Head of Risk and Internal Audit

The Head of Risk & Internal Audit is a key strategic partner to the COO and executive leadership team, responsible for strengthening the company's governance, risk posture, and internal control effectiveness. This role provides strategic oversight; not only operational execution and drives a risk-intelligent culture that supports sustainable growth, scalability, and operational excellence. Leading the Risk and Audit team, this role ensures that risk insights and audit assurance inform high-level decisions, protect the business, and accelerate strategic execution.

Risk Strategy

• Define and lead the company's risk strategy aligned with business goals and growth plans.
• Provide risk intelligence and strategic recommendations to the COO and executive leadership.
• Build a risk-aware culture and embed ownership across business functions.

Internal Audit & Assurance

• Lead the internal audit strategy and ensure independent evaluation of controls, compliance, and governance.
• Prioritize and oversee audit programs focused on key risk areas and operational effectiveness.
• Translate audit insights into improvement actions that enhance performance and control maturity.

Leadership & Governance Influence

• Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on material risks, exposures, and mitigation priorities.
• Present risk and audit insights at management forums and drive accountability for follow-through.
• Build and lead a capable Risk & Audit team with strong analytical and governance capabilities.

• 710 years of combined experience in Risk Management and/or Internal Audit, preferably in the e-commerce, fintech, or technology sectors.
• Minimum 3+ years in leadership roles, managing teams or driving company-wide initiatives in risk, audit, or governance.
• Strong capability in strategic risk management, including operational, business, financial, fraud risk domains.
• Solid understanding of internal control frameworks, audit methodologies, regulatory and compliance standards, and governance best practices.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leadership, influence decisions, and communicate risk insights at executive level.
• Analytical and forward-thinking mindset with demonstrated experience in building frameworks, improving processes, and enabling scalable governance.
• Professional certifications such as CRMP, CRMO, CIA, CISA, CRISC, or equivalent are highly preferred.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team leadership skills with the ability to build and mentor high-performing teams.