Senior Director, Risk for Mexico

Location: Mexico City, Mexico; at least 3 days in the office required

Company

hirify.global is a global payments technology company connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Manage key client relationships on risk-related topics and advise clients on fraud prevention and risk mitigation.
• Oversee fraud prevention activities, client risk assessments, NBIAs, and strategic risk projects.
• Maintain the market security roadmap and act as the local liaison for enterprise, credit settlement, regulatory, fraud, ecosystem, and crisis management risk functions.
• Partner with client business teams to improve fraud and authorization performance and promote risk management best practices.
• Collaborate with internal teams to create safer payment processes and flows using hirify.globalNet and Risk Solutions.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and provide recommendations on risks affecting card-present and card-not-present payment channels.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of work experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 8 years with an advanced degree, or 3 years with a PhD.
• Deep knowledge of the payments industry and experience advising clients on fraud prevention, cybersecurity, credit, regulatory, and operational risk.
• Experience managing direct staff and coordinating multifunctional teams and complex market risk programs.
• Strong communication, collaboration, influencing, strategic thinking, relationship-building, and project leadership skills.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Spanish is required.
• Availability to travel for client visits, forums, and speaking engagements.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a global, matrix organization with cross-functional and international stakeholders.
• Operate in a fast-paced environment involving complex and evolving payment risks.
• Full-time employment with opportunities to create impact at scale in payments technology.