Senior Director, Risk & Compliance

Join Mambu

Join the fintech revolution with Mambu, the leading SaaS cloud banking platform.

About the role

As the Senior Director of Risk & Compliance, you will be responsible for managing Mambu's risk and compliance program to meet the needs of a mission-critical service provider in the financial industry. You will act as a thought leader, developing new frameworks and providing critical insights to senior leadership to enable calculated risk-taking.

What you’ll do

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

• Promote a strategic vision of the function by promoting strategic initiatives selected adequately with respect to Mambu's business objectives, legal requirements, and risk posture.
• Act as a principal advisor to the Board, CEO, Leadership Team, and General Counsel on all matters related to risk; advise on the adequate types and levels of insurances.
• Design and implement an adequate enterprise risk management framework.
• Quantify the organization’s overall compliance and regulatory risk exposure, integrating complex data from internal and external sources to inform strategic priorities.

Compliance & Business Continuity

• Understand current and future regulatory themes applicable to our business and help the company to proactively adapt its compliance programs.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on critical regulations such as NIS2 and DORA.
• Lead the development, execution and testing of our business continuity plans in compliance with applicable regulations.
• Develop and deliver targeted compliance training for employees, management, and the Board.
• Develop, implement, and enforce adequate compliance policies, procedures, and controls across the organization.

Cybersecurity Collaboration

• Work closely with the CISO and security team to ensure cybersecurity risk management measures align with regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the company's incident response plan from a compliance and regulatory reporting perspective.

Technical Audit

• Provide strategic leadership to Mambu’s technical audit team that is responsible for Mambu’s external assurance and certification programs and internal controls.
• Build and manage a high-impact internal control team, fostering a culture of proactive problem-solving and accountability.
• Lead the team to foster innovation, operational excellence and the ability to scale.

What you’ll bring

• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Law, Finance, Information Security, or a related field.
• A Master's degree or relevant professional certifications (e.g., CISA, CISM, CRISC, CIPP/E, FRM, GRCP) is highly preferred.
• Minimum 12 years or equivalent in a risk and compliance function, including in leadership positions, preferably in a fintech organisation.
• Proven experience in creating thought leadership and providing strategic guidance on risk and compliance topics to all levels of an organization, including the executive team.
• Proven experience developing and implementing new risk and compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience dealing directly with regulatory queries.
• Ability to provide critical insights to boards and senior leadership on the risk implications of strategic decisions.
• Experience in helping an organization navigate crisis situations.
• Ability to orchestrate cross-functional initiatives that leverage diverse talents and promote collaboration across multiple functions.
• Ability to develop strategies to leverage internal expertise for solving complex, cross-functional challenges across the organization.
• Ability to develop and implement change readiness assessment frameworks across multiple functions to identify potential barriers and opportunities.
• Outcome focused with the ability to effectively drive and lead change.

What you’ll get

Join us to shape the future of banking, where your professional growth is equally as valued as your personal well-being.

• Competitive base salary
• Company equity for all
• Learning and development opportunities
• Hybrid/Remote working (location dependant)
• 30 day working abroad
• 4 week paid sabbatical after 5 years service
• Additional benefits based on location

As part of the recruitment (or HR onboarding) process, you will be required to obtain authorized criminal background and credit screening results, as well as be queried against a sanctions/anti-money-laundering/counter terrorism financing/politically exposed persons screening service and your employment is conditional upon approval of these results.