Analyst - Risk & Governance

BVNK; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in the UK is seeking an Analyst in Risk and Governance to implement risk management and governance frameworks. The ideal candidate has experience in risk management and governance, strong communication skills, and thrives in a dynamic, collaborative environment. The role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and opportunities for growth within a high-performing team.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee option scheme

Flexible working hours

Opportunities to travel

Qualifications

• Experience in operating risk management frameworks and risk systems.
• Experience in operating governance frameworks, including Committee reporting.
• Comfortable liaising with a variety of stakeholders.
• Passionate about improving operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Act as subject matter expert for the risk management system, Protecht.
• Manage governance of Committees and Forums.
• Produce governance packs and reports to high standards.
• Support the governance of regulated entities.
• Manage the policy governance framework.
• Oversee incident reporting and control assurance activities.

Skills

Risk management experience

Governance framework experience

Excellent communication

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Tools

Protecht

Job description

Analyst - Risk and Governance

About us:

We believe the next generation of financial services will be powered by stablecoins. Founded in 2021, our mission at BVNK is to accelerate global money movement. We\'re building stablecoin-native infrastructure so businesses can move value instantly across borders and networks. With global licenses and T1 bank partnerships, we facilitate billions in transactions for enterprise clients like Worldpay, Deel, LianLian Global, and Rapyd. Our technology is transforming how businesses operate globally by eliminating payment delays, reducing costs, and unlocking trapped capital. We\'re a diverse team spread across EMEA, North America, and APAC, with a shared belief that stablecoins are the new infrastructure layer for financial services, and that BVNK is at the forefront of this shift. In 2025, we secured strategic investment from Visa, following our $50 million Series B with Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Avenir, and Tiger Global. With the backing of these leading investors, we\'re accelerating our growth - and we\'re looking for smart, ambitious people to help us build the future of financial services. We\'re incredibly honored to have made Newsweek\'s list of The Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces three years running (most recently in 2025) and to have been recognised by LinkedIn as one of the Top 20 Startups in the UK in 2024.

About this role in the team:

As an Analyst, Risk and Governance, you will play an instrumental role in implementing and embedding the risk management and governance frameworks at BVNK. Reporting into the VP Risk and Governance, you will ensure that risk and governance practices are efficient and embedded.

This position requires an experienced risk practitioner, a versatile individual with experience in managing risk and governance processes. You will have experience in developing and embedding risk and governance frameworks, ensuring that risk management and governance are seen as value adding across the business.

In this role, you will be expected to take ownership of the enhancement and operation of key components of the risk management and governance frameworks. You\'ll work cross-functionally to embed risk management and governance practices, providing support and guidance to stakeholders.

Success in this role requires a passion for risk management and continuous improvement. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment that values autonomy, problem-solving, and teamwork. This is a dynamic and impactful position where your contributions will directly influence the success of BVNK\'s risk management and governance frameworks.

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

• Acting as a subject matter expert of the risk management system, Protecht, creating custom reports and dashboards to meet stakeholder needs, and using the data to inform risk based analysis and decision making. Acting as Administrator of the system, overseeing access management and monitoring the quality of data.
• Managing the governance of Committees and Forums, ensuring that they meet their terms of reference and are effective in managing the associated risks.
• Producing governance packs and reporting to a high standard for Committees, Forums and other meetings, ensuring that stakeholder and regulatory needs are met.
• Working with the Company Secretary to support the governance of regulated entities, ensuring that risk matters are adequately reported.
• Managing the policy governance framework, ensuring that policies are created and maintained in line with the standards, and that policy controls are implemented and monitored.
• Overseeing incident reporting, ensuring that remediation is completed effectively and that controls are improved to prevent recurrence.
• Conducting control assurance activities to validate that controls are designed and operating effectively, working closely with other assurance functions.
• Providing training and guidance to business stakeholders on risk management and governance processes, including use of the risk management tool, Protecht.

What we need from you:

• Have experience in operating risk management frameworks and risk systems;
• Have experience in operating governance frameworks, including Committee reporting;
• Have experience in the global payments and/or crypto market (desired, not essential)
• Are an excellent communicator, comfortable liaising with a variety of stakeholders;
• Are a self-starter and problem-solver, who thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic environment;
• Are passionate about improving operational efficiency and finding smarter ways of working;
• Naturally collaborate with others to achieve shared objectives and enjoy being part of a high-performing team; and
• You\'re happy working with evolving priorities to deliver against team and company objectives.

What you can expect from us:

• Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth
• Meaningful ownership in the business through our employee option scheme
• Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart
• A culture built on passionate growth-minded people
• A flexible approach to holiday
• Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world