Head of Risk & Controls — Build Scalable Framework

Castle Island; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Equity package

Pay-for-performance equity bonus

Moonshot award

Pension

Job summary

MoonPay is seeking a Head of Business Risk & Controls to build and lead the first-line risk and control framework across fiduciary, custody, and regulated financial services activities in the US.

You will partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, and the business, embedding robust controls, monitoring, and governance to support a fast-scaling, high-ambition platform. The role requires 10+ years in US regulated financial services.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience within US banking or regulated financial services.
• Builder and operator with hands-on experience designing and improving first-line control frameworks.
• Deep working knowledge of US banking regulation and supervisory expectations.
• Strong understanding of the three lines of defence model and cross-functional collaboration.
• Able to operate in a high-ambiguity, fast-scaling environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the first-line risk and control framework across MoonPay activities.
• Embed effective controls into business processes with clear ownership.
• Establish a robust control monitoring and testing program.
• Develop the control framework for fiduciary, custody, and regulated activities.
• Partner across Risk, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, and business leadership.
• Scale control infrastructure as MoonPay grows.

Skills

First-line risk

Control framework

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder influence

Ambiguity management

Leadership

Job description

MoonPay is seeking a Head of Business Risk & Controls to build and lead the first-line risk and control framework across fiduciary, custody, and regulated financial services activities in the US.

You will partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, and the business, embedding robust controls, monitoring, and governance to support a fast-scaling, high-ambition platform. The role requires 10+ years in US regulated financial services.