRIs), risk management policies, event management policies, risk procedures, risk governance structure, etc.
• Support in theimplementation of global fraud and AML decisioning systems upgrades/enhancements whilst ensuring client experience and fraud risk are not compromised.
• Support in thesuccessful implementation of global fraud rules and strategies across all relevant systems.
• Provision of subject matter expertise to the business, IT and third party partners in fraud and AML decisioning, to enable the implementations of global fraud and AML decisioning systems
• Keeping up to date with the latest thinking, research and development, and industry best practice in the field ofERM.
• Attend and representWirexat Industry forums and meetings.
• Create and articulate strategic goals and short and medium-term priorities. Inspire and drive high performance in individuals and team, enabling each member to understand his/her role in team success.
• Set clear, challenging and stretching objectives with a concrete focus on business results, guiding principles and continual development. Monitor and review objectives with team members on a regular basis, providing the necessary resources and support.
• Ensure that timely and constructive feedback and coaching is provided to all team members, allowing them to grow and fulfil their potential. Proactively create and/or identify appropriate performance interventions for high and low performers.
• Manage team capability strategically by correctly defining talent requirements, succession planning for key roles and building internal and external networks to fill the pipeline.
• To ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory, legislative and industry rules and standards

Core Skills and Attributes

• Technical Skills
• Minimum of7years’ experience inERMriskmanagement
• Advance knowledge of Risk Management and specifically ERM practices
• Professionally qualified or from a big 4 background
• Advanced knowledge of SQL programming
• Excellent knowledge of Fraud / AML Modus Operandi.
• Strong awareness of process, controls, systems and technology within fraud.

• Skills
• Strong understanding of online, card, and application fraud threats
• Experienced in implementing fraud systems
• Experienced in driving analytical projects
• Exceptionally numerate and be able to interpret large data sets

Benefits

• 25 days Holiday
• Health cover
• Flexible office hours
• Work on an incredible innovative product
• Opportunity to grow your career and professional development at an innovative FinTech company
• Central Location
• Work in a friendly and creative environment
• Regular team gatherings and social events

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