Head of Risk – Executive Director
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Head of Risk & Executive Director Legal at RedotPay developing risk management frameworks and overseeing risk controls in Nigeria. Contributing to Board-level risk oversight and strategic decision-making in fintech.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and monitor the entity’s risk management framework, risk appetite, and key risk indicators.
- Oversee fraud risk controls, transaction monitoring rule tuning, threshold setting, and alert escalation per the Group Risk Requirement Policy and Compliance Framework.
- Conduct regular risk assessments, scenario analysis, and stress testing where applicable.
- Manage operational resilience, including business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements.
- Report on risk exposures, incidents, and mitigation actions to the CEO, Board, and group risk function.
- Collaborate with Compliance, Technology, and Operations to embed risk controls across all business processes.
- Ensure client asset protection and segregation controls remain effective at all times.
- Participate in Board meetings to provide risk oversight, advise on the entity’s risk appetite, and support the Board in fulfilling its risk governance responsibilities.
Requirements:
- A first degree or its equivalent in a relevant field (including banking, finance, accounting, business management, law, or economics); or a first degree or its equivalent in a non-relevant field with a minimum of six (6) years’ relevant post-qualification experience; or a West African School Certificate, Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination certificate, General Certificate of Education or Higher School Certificate or its equivalent with a minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant post-qualification experience.
- At least four (4) years’ relevant post-qualification experience (excluding NYSC year) in areas such as virtual assets, financial technology, financial services, capital markets, compliance, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, risk management, legal and regulatory affairs, technology operations, or cybersecurity.
- Demonstrable experience in risk management, fraud prevention, operational risk, or technology risk within fintech, virtual assets, payments, or capital markets.
- Familiarity with transaction monitoring systems, risk governance, and regulatory risk reporting is essential.
- Nigerian citizen preferred (NIN-eligible)
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