Senior Risk Management Specialist (Fintech)

Location: Hybrid, based in Germany, with 7 or more days per month on-site in the Berlin office for leadership roles. Remote work from anywhere in the EU is permitted for up to 10 consecutive days at a time and up to 60 days per year as a workation benefit.

Company

hirify.global is a Brokerage-as-a-Service fintech platform providing API-first access to capital markets for fintechs, banks, and wealth managers.

What you will do

• Own risk identification, assessment, and documentation across key risk domains.
• Drive risk assessments, control testing, issue remediation tracking, and operational risk processes.
• Maintain and improve the internal control framework, risk register, and risk procedures.
• Contribute to operational, non-financial, financial, third-party, security, ICAAP, and ILAAP risk topics.
• Define requirements for risk process improvements, tooling enhancements, reporting, and automation.
• Collaborate with auditors, supervisory stakeholders, and internal teams on evidence gathering, incident analysis, root-cause analysis, and follow-up actions.

Requirements

• Hands-on risk management experience in fintech, banking, audit, consulting, or another regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of operational and non-financial risk, internal controls, risk governance, and risk assessments.
• Understanding of credit, market, liquidity, ICAAP, and ILAAP risk topics.
• Familiarity with MaRisk, DORA, CRR, IFR, and relevant EBA and ESMA guidelines.
• Experience with risk management tools, structured documentation, reporting, testing, and validation.
• Clear English communication is required; professional working proficiency in German is preferred for regulatory documents and German-market stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of MiFID, MaComp, and WpHG.
• Professional working proficiency in German.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours with shared core hours from 12:00 to 16:00.
• Hybrid work model with regular in-person collaboration in Berlin.
• Mentorship, stretch opportunities, career development framework, feedback conversations, and an annual learning budget.
• Deutschlandticket sponsorship for employees on unlimited contracts.
• 50% discount on Beatvest financial education and investing services.
• EU workation policy allowing remote work for up to 60 days per year.