Director, Issue Management & Risk Strategy

Global Payments; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments seeks a Director, Issue Management to lead enterprise risk and compliance initiatives within the Risk & Compliance Team. You will help shape governance, resilience and risk management practices across a complex global payments landscape.

You will influence senior leaders, drive risk-informed decisions, and strengthen controls while ensuring regulatory compliance and ongoing operational continuity. This role offers strategic impact across the organization.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading enterprise risk, compliance, governance or operational risk programs in a complex, regulated organization.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and drive risk-based decisions.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance, risk management frameworks and business continuity.

Responsibilities

• Lead evolution of risk and compliance programs to support growth and resilience.
• Shape governance reporting and risk-informed decision making for executives.
• Develop and empower teams, improve controls, and manage critical events with minimal disruption.

Skills

Enterprise risk leadership

Stakeholder alignment

Regulatory knowledge

Strategic thinking

Job description

Global Payments seeks a Director, Issue Management to lead enterprise risk and compliance initiatives within the Risk & Compliance Team. You will help shape governance, resilience and risk management practices across a complex global payments landscape.

You will influence senior leaders, drive risk-informed decisions, and strengthen controls while ensuring regulatory compliance and ongoing operational continuity. This role offers strategic impact across the organization.