Global Risk Solutions Lead - Fintech & Cross-Border

WorldFirst; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

WorldFirst is seeking a highly strategic Risk Solution Head / Senior Manager to lead the risk intake for new products, markets and customer segments. This role bridges frontline business units with the CRO function to align commercial growth with rigorous risk discipline.

You will design holistic, end-to-end risk solutions embedded into product development and collaborate with product, tech and commercial teams to scale our cross-border platform securely.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in risk management, risk strategy, or compliance within fintech, cross-border payments, or banking.
• Proven track record of acting as a business-facing risk partner bridging technical risk policies and frontline objectives.
• Strong expertise in holistic risk management, product design impact on fraud, AML, and operational risk.
• Experience in fast-paced, highly regulated environments balancing growth with risk mitigation.
• Excellent English communication, translating risk concepts into business language.
• Independent worker, manage multiple stakeholder requests, drive consensus without direct authority.
• More than a risk consultant, proven ability to implement solutions and drive risk initiatives.

Responsabilités

• Act as the exclusive front-end interface for CRO functions to business departments, handling risk review requests for new products, markets, and customer segments.
• Serve as an internal risk consultant, delivering one-stop, closed-loop risk solutions.
• Design and implement pragmatic risk solutions that enable growth while safeguarding from regulatory, AML, fraud, and financial risks.
• Partner with product, tech, and commercial teams to embed risk controls in the product lifecycle from day one.
• Communicate complex risk assessments to business leaders to ensure alignment and collaboration.
• Identify emerging risks in new initiatives and propose commercially viable mitigation.

Connaissances

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

AML

Fraud prevention

Product risk design

Description du poste

WorldFirst is seeking a highly strategic Risk Solution Head / Senior Manager to lead the risk intake for new products, markets and customer segments. This role bridges frontline business units with the CRO function to align commercial growth with rigorous risk discipline.

You will design holistic, end-to-end risk solutions embedded into product development and collaborate with product, tech and commercial teams to scale our cross-border platform securely.