Director, Head of Risk Strategy CEMEA

Position Overview

Lead the strategic vision and thought leadership for risk management across Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA), establishing risk as a best-in-class function while driving innovation and strategic thinking in the rapidly evolving payments landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Vision & Planning:

  Develop and articulate comprehensive risk strategy pillars for the current financial year with a clear multi-year roadmap, aligning risk initiatives with broader business objectives and market trends.

• Thought Leadership Development:

  Establish the organization as a recognized industry leader in risk management by creating compelling narratives, frameworks, and strategic insights that differentiate our approach to risk.

• Content Management:

  Develop and oversight a comprehensive content management framework that covers creation of high-quality thought leadership content, development of a centralized content repository and delivery of content through various channels including digital platforms, white papers, research reports management presentations, executive briefings, and industry publications.

• Stakeholder Engagement:

  Develop and serve as a custodian of a comprehensive stakeholder governance framework designed to accelerate execution at speed and drive high-quality outputs. Proactively engage with, challenge, and query diverse subject matter experts to develop valuable insights and transform complex subject matter into consumable, audience-appropriate content that drives strategic impact.

• Strategic Event Planning & Market Mapping:

  Develop strategic plans and themes for industry events, conferences, webinars, and client roundtables to showcase our risk capabilities and drive meaningful industry dialogue. Create a strategic view of all client events, conferences, and engagements, mapping these initiatives against identified market needs and opportunities to ensure optimal coverage while developing and pairing quality content that resonates with target audiences.

• Objectives and Key Results (OKR) and Budget Management:

  Drive the creation of OKRs for Regional Risk Officer and ensure these are consistently cascaded throughout the CEMEA Risk Organization. Work with the CEMEA Risk Leadership team to define strategic initiatives that map to the OKRs. Be the custodian of the expense budget for the CEMEA Risk team and map them to the effective delivery of OKRs.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Core Strategy & Experience Requirements

• Strategy Consulting Background:

  12+ years of hands-on strategy development and execution experience at top-tier management consulting firms (McKinsey, Bain, BCG,