Global Head of Financial Risk & Resilience

Tide; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Annual leave

Parental leave

Sabbatical

Salary sacrifice benefits

Private health insurance

Life & accident cover

Mental wellbeing programs

Retirement planning

Learning budget

Work from abroad (90 days)

Job summary

Tide seeks a Director of Financial Risk to lead our global 2LOD Financial Risk team and shape how we identify and oversee risks across the business. You will own our risk framework, collaborate with finance, treasury, and regulators, and act as a trusted advisor to 1LOD stakeholders.

In this highly visible role, you will scale risk management as Tide expands markets and launches new licences, with cross-region governance and senior leadership interaction.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading Financial Risk within fintech, payments, e-money, banking or another regulated financial services environment.
• Experience operating in a 2LOD leadership role and providing independent challenge to 1LOD.
• Strong knowledge of financial risk frameworks within payment institutions, e-money institutions or digital banking.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Tide's Financial Risk Management Framework as we expand into new markets, products and licences.
• Provide independent oversight and challenge of 1LOD activities related to financial risks, especially Treasury interactions.
• Ensure alignment of financial risk governance across regulated entities and jurisdictions.
• Maintain and enhance risk appetite metrics, limits, triggers, and escalation protocols.
• Deliver clear reporting to Risk & Compliance Committees and Boards.
• Monitor capital adequacy, liquidity, concentration risks, and resilience.
• Lead treasury and liquidity management oversight and stress testing.

Skills

Financial risk leadership

2LOD leadership

Regulatory engagement

Stakeholder influence

Collaborative leadership

Education

Accounting qualification

Job description

Tide seeks a Director of Financial Risk to lead our global 2LOD Financial Risk team and shape how we identify and oversee risks across the business. You will own our risk framework, collaborate with finance, treasury, and regulators, and act as a trusted advisor to 1LOD stakeholders.

In this highly visible role, you will scale risk management as Tide expands markets and launches new licences, with cross-region governance and senior leadership interaction.