Account Executive
HR Force International Private Limited
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Risk assessment - complete risk assessments including overseeing the identification, analysis and assessment of the risks related to the clients; to take part in the periodic business wide risks assessments of the company;
- Contact to DNB – be the primary point of contact with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), ensuring effective communication and compliance with regulatory requirements;
- Monitoring - oversee the transaction monitoring programme; to assure ongoing real-time and ex-post transaction monitoring;
- Risk management – develop risk management programme to address issues identified during risk assessments particularly in relation to new products and services and new clients; maintain a risk register and update through regular reviews; implement preventive, detective and/or risk mitigating measures; ensure measures are proportionate to risks; oversee risk management systems, ensuring effective data capture, reporting, and integration;
- Performance evaluation - establish risk performance indicators and monitor and evaluate risk profile of the company;
- Decision making - participate in decision-making regarding new products, services, risk strategy, risk profile, risk culture, risk limits, exposures and breaches, material changes or exceptional transactions;
- Management information – set in place risk reporting process and provide all relevant risk related information; escalate significant risk incidents and follow-through with corrective and/or remediation measures;
- Record keeping - maintain accurate and up-to-date records of company’s risk management activities;
- Regulatory liaison & inspections – lead preparations for DNB supervisory reviews, audits, and inspections, ensuring timely delivery of information and effective follow-up on regulatory findings;
- Policy development – design, implement, and maintain company-wide risk management policies, ensuring alignment with local regulatory requirements and group standards;
- Crisis management & business continuity – develop and oversee contingency planning, incident response, and business continuity frameworks to ensure operational resilience.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in law, finance, business management, or a related field;
- At least 7 years of proven experience in a risk management role within the payment industry;
- Proven experience interacting with regulators (preferably DNB, but also other EU regulators such as BaFin, FCA, or AFM is a plus);
- Strong knowledge of EU regulatory frameworks applicable to payment institutions (e.g., PSD2, AMLD, GDPR, EBA Guidelines);
- Prior experience in a board-level or senior leadership role in a financial institution or payment company is a plus;
- Fluency in Dutch (in addition to English) would be considered a strong advantage;
- Ability to balance regulatory compliance with commercial objectives, advising the Board on both risk and business impact;
- Professional risk or governance certifications are preferred;
- Integrity; strong moral principles and honest qualities;
- Creative and analytical thinking; ability to interpret rules and to apply them to real-life facts;
- Risk assessment capabilities; consider risk factors and understand their possible implication;
- Detail-oriented with problem solving skills;
- Good industry knowledge;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
