Senior Risk Specialist - Corporate Functions

Your Mission

Join our team as a Senior Risk Specialist, overseeing all non financial risk oversight and advisory activities facing off stakeholders in Corporate Functions and Compliance in the 1LOD and 2LOD.   This will involve thorough review, understanding and challenge with respect to key processes, controls and risk pertaining to these areas. You will be acting as the single point of contact for all risk related matters in the Corporate Functions and Compliance departments, responsible for advising and recommending standards and best practices, monitoring activities and challenging where necessary to ensure exceptional standards are implemented and maintained in these areas.  You will play a key role in ensuring Bitpanda’s Corporate Functions and Compliance areas and related activities are robust, compliant and resilient as we continue to evolve these in step with the company’s ambitious growth plans.

You will report to the Head of Operational Risk Management and will be a key member of Bitpanda’s growing Group Risk Management Team. 

What you’ll do

• Provide oversight of all Corporate Functions (eg. Finance, Tax, Accounting, HR, Legal) as well as Compliance (Regulatory and Financial Crime) risks.
• Collaborate with Corporate Functions and Compliance teams regarding new programs, governance, and roadmap/planning, in alignment with Bitpanda’s Risk Management Framework.
• Act as the point of contact for Corporate Functions and Compliance teams, helping them identify, treat, monitor, and report on the most material risks and mitigating controls.
• Provide guidance and, where necessary, perform 2nd level control monitoring and oversight (including testing where needed) at planned intervals to assess effective control framework implementation, and advise risk owners on assessment and treatment of identified risks.
• Coordinate risk and control assessments, oversee relevant events or incidents, participate in audit engagements as needed, and support senior management in aligning Corporate Functions and Compliance governance with organisational goals.

Who you are

• 3-5 years hands on experience in financial services or financial technology, managing risk and controls, including audit experiences demonstrating strong knowledge of non-financial risk management, related processes, and frameworks.
• Solid understanding of financial accounting standards, processes and controls.
• Proficient in compliance related processes and control standards and best practices, both regulatory and financial crime related,  Knowledge of traditional back/middle office processes is a bonus.
• German speaker (hard requirement), we can potentially be more flexible on location if we find the optimal candidate.  
• Ability to understand end-to-end risks and integrate a control framework throughout the organisation, bringing risk-management topics to life and embedding high-output, low-friction practices.
• A self-starter capable of operating in an ever-changing environment, consistently demonstrating leadership and ownership.