Risk Manager

London. Posted 7 months ago

The role

You will build and own the risk management function from scratch. You will design controls, monitor risks across payments, tax, and financial crime, and work with product and engineering to enable safe growth.

What you will do

Build Outpost's risk management framework from scratch
Identify, assess, document, and monitor risks across payments, tax, financial crime, and operations
Set risk appetite and tolerance levels
Work with Product and Engineering to embed risk thinking into new product launches
Conduct pre-launch risk assessments for new products, markets, and banking partnerships
Design practical, effective controls
Stay ahead of regulatory changes in key markets
Translate complex regulatory requirements into actionable guidance
Represent Outpost in discussions with regulators, banking partners, and payment processors
Design and implement AML/fraud controls across 58+ jurisdictions

Required qualifications

5-7 years in risk, compliance, or financial crime at a payments company or fintech
Payments/fintech experience is mandatory
Strong quantitative background - degree in STEM, economics, or similar (or demonstrable data science skills)
Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python, R)
Experience in 1LoD (first line of defence)

Nice to have

MoR, marketplace, or cross-border payments experience
Worked in a regulated environment with direct regulator or banking partner interaction
Experience building risk models, monitoring systems, or fraud detection algorithms
machine learning or statistical modelling experience applied to risk/fraud

Benefits

Equity and salary in a well-funded startup
Ability to own your work and move fast
World-class training from operators who've scaled globally
A global mission with real impact
Low politics, high output
Chance to grow into Head of Risk as we scale

About the company

Outpost operates as Merchant of Record across 58+ tax jurisdictions, handling payments, tax compliance, and customer experience for digital and physical goods. The team includes leaders from Revolut, Airwallex, Adyen and Wayflyer.