Risk Officer - Remote Payment Services (UK)

Location: hirify.global, UK only

Annual salary: £67,050–£75,400

Company

hirify.global builds infrastructure for global payroll and employment, operating a fully hirify.global, AI-oriented organisation across six continents.

What you will do

• Design and manage the end-to-end risk management framework and related processes for the UK payments entity and wider payments organisation.
• Assess and manage material operational, compliance, technology, outsourcing, strategic, and financial risks.
• Conduct data-driven investigations, document findings, and prepare qualitative and quantitative risk maps and reports.
• Maintain the company-wide risk register and escalate material risks or control weaknesses to the Management Board.
• Advise the Board on risk appetite, emerging threats, risk exposure, and the effectiveness of risk management controls.
• Oversee outsourcing risk, third-party controls, remediation plans, and responses to supervisory recommendations.

Requirements

• Demonstrated risk management experience, ideally within a regulated Payment Service Provider, fintech, or financial services environment.
• Experience designing and managing risk control frameworks, conducting risk assessments, and independently navigating regulatory reporting requirements.
• Strong understanding of financial and non-financial risks, including integrity risks such as AML/CTF and sanctions.
• Deep knowledge of relevant UK regulatory frameworks, especially outsourcing and risk governance requirements.
• Excellent communication skills for engaging with senior leadership, regulators, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage priorities and work autonomously in a hirify.global-first environment.
• Strong automation and AI capabilities.
• Fluency in English required.

Nice to have

• Previous experience working hirify.globally.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully hirify.global work with a global, async working environment and flexible working hours.
• Flexible paid time off and 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Budgets for co-working, learning, wellness, home office, and IT equipment.
• Mental health support services and stock options.
• Strong autonomy, ownership, proactive decision-making, and support for work-life balance.

Hiring process

• Recruiter interview, future manager interview, team interview, Bar Raiser interview, offer, and prior employment verification check.
• Submit an application and CV in English in PDF format; a LinkedIn profile may be submitted instead of an up-to-date CV.