Head of Risk Payments

You will set and lead risk, fraud-prevention, and compliance strategy across payment products and global operations. You will build scalable frameworks, controls, and escalation processes; embed controls in products and payment flows; oversee vendors; and advise senior leaders on risk decisions and trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead risk, fraud-prevention, and compliance strategy across payment products and global operations
• Build and improve scalable risk frameworks, policies, controls, and escalation processes
• Guide approaches to AML/CFT, sanctions, fraud, customer and business verification, and data privacy risk
• Partner with Product and Engineering to embed risk controls in product design, payment flows, and internal systems
• Use data, automation, and compliance technology to strengthen risk detection and controls
• Advise on risk across cards, ACH, wires, and real-time payments
• Identify risks and jurisdiction-specific requirements for new markets
• Evaluate, select, and manage KYC, transaction-monitoring, fraud, and sanctions technology vendors
• Assess issues, manage escalations, and continuously improve controls
• Communicate risk priorities, decisions, and trade-offs to senior leaders and cross-functional partners

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in risk, compliance, or fraud within payments, fintech, or financial services
• Leadership experience across risk and compliance programs for payment products
• Experience in a global company

Benefits

• Bonus