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Risk Manager - Fintech
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid · Spain · Netherlands
Experience
Senior · 7+ years
Job description
Build and own Mews Financial Services' enterprise risk framework from the ground up, reporting to the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. The role gives the business one clear owner of enterprise-wide risk across payments, regulation and product.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Hybrid · Spain · Netherlands
- Pay
- EUR 68,500 – 150,000 / year
What you'll do
- Own and run the ERM framework and risk appetite for Mews FS, including risk assessments, stress testing and Board reporting
- Provide impartial risk oversight on new products, major changes and strategic initiatives, and act as a key contact for DNB and other regulators on risk matters
- Design and maintain a fit-for-purpose internal control framework and key controls across payments, safeguarding, liquidity, ICT, outsourcing and incident management
- Run risk-based testing, monitoring and follow-up on incidents, control weaknesses and audit findings
- Provide pragmatic, business-oriented risk advice that keeps the business compliant while enabling product and commercial teams to ship at pace
- Build a strong risk culture through training, guidance and clear, plain-language communication across the organisation
- Own production-grade AI/ML that predicts churn risk, revenue leakage and customer health, connecting customer behaviour to financial outcomes and ensuring models are governed, reliable and embedded in how Finance, RevOps and Customer teams work
What we're looking for
- 7+ years in risk management within financial services, fintech or payments, ideally in the Dutch or broader European market
- Strong understanding of the regulatory landscape
- Hands-on experience designing and operating ERM and internal control frameworks, ideally in a tech-led or high-growth environment
- Background in fintech, payments or regulated financial services
- Exceptional communication skills, able to translate complex risk and regulatory requirements into simple, actionable guidance for non-experts
- Comfortable spending significant time with stakeholders, asking questions, and constructively questioning how things are done
- Pragmatic and calm under pressure, able to distinguish noise from real risk and propose balanced, creative solutions
- Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills, able to work autonomously, structure ambiguity and make sound judgment calls
- Use AI as a real part of the workflow, not as a novelty
Your team
Mews Financial Services
Mews FinTech is scaling fast across payments, regulation and product.
Benefits
Paid parental leave (6 months fully paid for primary caregivers, 2 months for secondary, available after one year of service)
- Unlimited paid holiday
- Participation in our company share program
- An annual Learning budget of €300 (and more for high performers)
- Monthly "EDGE" time to Explore, Develop, Grow, and Elevate yourself
- A work from anywhere policy with flexibility to work abroad for a few weeks each year
- Relocation options, available after one year
- Flexible, hybrid working options
- A home office setup budget and a monthly work-from-home allowance
- Claude tokens
- Local benefits that vary by location, from healthcare and retirement plans to team events, socials and other perks
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About Mews
Mews is transforming the hospitality industry with a platform that helps hotels run smarter, move faster and create better guest experiences.
Mission
We're transforming the industry with a platform that helps hotels run smarter, move faster and create better guest experiences.
Key facts
- Hospitality technology
- Remote-first, not relationship-free
- AI is an integral part of our processes
- High autonomy means high responsibility
- Change is constant
What they value
- Ownership
- Curiosity
- Meaningful impact
- High performance
- Transparency