Head of Risk – Executive Director

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RedotPay

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2023

₿ Crypto

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

Crypto • Fintech • B2C

RedotPay is a crypto-first payments platform and digital wallet that enables users to buy, hold, spend, and send stablecoins and local currencies. It offers virtual and physical cards, multi-currency wallets, global stablecoin payout rails, a peer-to-peer marketplace for stablecoins, swap and earn features, and crypto-backed credit products. The service targets everyday consumer payments and remittances by bridging crypto and fiat for fast, secure, consumer-facing transactions.

📋 Description

• Develop, implement, and monitor the entity’s risk management framework, risk appetite, and key risk indicators. • Oversee fraud risk controls, transaction monitoring rule tuning, threshold setting, and alert escalation per the Group Risk Requirement Policy and Compliance Framework. • Conduct regular risk assessments, scenario analysis, and stress testing where applicable. • Manage operational resilience, including business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements. • Report on risk exposures, incidents, and mitigation actions to the CEO, Board, and group risk function. • Collaborate with Compliance, Technology, and Operations to embed risk controls across all business processes. • Ensure client asset protection and segregation controls remain effective at all times. • Participate in Board meetings to provide risk oversight, advise on the entity’s risk appetite, and support the Board in fulfilling its risk governance responsibilities.

🎯 Requirements

• A first degree or its equivalent in a relevant field (including banking, finance, accounting, business management, law, or economics); or a first degree or its equivalent in a non-relevant field with a minimum of six (6) years’ relevant post-qualification experience; or a West African School Certificate, Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination certificate, General Certificate of Education or Higher School Certificate or its equivalent with a minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant post-qualification experience. • At least four (4) years’ relevant post-qualification experience (excluding NYSC year) in areas such as virtual assets, financial technology, financial services, capital markets, compliance, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, risk management, legal and regulatory affairs, technology operations, or cybersecurity. • Demonstrable experience in risk management, fraud prevention, operational risk, or technology risk within fintech, virtual assets, payments, or capital markets. • Familiarity with transaction monitoring systems, risk governance, and regulatory risk reporting is essential. • Nigerian citizen preferred (NIN-eligible)