Director, Financial Risk

KOHO

Director managing financial risk strategies and analytics at KOHO. Leading a high-performing team in decision governance and financial risk management.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$180,000 - CA$240,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and mentor a high-performing team of people managers and individual contributors across all Financial Risk domains.
Establish and maintain robust decision governance frameworks for key business decisions with Financial Risk impact.
Provide "effective challenge" on decisions impacting financial risk.
Oversee and recommend the frameworks for assessing and measuring financial risk appetite.
Lead governance for financial risk policies including credit policy, across product portfolios.
Oversee short- and long-term delinquency and loss forecasting.
Collaborate with Finance and Treasury teams in the development and execution of forecasting frameworks for market and liquidity risk.
Drive portfolio risk monitoring, reporting, and insight generation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in financial risk management, with significant exposure to retail credit risk and/or treasury/financial risk management.
Proven experience managing people managers and leading high-performing analytical teams.
A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Engineering) or equivalent practical experience.
Deep understanding of IFRS 9 standards, ECL methodologies, and stress testing frameworks.
Familiarity with market and liquidity risk principles.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable strategic insights.
Strong ability to communicate complex risk concepts to non-technical stakeholders and senior executive leadership.
A "builder" mindset—you thrive in cross-functional environments and can effectively influence peers in Product, Finance, and Tech.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation & equity
Generous vacation + Wellness days + Flex Days + holiday closure
Remote-first environment + coworking support + yearly all hands retreat
Access to coaching & growth programs
Parental top-up & leave policies
Comprehensive health benefits
Power-up budgets for books, home office setup, phone & internet, AI tools, and professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial risk managementretail credit risktreasury managementIFRS 9 standardsECL methodologiesstress testing frameworksmarket risk principlesliquidity risk principlesanalytical skillsforecasting frameworks

Soft Skills

mentoringleadershipanalytical problem-solvingcommunicationinfluencingcollaborationstrategic insight generationdecision governanceeffective challengebuilder mindset