Risk Management Officer

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Risk Management Officer for an international payments company improving risk management frameworks. Own and oversee risk management processes and regulatory interactions in Lithuania.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeVilnius • 🇱🇹 LithuaniaMid-LevelSenior💰 €6,000 - €7,500 per monthWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in risk management, including the development and implementation of risk policies, procedures, and methodologies. Proficient in preparing risk reports and communicating effectively with regulators and senior management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Risk ManagementOperational RiskRisk Register ManagementRegulatory CommunicationBusiness Continuity

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Hard Skills

Risk AssessmentControl Framework DevelopmentKey Risk Indicators MonitoringIncident ManagementRisk Appetite StatementsCrisis ManagementStress TestingScenario AnalysisCompliance ReportingOperational Resilience

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationDecision-Oriented ReportingIndependent WorkObjective AnalysisConfidence in Interactions

Tools & Technologies

Risk Management SoftwareIncident Register ToolsControls Library Systems

Industry Keywords

PaymentsBankingElectronic MoneyFinTechRegulated Financial ServicesSecond-Line Risk ManagementInternal Control Principles

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, implement, and maintain the company’s risk management policies, procedures, methodologies, and control framework
Identify, assess, monitor, and report operational, financial, compliance, ICT, cyber security, outsourcing, reputational, and other material risks
Maintain the Risk Register, Incident Register, risk map, Controls Library, and supporting risk documentation
Prepare quarterly and annual risk reports for the Management Board, including material developments, control weaknesses, limit breaches, and recommended actions
Coordinate Risk and Control Self-Assessments and the Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment process across business functions
Develop and monitor Key Risk Indicators, early warning thresholds, and the company’s Risk Appetite Statements
Review and constructively challenge risk assessments, mitigation plans, and risk acceptance decisions made by first-line functions
Oversee operational resilience, business continuity, crisis management, stress testing, and scenario analysis from a risk perspective
Assess third-party and outsourcing risks, including material service providers and critical outsourcing arrangements
Support regulatory submissions and act as a key point of contact for the Bank of Lithuania and other relevant authorities on risk management matters.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant experience in risk management within payments, banking, electronic money, FinTech, or another regulated financial services environment
Strong understanding of second-line risk management responsibilities and internal control principles
Practical experience managing risk registers, incidents, risk assessments, controls, risk appetite, and management reporting
Knowledge of operational risk, ICT and cyber risk, outsourcing risk, operational resilience, and business continuity
Ability to prepare clear, concise, and decision-oriented reports for senior management and the Management Board
Confidence communicating with regulators, auditors, business leaders, and other control functions
Fluent English, both written and spoken
Lithuanian would be considered an advantage
An impeccable professional reputation and the ability to perform the role independently and objectively

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility to consider either full-time or part-time employment
A hybrid working model combining remote work with regular collaboration from the Vilnius office
Access to established risk management tools and support during the transition of existing responsibilities
The opportunity to shape and improve the company’s risk management framework
Exposure to an international and evolving payments environment
A collaborative and communicative team that values initiative and practical ideas