Director of Financial Risk & Risk Governance

OANDA; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

OANDA is seeking a Head of Financial Risk to oversee risk across OTMS, reporting to the Management Board and aligning with global risk framework. The role requires extensive experience in trading risk, strategic leadership, and collaboration with multiple functions.

Hybrid work arrangement with in-office presence twice weekly. You will provide independent risk oversight, shape risk policy, and communicate with KNF and other authorities as applicable.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a trading environment, financial risk management, or a related role with at least 3 years in a managerial capacity.
• Strong understanding of risk governance and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication with senior stakeholders and board-level visibility.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the identification, assessment, monitoring and mitigation of financial risks at OTMS, including market, credit, counterparty, liquidity and capital risk.
• Oversee market risk measurement and monitoring, including Value at Risk (VaR), Expected Shortfall and other relevant risk metrics, ensuring appropriate methodologies, limits and controls are in place.
• Oversee credit and counterparty risk management, ensuring client and financial institution exposures remain within approved risk appetite and limits.
• Oversee stress testing and scenario analysis to assess the resilience of OTMS under adverse market conditions and support appropriate capital and risk management decisions.
• Use quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify emerging risks, assess potential financial impacts and recommend appropriate mitigating actions.
• Ensure material risks, limit breaches and emerging issues are escalated promptly and communicated clearly to relevant stakeholders.
• Review and recommend changes to risk appetite, limits, methodologies and mitigation strategies where appropriate, ensuring alignment with the firm's risk profile and regulatory obligations.
• Work collaboratively with relevant business functions to deliver risk initiatives, strengthen controls and continuously improve the effectiveness of the risk management framework.
• Additional responsibilities as a Member of the OTMS Management Board: Contribute to the development and assessment of the local entity's business strategy, providing independent risk perspectives and ensuring alignment with the global strategy and approved risk appetite.
• Oversee the implementation and effectiveness of risk management policies, procedures and controls in accordance with the global risk framework and applicable local regulatory requirements.
• Ensure appropriate risk assessments, stress testing and scenario analysis support material business decisions and remain consistent with the firm's risk appetite.
• Ensure timely, accurate and reliable risk reporting to the OTMS Management Board, Supervisory Board and relevant supervisory authorities, including the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF), as applicable.
• Provide independent challenge to business decisions and activities where necessary, escalating material concerns and ensuring appropriate remediation and follow-up.

Skills

10+ years experience

Managerial experience

Strategic mindset

Managing complexity

Effective communication

Decision making

Risk analysis & modelling

Regulatory risk & compliance

MS Office proficiency

Python

BigQuery

Tools

Python

BigQuery

Job description

OANDA is seeking a Head of Financial Risk to oversee risk across OTMS, reporting to the Management Board and aligning with global risk framework. The role requires extensive experience in trading risk, strategic leadership, and collaboration with multiple functions.

Hybrid work arrangement with in-office presence twice weekly. You will provide independent risk oversight, shape risk policy, and communicate with KNF and other authorities as applicable.