Risk Management Division Head

Mynt; Capital District; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

GCash seeks a senior professional to partner with the CRO in designing and embedding advanced risk management practices across the organization. The role focuses on operational risk oversight, governance, and the implementation of risk tools to strengthen enterprise-wide risk posture.

You will lead planning and collaboration across teams to shape policy, framework, and long-term risk strategies while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Chief Risk Officer in designing, embedding, and implementing continuous enhancements to Risk Management functions.
• Fosters a management philosophy and culture aligned with effective risk management throughout the organization.
• Spearheads and oversees enterprise-wide operational risk identification and assessment.
• Utilizes ORM tools including RCSA, PRA, KRI, Incident Management, Issue and Action Management.
• Ensures the comprehensive implementation of all Risk Tools.
• Leads business planning activities for Risk Management and shapes strategies for the Risk Group.
• Contributes insights to work plans and assigned areas; supports short, mid, and long-term RG strategies.
• Formulates and implements operational risk management strategies and ensures adherence to policies and regulatory requirements.
• Develops and reviews the Risk Management Framework and contributes to Policies and Guidelines mandated by regulators.
• Reviews risk reports and escalates issues to CRO, Senior Management, and the Board as needed.
• Escalates key risks and non-compliance incidents through the CRO to ensure effective management.
• Validates gap analyses against regulations and coordinates addressing gaps.

Job description

Do you want to take the first step in making Filipinos’ lives better everyday? Here in GCash we want to stay at the forefront of the FinTech industry by creating innovative, meaningful, and convenient financial solutions for the nation! G ka ba? Join the G Nation today!

You will be responsible for the following:

Strategic Design and Implementation:

• Assists the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) in designing, embedding, and implementing continuous enhancements to Risk Management functions.

• Fosters a management philosophy and culture aligned with effective risk management throughout the organization.

Operational Risk Oversight:

• Spearheads and oversees enterprise-wide operational risk identification and

• assessment.

• Utilizes various ORM tools, including Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Project Risk Assessment/Advisory activities (PRA), Key Risk Indicators (KRI), Incident Management, Issue and Action Management.

Risk Tools Implementation:

• Ensures the comprehensive implementation of all Risk Tools.

Planning & Organization

• Takes the lead in orchestrating business planning activities for Risk Management.

• Collaborates with teams to shape comprehensive strategies for the overall Risk Group.

• Contributes critical insights to shape individual work plans and assigned areas.

• Facilitates the creation of short, mid, and long-term strategies for the Risk Governance (RG) function.

• Plays a pivotal role in formulating and implementing operational risk management strategies.

• Ensures strict adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements.

• Develops and regularly reviews the Risk Management Framework.

• Contributes significantly to the establishment and enhancement of Policies and Guidelines mandated by Regulatory bodies. Governance, Reporting and Escalations

• Reviews and provides inputs to all risk reports, results, issues, and decisions to the CRO, Senior Management, and the Board

• Escalates key risks and actual/potential non-compliance incidents to respective risk owners through the CRO to ensure that potential risks or incidents are managed effectively.

• Validates gap analysis against required regulation / laws / Internal policies, performs escalations and collaborations in addressing gaps

What We Offer

Opportunity for career growth and development in the #1 FinTech company in the country Working with a dynamic and highly collaborative team who want to change the game A company that values their people with highly competitive and flexible compensation and benefits package