Business Risk Manager

Labamu is looking for an experienced Business Risk Manager to join our growing team.

In this role, you will lead and strengthen our enterprise risk management and governance framework while partnering closely with Product, Technology, Operations, Compliance, and business stakeholders.

You will be responsible for driving governance initiatives, operational risk management, third-party risk oversight, audit coordination, and ensuring effective risk controls across the organization.

If you enjoy solving complex business challenges, building governance frameworks, and working in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) initiatives across the organization.
• Coordinate Product Governance Forum (PGF) and Enterprise Risk Committee (ERC), including agenda preparation, meeting facilitation, and minutes.
• Conduct Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and control testing activities.
• Monitor operational risk events and follow up on remediation actions.
• Manage third-party risk assessments, onboarding, and periodic reviews.
• Perform sanctions screening for vendors and business partners.
• Prepare governance reports, dashboards, and management presentations.
• Support Product Approval processes and governance documentation.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, including ISO 27001 audit activities.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen governance and risk culture.
• Review and maintain risk policies, procedures, and control documentation.
• Support Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and operational resilience initiatives.
• Assist in Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) and data governance initiatives.
• Ensure timely completion of risk actions and audit findings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, Law, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Risk Management, Governance, Compliance, Internal Audit, or Operational Risk.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) principles.
• Experience coordinating governance committees and preparing management reports.
• Knowledge of Third-Party Risk Management and operational risk frameworks.
• Experience supporting internal or external audits is highly preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience in fintech, banking, payments, or regulated financial services.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001, Business Continuity Management (BCP), or Data Privacy.
• Experience with governance or GRC tools (e.g., Resolver, Jira, Confluence).

Why Join Labamu?

• Opportunity to work on enterprise-wide governance and risk initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders across the business.
• Make a direct impact on strengthening the company's risk and governance framework.
• Dynamic, fast-paced, and collaborative working environment. 

We look forward to reviewing your application.