Head of Risk Management (Fintech)

Location: Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; onsite role

Company

Razer is a global gaming company operating across five continents; this role supports Razer Gold's regulated e-money and payments entities.

What you will do

• Lead, build, and develop the Risk Management Department, including priorities, OKRs, capability, resourcing, and in-country risk coverage.
• Own enterprise risk management frameworks, policies, risk appetite statements, KRIs, thresholds, escalation triggers, risk registers, and Board and Risk Committee reporting.
• Run RCSA, second-line control reviews, incident management, root-cause analysis, loss event collection, regulatory operational risk reporting, and second-line approval for material changes.
• Coordinate integrated oversight of technology, cybersecurity, FCC, AML/CFT, fraud, data privacy, finance, safeguarding, and liquidity risks.
• Own third-party and outsourcing risk management, including due diligence, tiering, contracting, monitoring, reassessment, concentration risk, cloud risk, and exit planning.
• Own business continuity and crisis management, regulatory engagement, audit and regulatory findings, horizon scanning, emerging risk management, and risk culture initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Finance, Accounting, Actuarial Science, Economics, IT, or a related field.
• 10+ years of enterprise or operational risk management experience in banking, payments, e-money, fintech, or other regulated financial services, including at least 3 years leading a team.
• Working knowledge of regulatory requirements for payment and e-money institutions, with direct experience of regulator inspections or engagement.
• Hands-on experience with ERM, risk appetite, RCSA, KRIs, incident and loss data, TPRM/outsourcing, and BCM.
• Understanding of technology, cyber, AI, AML/CFT, fraud, data privacy, and safeguarding risks in payment businesses, including the ability to consolidate and challenge specialist assessments.
• Ability to write Board-quality risk papers and present confidently to Boards and Senior Management.
• Strong analytical, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Must meet the fit and proper requirements of the relevant regulators.

Nice to have

• Professional certification such as PRM, FRM, IRM/CRM, or CBCI.
• Experience with GRC tools and data analytics for risk reporting.
• Experience with regulatory change programmes.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to a global gaming mission and work across a team located on five continents.
• Gamer-centric work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Inclusive, respectful, and fair workplace with reasonable accommodations where needed.
• Equal opportunity employment across the countries of operation.