Director of Risk Management

Mastercard
London, GB
Hybrid

Why this role

Pace
Fast Paced
Collaboration
High
Autonomy
High
Decision Impact
Company
Role Level
Manager

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What success looks like

  • successful CRM initiatives
  • scalable risk management solutions
  • high stakeholder engagement
Typical background
financerisk managementregulatory compliance

Transferable backgrounds

  • Coming from portfolio management
  • Coming from financial engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

Credit AnalysisRisk MitigationRegulatory ComplianceCRM Strategy

Preferred

Project ManagementCross-functional Collaboration

Stack & domain

Risk ManagementCustomer Risk ManagementCredit AnalysisUnderwritingRisk MitigationRegulatory Compliance

About the role

Original posting from Mastercard

  • We are currently looking for a Director, reporting to the Head of Customer Risk Management (CRM) for Europe
  • Mastercard has over $70B credit exposure to its customers and other counterparties worldwide, placing the CRM role as a key part of its evolving and quickly growing business model
  • The CRM team operates as a vital component of the broader Strategy & Operations organization, playing a critical role in supporting and driving Mastercard’s success
  • The magnitude and strategic nature of this exposure necessitates engagement with senior management, Mastercard’s sales and product organizations as well as our customers. This further provides great opportunities to grow your career within Mastercard
  • This role is on the first line of defense, with key responsibilities including CRM strategy and roadmap for the assigned portfolio, customer credit analysis and underwriting, formulating risk mitigation approach, developing risk management solutions for new products, and engaging regulators within the region
  • The primary responsibility is to own and manage the CRM initiatives for Europe while ensuring they are scalable across other regions. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • Leading the end-to-end governance and delivery of complex, cross-functional CRM initiatives across Europe — from scoping and stakeholder alignment through to implementation and post-launch monitoring
  • Establishing and maintaining a programme-level view of CRM priorities, dependencies, and risks across the European portfolio, with regular reporting and clear escalation paths to the Head of CRM
  • Driving initiative prioritisation and resource allocation decisions in partnership with the Head of CRM, ensuring team capacity is directed at the highest-impact workstreams
  • Partnering with senior stakeholders to embed CRM initiatives into wider business processes, ensuring alignment with CRM strategy and effective translation of strategic objectives into day to day execution
  • Developing and maintaining CRM playbooks, frameworks, and operating procedures that can be scaled and replicated across markets
  • Understanding and partnering to design innovative approaches to cater to customers with different business models
  • Proactively liaising with CRM Directors and Risk Managers to identify and develop risk mitigants for customers
  • Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices
  • Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed
  • Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
  • Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines

Benefits

  • Gym membership
  • Pension plan
  • Share purchase options
  • Extra holiday purchase optional
  • 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health insurance

Source: Mastercard careers

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