Remote Senior Financial Risk Architect

Placements24; Paarl; Remote; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Competitive salary

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan with employer matching

Professional development opportunities

Exposure to international markets

Job summary

Placements24 partners with a globally recognized financial services group to recruit a Senior Financial Risk Manager for a fully remote role.You will lead development and oversight of the enterprise-wide risk framework, focusing on market, credit and operational risk, with advanced modelling and regulatory alignment.

You will collaborate with international teams, prepare risk reports for executives and boards, and drive risk-aware decision making while maintaining strong autonomy in a remote

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a quantitative field; strong regulatory understanding.
• FRM or CFA certifications preferred.
• 7+ years in financial risk management within banking/financial services.
• Expertise in market, credit and operational risk methodologies.
• Strong risk modeling, statistics, and regulatory knowledge.
• Programming skills in Python, R, SQL.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Remote work capability with autonomous project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise-wide risk management framework.
• Identify, assess, and monitor market, credit, and operational risks.
• Design and validate risk models (VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis).
• Ensure Basel III and Solvency II regulatory compliance.
• Prepare risk reports for senior management, Board, and regulators.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
• Collaborate with business units to foster a risk-aware culture.
• Conduct independent reviews of risk processes and controls.
• Provide expert risk advice for strategic decisions.
• Evaluate new products from a risk perspective.

Skills

Risk management

Quantitative analysis

Stakeholder influence

Autonomous work

Regulatory awareness

Education

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or related field

FRM

CFA

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

Placements24 partners with a globally recognized financial services group to recruit a Senior Financial Risk Manager for a fully remote role.You will lead development and oversight of the enterprise-wide risk framework, focusing on market, credit and operational risk, with advanced modelling and regulatory alignment.

You will collaborate with international teams, prepare risk reports for executives and boards, and drive risk-aware decision making while maintaining strong autonomy in a remote