UK Risk Control Lead - Operational Risk & Resilience

Klarna; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Klarna is seeking a senior UK Risk Control professional to ensure the risk framework is implemented in alignment with regulatory requirements and best practices. You will identify, assess, and mitigate risks across credit, operational, market, liquidity, and business risk domains.

You will oversee risk identification, reporting, and guidance; support major business changes in the UK; review resilience, incident, and continuity processes; and contribute to risk opinions for the UK Board.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of risk management in a financial services firm
• Experience in product operations or project management in FS or tech
• Inquisitive and action oriented; fixes problems and leaves things better
• Strong attention to detail; uses structured problem solving; AI tools experience
• Able to apply risk, systems and operational thinking across a varied portfolio
• Strong conceptual ability with drive and ambition

Responsibilities

• Oversee risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting across the entity
• Support the business and challenge on major changes as they apply to the UK
• Review risk assessment, incident, resilience and business continuity processes
• Independently review assurance reviews of BAU processes and product delivery
• Contribute to the quarterly independent risk opinion for the UK Board
• Coordinate risk appetite statements and limits for UK with senior management and Board
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement risk management initiatives

Skills

Risk management

Product operations

Project management

Problem solving

AI tools

Job description

Klarna is seeking a senior UK Risk Control professional to ensure the risk framework is implemented in alignment with regulatory requirements and best practices. You will identify, assess, and mitigate risks across credit, operational, market, liquidity, and business risk domains.

You will oversee risk identification, reporting, and guidance; support major business changes in the UK; review resilience, incident, and continuity processes; and contribute to risk opinions for the UK Board.