Risk Strategy Lead

ethos beathchapman; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ethos beathchapman is seeking a Risk Strategy Lead to build and head the Risk Control & Operations function from scratch. The role focuses on balancing maximal transaction approvals with robust compliance and security, including on-chain KYT and cross-border documentation review.

The candidate will drive automation by codifying expert rules into system logic and collaborate with Product, Engineering, Sales and Compliance to establish SLAs and scalable workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience leading risk/control and operations teams.
• Strong track record designing and launching operational workflows.
• Proven ability to balance risk controls with high transaction approvals.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Risk Control & Operations function from the ground up.
• Establish SOPs and a tiered risk framework for transactions.
• Lead review of complex, high-risk cases including cross-border trade docs and on-chain fund tracing.
• Codify risk rules into system logic in collaboration with Product and Engineering.
• Set SLAs for the risk team and coordinate with Sales, Compliance, and Product.

Skills

Risk Management

Leadership

Policy Design

Cross-Border Payments

SOP Development

On-Chain Compliance

KYT

Automation

Job description

A global B2B payment network is looking for an experienced Risk Strategy Lead to build and lead its Risk Control & Operations function from the ground up. This is a core, early-stage role focused on striking the optimal balance between maximising transaction approval rates and maintaining robust compliance security.

In this role, you will establish dual-track review SOPs and a tiered risk framework, covering transaction authenticity verification, on-chain compliance/KYT, and a multi-dimensional risk segmentation model. You will lead the review and resolution of complex, high-risk cases involving cross-border trade documentation and on-chain fund tracing, and design balanced risk policies for non-standard scenarios such as third-party payments and self-hosted wallet inflows. You will also drive risk control automation by codifying expert rules into system logic in collaboration with Product and Engineering, establish SLAs for the risk team, and act as the primary point of contact for risk control, working closely with Sales, Compliance, and Product teams.

The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in risk control, compliance, or operations within cross-border payments or B2B settlement, with proven experience leading teams or designing and launching operational workflows from the ground up strongly preferred.