Non-Financial Risk Specialist

New10-B.v.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 57,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great pension

Annual development budget

NS Business Card

Apple gear for work

5 weeks holiday + extra via Budget

Hybrid work model

Work from abroad option

Job summary

New10, a financial service scale-up backed by ABN AMRO Bank, is seeking a Non-Financial Risk Specialist II (Operational Risk Management – ORM) to strengthen governance and risk awareness in Amsterdam. You will advise on risk mitigation, own risk controls and act as a trusted challenger to the business.

You will perform risk analyses, support risk & control cycles including automation, and engage with internal and external stakeholders (incl. ABN AMRO).

Qualifications

• Experience in Operational Risk Management and risk & control frameworks.
• Ability to identify, assess, mitigate and monitor risks.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Fluent in English and Dutch, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk analyses, deep-dives and investigations to identify vulnerabilities and improvement opportunities.
• Advise stakeholders on risk mitigation, control design and effective implementation.
• Contribute to development and improvement of the New10 risk framework.
• Drive risk awareness by challenging stakeholders on risk ownership.
• Monitor the effectiveness of controls and follow up on findings and issues.
• Translate risk insights into actionable recommendations and structural improvements.
• Support and improve risk & control cycle, including automation.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders (incl. ABN AMRO) on risk topics.
• Improve Vendor Management capabilities of New10.

Skills

Non-financial risk

ORM experience

Stakeholder mgmt

Data-driven

Bilingual ENG/NL

Risk taxonomies

Governance knowledge

Analytical mindset

Job description

Your new company

We are New10, a financial service scale-up initiated by ABN AMRO Bank. At New10 we believe that business financing should be easy and accessible. Our purpose is to empower businesses to access the funding they need. Though our mission is simple, our ambition is bold: to become the #1 engine powering North-West European SMEs. We combine the speed and innovation of a fintech with the expertise and financial strength of a bank to deliver a fast, simple, and transparent financing experience.

To support our growth and further strengthen our risk management capabilities, we are looking for a Non-Financial Risk Specialist II (Operational Risk Management – ORM).

As a Non-Financial Risk Specialist II, you play a key role in strengthening and safeguarding the integrity of New10’s processes and risk framework. You operate at the intersection of governance, advisory, and oversight and act as a trusted challenger to the business. You take ownership in driving risk awareness across the organization and ensure that risks are identified, assessed, mitigated and monitored in line with New10’s risk appetite.

Your responsibilities include:

• Performing risk analyses, deep-dives and investigations to identify vulnerabilities and improvement opportunities
• Advising stakeholders on risk mitigation, control design and effective implementation
• Actively contributing to the development and continuous improvement of the New10 risk framework
• Driving risk awareness by challenging RTOs and other stakeholders on their risk ownership
• Monitoring the effectiveness of controls and ensuring proper follow-up on findings and issues
• Translating risk insights into actionable recommendations and structural improvements
• Supporting and improving the risk & control cycle, including automation and optimization of processes
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders (incl. ABN AMRO) on risk management topics
• Improving the Vendor Management capabilities of New10

This role requires a strong analytical mindset combined with the ability to influence and challenge stakeholders at different levels of the organization.

We’re looking for someone who has...

• Strong knowledge of non-financial risk domains and relevant regulatory frameworks
• Experience in Operational Risk Management, Risk & Control frameworks, or similar roles
• Proven ability to perform risk analyses and translate findings into actionable improvements
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without formal authority
• A proactive, critical mindset with the confidence to challenge business decisions where needed
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) in English and Dutch.
• A data-driven approach and affinity with improving processes and controls
• Experience within financial services, fintech or banking
• Familiarity with risk taxonomies, control testing and governance processes

At New10 we put our people first. We offer an open, collaborative and supportive working environment and guarantee every New10er that they’ll have a tremendous opportunity for long-term growth and learning. Between the 175 of us, from 30+ different nationalities, we are:

• Entrepreneurs ourselves, thinking on our feet and making sure the right things happen
• Genuinely interested and curious, looking to deeply understand our customers and their context
• Driven by data, embracing creativity and exciting technologies
• Open-minded, bringing fresh perspectives and jumping at the opportunity to build an effective team together

We offer

• The unique opportunity to grow with a fast-growing fintech scale-up backed by one of the largest banks in the Netherlands
• Gross Monthly Salary €5112- €6938 (based 36 hours) including 8% Holiday Allowance and 11% Benefits Budget
• Great pensions scheme
• €1000, - Annual Development Budget
• Private and Business use of the NS (Dutch Railway) Business Card and Phone Subscription
• Apple Gear for work
• 5 weeks of paid holiday and the possibility to buy more holidays using your Benefit Budget
• Hybrid way of working, balanced with office life and in-person events at our fantastic offices near Weesperplein with table football & events like summer parties, wine tastings, hackathons, winter sports and much more.
• The possibility of working from abroad.

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organization depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Genuinely surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are therefore extremely important to our organization. To ensure that everyone at New10 can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.