Head of Risk – APAC Payments Fintech
3 weeks ago
Overview
A fast-growing global payments platform is establishing its APAC hub in Singapore and seeks a Head of Risk to design and lead the risk function for its regional business.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the development and implementation of an Enterprise Risk Management framework in line with MAS guidelines.
- Oversee operational and technology risk across transaction processing, safeguarding, incident management, and system resilience.
- Manage financial and liquidity risks , including oversight of customer fund safeguarding and treasury exposures.
- Build and enhance fraud and financial crime controls , ensuring compliance with MAS scam/fraud prevention expectations.
- Partner with business and product teams to assess risks for new products, features, and integrations.
- Provide regular risk reporting to senior management and board committees .
- Drive a risk-aware culture across the business, embedding risk thinking into daily operations.
- 8+ years in risk management within payments, fintech, or banking .
- Strong knowledge of Singapore’s Payment Services Act (PSA), MAS Notices, TRM Guidelines .
- Track record in managing fraud, operational, and technology risk in financial institutions.
- Experience engaging with MAS and senior stakeholders , ideally during licensing processes.
- Professional certifications (FRM, PRM, CAMS, CISM ) valued.
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution , and to build a new team in a scaling environment.
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