Manager: Risk & Resilience

Derivco; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Derivco in Durban is seeking a Manager: Risk & Resilience to lead enterprise risk and resilience programs across the organisation. You will strengthen how we anticipate, manage, and respond to risk, ensuring continuity and informed strategic decision‑making.

You will build and maintain the risk framework, oversee continuity planning, deliver dashboards to the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee, and guide executives on risk‑aware decisions in a fast‑paced gaming technology environment.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in risk management, governance or resilience.
• Proven track record with enterprise risk frameworks and business continuity.
• Experience with GRC platforms and data-driven reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise risk and resilience across the organisation.
• Own and evolve Derivco’s risk management framework.
• Drive risk assessments across all business units and mitigation plans.
• Monitor emerging risks and provide leadership with insights.
• Oversee business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
• Lead resilience testing, crisis simulations and recovery readiness.
• Deliver risk reporting, dashboards and analytics to leaders.
• Advise executives on risk-aware decision-making.
• Embed a risk-conscious culture and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical mindset

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in risk, Business, Finance, Law, or related field

Tools

GRC platforms

Risk management tools

Data-driven reporting

Job description

At Derivco, we power some of the world’s leading online gaming brands through cutting-edge technology.

As our Manager: Risk & Resilience, you’ll play a critical leadership role in strengthening how we anticipate, manage, and respond to risk—ensuring operational continuity, protecting value, and enabling confident strategic decision-making across the organisation.

What you’ll be doing

Lead enterprise risk & resilience

• Own and evolve Derivco’s enterprise risk management framework
• Drive risk assessments across all business units, identifying key risks and mitigation strategies
• Monitor emerging risks and provide insights to leadership and governance forums

Strengthen business continuity & recovery

• Oversee business continuity and disaster recovery planning
• Lead resilience testing, crisis simulations, and recovery readiness initiatives
• Ensure recovery capabilities align with operational and commercial priorities

Deliver strategic insight

• Provide risk reporting, dashboards, and analytics to the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee
• Translate complex risk data into actionable business insights
• Advise executives and senior leaders on risk-aware decision-making

Enable and influence the organisation

• Embed a risk-conscious culture across teams
• Partner with stakeholders across technology, operations, legal, and compliance
• Lead and develop the Business Resilience Specialist and coordinate cross-functional teams

Experience & expertise

• 6–8 years’ experience in risk management, governance, or business resilience
• Proven track record in enterprise risk frameworks, business continuity, or GRC
• Experience working with GRC platforms, risk management tools and data-driven reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in risk, Business, Finance, Law, or related field
• Professional certifications: CRISC, Risk Management certifications, Business Continuity certifications

Key capabilities

• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills (including C-suite)
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate risk into business value
• Leadership capability with a hands-on, delivery-oriented approach

Closing date

21 August 2026