Senior Manager of Risk Operations and Compliance Infrastructure

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Risk Operations Senior Manager to join our organization. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for driving the modernization, enhancement, and automation of risk & compliance processes and workflows across the organization.

You will play a critical part in strengthening our risk framework, ensuring operational efficiency, adhering to regulatory requirements, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within a rapidly evolving global fintech environment.

• Lead the strategic design and implementation of enhanced and automated risk operations and compliance operations processes and workflows, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and best practices.
• Drive the improvement and creation of comprehensive risk operations knowledge bases, procedures, training programs, and policies to ensure consistency and clarity across all relevant teams.
• Monitor progress and performance, embracing ongoing improvement frameworks.
• Provide expert support and guidance during internal and external audits and regulatory examinations, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of required documentation and information.
• Engage proactively with a wide range of internal stakeholders, including product, compliance, risk, finance, AI, R&D, sales, and customer care, to streamline risk and compliance operations and identify opportunities for cross-functional synergies.
• Support cross-company processes and ad-hock tasks.
• Continuously monitor the performance, progress, and exposure of risk-related activities, ensuring the effective implementation of recommendations and remediation plans.
• Identify, assess, and address potential operational and technological risks within the risk/compliance/operations infrastructure, collaborating with relevant departments to establish robust mitigation strategies.
• Champion a data-driven approach to risk management, utilizing insights to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Promote a culture of proactivity, efficiency, innovation, and continuous learning within the risk and compliance functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a recognized educational institution.
• 5+ years of experience in risk/compliance operations, FinCrime prevention, transaction monitoring, risk management, acquiring/processing transactions (or equivalent fields) with a strong preference for experience within a global fintech company or a global financial institution.
• 3+ years of managerial experience (could be part of the 5+ years above) risk/compliance operations, FinCrime prevention, risk management, acquiring/processing transactions (or equivalent fields).
• Proven track record of successfully modernizing, enhancing, automating, and documenting complex processes and workflows.
• Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Self-motivated, outstanding inter-personal skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build strong working relationships.
• Strong time management and project management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly self-motivated, driven, and independent, with a 'can-do' approach and a hunger to continuously improve and move forward.
• Ability to grasp the whole picture while maintaining attention to small/gating details.
• Data-oriented mindset with a strong analytical aptitude and tech-savvy.
• Demonstrated creativity and self-confidence in problem-solving and proposing innovative solutions, 'can-do' approach.
• The position is located in Israel, but involves significant engagement with global teams and challenges, hence global experience is strongly required.