Risk Manager

Rapyd; Auburn (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapyd is seeking a highly motivated Operational Risk Manager to join its Second Line of Defense Risk team. The role focuses on identifying and mitigating risks from internal processes, people, systems, and external events.

The candidate will enhance the risk framework, collaborate with business units on risk management, and report on key risk indicators. The position requires a degree in a related field and at least 5 years of operational risk experience in financial services or fintech, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Help enhance the Operational Risk Framework with policies, procedures and controls.
• Collaborate with business units to perform risk assessments and resilience reviews.
• Maintain risk registers and monitor key risk indicators.
• Communicate risk information to stakeholders and prepare regular risk reports.

Skills

Risk assessment

Operational risk

Incident management

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Communication

Decision making

Education

Degree in Business Administration or Finance

Tools

Risk registers

Job description

Rapyd has unified payments, payouts and fintech on one worldwide platform, and we’re assembling the world’s best team to liberate global commerce. With offices in Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Singapore, Iceland, London, Dubai, Hong Kong, and the U.S., the opportunities at Rapyd are limitless.

We believe in straight talk, quick decisions, strong execution and elegant solutions. Rapyd is where hard work pays off and careers take off. Join us and let’s build the future of fintech together.

Rapyd is looking for a highly motivated Operational Risk Manager to join the Second Line of Defense Risk team. The role is based in Tel Aviv or Iceland. It is a key role in Rapyd’s 2nd line Risk organization, responsible for helping the company identify and mitigate risks arising from internal processes, people, systems, and external events.

Responsibilities:

• Help enhance the company’s Operational Risk Framework, including policies, procedures, and controls.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders in business units to perform operational risk management processes, e.g., document Important Business Services, conduct operational resilience reviews, investigate operational processes and procedures, perform risk and control assessments.
• Maintain risk registers and implement key risk indicators to monitor operational risks.
• Help strengthen the company’s risk management programs (e.g., incident management, outsourcing).
• Communicate risk information to stakeholders across the company and help prepare regular reports on operational risk matters.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in operational risk management at a Financial Institution or Fintech.
• Understanding of risk assessment methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative risk assessments.
• Understanding of key operational risk disciplines (e.g., business continuity, outsourcing, information security, data management).
• Experience undertaking formal risk and control assessments, operational resilience reviews, incident management, and root cause analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Intellectual curiosity and strong desire to learn new business processes and systems.
• Ability to engage and collaborate with business stakeholders in person and remotely.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong work ethic; ability to work independently and as part of an international team.