Senior Risk Manager

Job description

ABOUT US Glomo is India's first licensed Payment Service Provider (PSP) at GIFT IFSC and a pioneer in cross-border payments. Backed by 100+ years of combined industry expertise, we deliver seamless, compliant financial solutions that power India's global ambitions. Build the infrastructure behind India's cross-border economy from the ground up. ROLE SUMMARY Own and mature Glomo's enterprise risk framework and lead the risk function as we scale. Reporting to the Head of Risk and Compliance, the role spans enterprise-wide risk assessment, transaction monitoring, onboarding, and operational and third-party risk, translating regulatory expectations into practical controls that safeguard the company while enabling growth. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Own the Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA) end to end across customer, product/service, geographic, delivery-channel, and transaction risk; refresh on a defined cadence and on trigger events. - Own transaction monitoring: design, calibrate, and tune rules and thresholds; oversee alert quality and disposition; and govern review and approval/rejection of suspicious transactions against regulatory and internal policy. - Own the merchant/customer onboarding risk framework (KYC/KYB, CDD/EDD, UBO, sanctions/PEP screening); set risk-based onboarding criteria and re-KYC/re-rating triggers, and adjudicate high-risk cases. - Develop internal risk policies; define and monitor risk appetite, KRIs, and thresholds; and produce risk dashboards and reports for senior management, the MLRO/Principal Officer, and the Board. - Lead, mentor, and build the risk team into a high-performing second line, and drive risk and compliance training and awareness across the organisation. - Manage operational, fraud, and third-party/banking-partner risk, including correspondent/nostro due diligence, and drive remediation of control gaps to closure. - Partner with Compliance, Legal, and FinCrime on AML/CFT risk and STR/CBWTR reporting to FIU-IND; support audits (ISO 37301/27001) and regulatory examinations; and stay current on IFSCA, RBI, PMLA, and FATF guidance. REQUIREMENTS - 8 to 12 years in enterprise / operational / financial crime risk within fintech, payments, banks, or NBFCs, including team leadership. - Strong grasp of AML and cross-border payment typologies (layering, structuring), KYC/CDD/EDD, sanctions and PEP screening, and the PMLA landscape. - Hands-on with transaction monitoring and case management systems (rule design, threshold calibration, alert-to-STR/CBWTR workflows); able to build risk frameworks and registers from first principles. - CAMS certification desired. SKILLS - Strong analytical, data-analysis, communication, and project-management skills, with the ability to present complex risk clearly to senior stakeholders and the Board. PREFERRED - Experience with cross-border payments ecosystems, correspondent / nostro banking, and SWIFT.