Risk Manager

Hey! We’re Plum, your smart saving and investing app on a mission to help grow money for life. Whether you’re stashing the cash for tea and toast in your first home or catching some rays during retirement, Plum’s got your back.

Since 2016, over 2 million people in 10 European markets have set aside more than £2 billion with our clever automation and AI – that’s the magic of Plum! As recognition for our work, we’ve received awards from the likes of Deloitte, Finder, and more.

That’s all down to our passionate team of 200+ Plumsters, who work around Europe to help us achieve our mission. And now we’re looking for more brilliant people to join us on our journey.

The Role

We are looking for an ambitious and dynamic individual to join our Risk Management function and lead a number of risk management practices. This role involves enhancing risk controls, overseeing third-party risks, outsourcing risk, incident management, financial risk management and regulatory reporting, and promoting risk awareness across Plum. The role reports to the Group Director of Risk Management.

What Will You Do

• Lead operational risk management processes across the group on risk and control self-assessments.
• Active involvement and oversight of operational risk, including ICT, incidents to identify root cause and monitor the implementation of remediation actions.
• Collaborate with other control functions in joint regulatory and operational risk related initiatives. 
• Drive the automation initiatives on monitoring KRIs.
• Take ownership of risk-related areas in regulatory reporting, including ICARA and DORA register of information. 
• Provide hands-on development of risk models involving market and operational risk, ensuring that controls are operated effectively, and offer research and analytical support.
• Drive risk-related initiatives under EU (DORA) and UK requirements on Operational Resilience including maintaining appropriate third-party risk management protocols, incident management, and business continuity plans. 
• Produce and maintain relevant policies, procedures and records.
• Contribute to broader work carried out by the teams to continually enhance risk controls.
• Creating risk awareness across Plum by helping the teams to understand the risks associated with their operations and by developing and delivering risk training

What We Look For

• Driven, ambitious risk professional preferably with experience in banking and fintech.
• Strong working knowledge of operational risk and regulations such as DORA and/or Operational Resilience, outsourcing, business continuity management, incident management, payment services, e-money, fraud, and investment products.
• 5+ years experience in risk management.
• Prior experience in driving operational resilience-related implementation efforts.
• Prior experience in ICARA report preparation.
• Knowledge of risks associated with payments and investments services.
• Prior consulting experience in risk advisory is desirable.

Plum's Perks

• Own part of the company you're helping grow through stock options
• Private health insurance
• Annual training budget
• Plum Premium for free
• Competitive referral scheme
• Flexible approach to remote working: we encourage at least 2 days a week in one of our beautiful offices in London, Athens or Cyprus
• Team breakfasts and team lunches
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• 45 work-from-anywhere days to give you flexibility to work your way
• 2 weeks sabbatical after 4 years to take the break you deserve
• Enhanced parental leave
• 1 paid volunteering day annually
• Annual team trip to a surprise destination!
• A fun, inclusive company culture (think 🦄🌈💯)

If you think this sounds like you, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Thanks,

Plum Τeam 💜

*Plum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Plum does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.