Risk Officer – Remote-First at Epi Company | Paris, Brussels-Capital, France | Rezi

Risk Officer – Remote-First at Epi Company

Risk Officer – Remote-First

Epi Company · Paris, Brussels-Capital, France

4 weeks ago

Risk Officer – Remote-First

Epi Company · Paris, Brussels-Capital, France

a month ago
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About the Role

EPI is building a new, proudly European payment system with Wero, our digital wallet, making sending and receiving money simple, seamless, and secure across Europe. This is a unique opportunity to be a pioneer in an innovative pan-European project, moving away from traditional financial structures.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor level 1 controls, collect results, and support managers.
  • Design, plan, and perform level 2 controls using a risk-driven approach.
  • Monitor other level 2 controls performed by the group DPO and CISO for EPI Operations BV.
  • Contribute to the continuous identification, assessment, and documentation of risks in the risk register for EPI Operations.
  • Maintain Key Risk Indicators for EPI Operations.
  • Define and monitor risk mitigation plans for EPI Operations.
  • Contribute to risk reporting for the EPI Operations BV Supervisory Board.
  • Monitor risk appetite thresholds and ensure appropriate mitigation actions are raised.
  • Contribute to risk and internal control awareness initiatives.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives across the function.
  • Liaise with relevant stakeholders across the 3 lines of defense, including EPI SE Compliance Officer, EPI SE Business Continuity Manager, and EPI SE Chief Risk & Compliance Officer.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in Risk Management or Internal Control, ideally within Payments, Banking, or FinTech.
  • Good understanding of risk management frameworks (e.g., COSO) and the Three Lines of Defense.
  • Experience working with senior stakeholders (Compliance, Operations, IT Security, etc.).
  • Prior experience preparing risk dashboards, reports, and board-level summaries.
  • Familiarity with regulatory environments.
  • Experience with Jira.
  • Thrive in a remote-first, multicultural environment.

Skills

  • Risk Management
  • Internal Control
  • Payments
  • Banking
  • FinTech
  • COSO
  • Three Lines of Defense
  • Risk Dashboards
  • Risk Reporting
  • Regulatory Environments
  • Jira
  • English (CEFR C1 or C2)
  • French
  • German
  • Dutch

Location

  • Remote

Work Type

  • Remote-first
  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • 3+ years

Salary/Compensations

  • Competitive compensation package, including salary, performance bonus, and other benefits

Benefits

  • Remote-first culture
  • Quarterly and annual in-person meetups
  • Possibility to work from another EU country for up to 3 months per year
  • Performance bonus
  • Learning & development budget: €5,000 per year

About the Company

  • The European Payments Initiative (EPI) is changing the way Europe pays with Wero, a digital wallet making payments simple, seamless, and secure.
  • Supported by 16 major banks and two large European acquirers, EPI is building a new, proudly European payment system.
  • We are a remote-first, multicultural European company.

Equal Opportunity

  • EPI offers the same job opportunities to all, without distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability or age.
  • EPI promotes the development of an inclusive work environment that mirrors the diversity of the clients our product is serving.