Non-Financial Risk Officer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Non-Financial Risk Officer (Fintech): Supporting the bank’s non-financial risk management framework across operational, compliance, IT, reputational, and outsourcing risks with an accent on risk assessments, control effectiveness, and management reporting. Focus on identifying emerging risk patterns, monitoring KRIs and action plans, and preparing materials for senior management and the Risk Oversight Committee.

Location: Hybrid in Metro Manila, Philippines

Company

hirify.global operates Salmon Bank, a financial services business serving customers through digital banking products.

What you will do

• Support risk and control self-assessments for products, processes, systems, and outsourcing arrangements.
• Maintain the risk register, including risk ratings, control effectiveness assessments, and residual risk exposures.
• Monitor KRIs, operational loss events, control exceptions, near-misses, and remediation action plans.
• Prepare risk reports, dashboards, trend analyses, and thematic reporting for management and the Risk Oversight Committee.
• Partner with First Line of Defense process owners to improve risk identification, controls, documentation, and risk awareness.
• Maintain risk policies, procedures, governance records, committee materials, and meeting minutes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, economics, law, information technology, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in risk management, internal audit, compliance, or a related function within a bank or financial institution.
• Working knowledge of the BSP Manual of Regulations for Banks and relevant BSP requirements for operational risk, IT risk, and outsourcing.
• Familiarity with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and National Privacy Commission issuances as applied to banking operations.
• Understanding of RCSA, KRI, loss event management, internal controls, and the Three Lines of Defense model.
• Strong analytical, communication, documentation, collaboration, and MS Office skills.

Nice to have

• Exposure to the Philippine banking regulatory environment and BSP regulatory requirements.
• Experience preparing risk reporting for senior management or board-level committees.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement in Metro Manila.
• Cross-functional collaboration with business units, risk officers, and governance forums.
• Opportunity to contribute to enterprise risk oversight within a banking environment.