Payments Control Manager - Vice President (all genders)

Payments Control Manager - Vice President (all genders), Frankfurt

This role offers a unique opportunity to grow professionally within the EMEA Payments Control Management Team, partnering with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Technology, Operations, and Audit functions aligned to and supporting Payments.

As a Payments Control Manager - Vice President within the EMEA Payments Business Controls Management Team, you will be responsible for providing sound governance and overseeing the control environment for the Payments Business (Global Trade, Merchant Services, and Treasury Services) in EMEA, primarily covering Treasury Services (Core Cash Management, FX, Digital Channels, and Liquidity Solutions).

Job responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support for the identification, assessment, monitoring, and improvement of risks at the business level, including operational risk events review and recording in RED.
• Leverage metrics and analysis to determine the current status of controls and risks.
• Review, challenge, and test existing controls (e.g., pricing, RFPs) and maintain risk and control documentation (e.g., FCA senior manager regime).
• Manage the infrastructure supporting the regional Payments governance framework, including the Monthly Payments Regional Control Forum, Monthly Payments Product Control Forums, and Regulatory, Policy & Industry Change Forum (monthly materials preparation).
• Support ad hoc meetings with WP product, sales partners, and corporate functions (business management, compliance, operational risk) on inherent risks and issue identification, tracking, and recording in Control and Operational Risk Evaluation (CORE).
• Create ad hoc materials providing insights into current operational, regulatory risk issues, and trends relevant to the WP business (scorecards).
• Develop and enhance governance around the business, including new policies, procedures, process improvements, and maintaining a robust and flexible governance framework in partnership with the central control management team.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in Operations, Project Management, Finance, Regulatory Reporting, or Risk and Control functions.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.
• Experience with data mining and analysis, with strong technical knowledge.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements and new concepts into the existing business environment.
• Excellent organizational and follow-through skills.