Head of Controlling & Risk - Director

Location: Gland, Switzerland

Company

hirify.global is a Swiss digital bank providing trading, investing and everyday banking services to more than one million clients worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead the Controlling & Risk department and manage approximately 20 employees across specialised risk areas.
• Oversee credit, market, liquidity, operational and related regulatory risks across the Group.
• Maintain and improve risk management and internal control frameworks, including policies, methodologies, risk appetite monitoring, controls and reporting standards.
• Prepare and present risk reports, key risk indicators, incidents and remediation actions to the Risk Committee, Executive Management and Board of Directors.
• Supervise risk monitoring for investments, client trading activities, lending, eFX, derivatives, cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
• Coordinate regulatory relations, reconciliations, new business risk analyses, automation initiatives and risk governance transformation projects.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant field; professional qualifications such as FRM, PRM, CIA, CRMA, CISA or CFA are strongly preferred.
• At least 10 years of leadership experience in banking, financial services, risk management or a related field.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple risk disciplines, internal control frameworks and maturity initiatives.
• Broad expertise in credit, market, liquidity and operational risk within a banking environment.
• Strong knowledge of Swiss banking regulation, FINMA expectations and Basel standards, ideally in a Category 3 bank.
• Strong strategic thinking, judgement, communication and Board-level reporting skills, with an interest in digitalisation, data and AI.

Nice to have

• Understanding of ICT, cyber and data-security risks.
• Experience with GRC platforms, RCSA, KRI and incident management workflows.
• Expertise in quantitative or model risk, stress testing, data science, AI and automation for risk monitoring and reporting.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an international digital banking organisation with more than 1,500 employees across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
• Contribute to financial products and services used by more than one million clients worldwide.
• Join an equal opportunity workplace that values diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.