SVP, Global Head of Risk

Job Description The Opportunity

We’re looking for an SVP, Head of Global Risk to lead the next evolution of Flywire’s end‑to‑end risk sophistication, as we expand into new markets and products. Our risk exposure across a number of areas is growing in scale and technical complexity. To support our next phase of growth, we are investing and consolidating all risk activities under a new Head of Global Risk role, reporting to the CFO.

This leader will own the Risk Strategy, purpose and vision across Flywire and champion a risk‑aware culture – and will play a critical role in every part of the business, from client and customer activities to technical expertise and AI/advanced practices, to operations, payments, product, architecture and end‑to‑end functional foundations to support Flywire’s future growth.

As Head of Global Risk, you will be the senior executive responsible for building and overseeing an integrated, enterprise‑wide risk management function that enables informed decision‑making and long‑term sustainable growth across all business units, geographies, and corporate functions. You will be a key leader of a global team, inspiring, attracting and developing talent at all levels. You will balance a very strong technical expertise with the ability to influence multiple senior stakeholders and drive vision/execution across many teams.

• Risk Identification & Assessment:
  Spotting and evaluating strategic, financial, compliance, operational, and reputational threats.
• Strategy Integration:
  Embedding risk considerations into major decisions (M&A, new products, investments).
• Risk Mitigation:
  Developing plans to manage and reduce risks, ensuring they stay within acceptable levels.
• Global Info Sec:
  Leverage best‑in‑class technical expertise to oversee the company’s global information security program, including cybersecurity architecture, security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, and data security.
• Reporting:
  Creating and sharing risk analyses with leadership.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  Ensuring adherence to laws like Sarbanes‑Oxley.
• Crisis Management:
  Leading the response to unexpected events and crises.

• Build and continuously evolve an enterprise risk management framework across strategic, financial, operational, legal, reputational, and technology risks.
• Develop and lead the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework across all risk types: operational, financial, compliance, strategic, reputational, technology, and third‑party.
• Integrating insights across the organization and anticipate future threats and strengthen enterprise resilience.
• Chair the Enterprise Risk Committee; serve as key liaison to the Board’s Audit and/or Risk Committee.
• Establish risk appetite statements and ensure alignment with corporate strategy and capital allocation decisions.
• Oversee the risk register and facilitate periodic enterprise risk assessments.
• Define and operationalize risk appetite statements aligned with business strategy and growth plans.
• Partner with the executive team and board to ensure risk‑informed decision‑making across all major investments and initiatives.
• Global Risk Infrastructure
• Implement global risk monitoring, reporting, and escalation protocols.
• Ensure risk coverage across all jurisdictions (e.g., NA, EMEA, APAC, LATAM).
• Maintain a centralized risk register and coordinate business continuity planning.

• Drive a culture of risk awareness and accountability at all levels.
• Align first‑line (business ownership), second‑line (risk/compliance), and third‑line (audit) responsibilities.
• Lead internal education on governance, controls, and incident response.
• Fraud and Credit Risk Management (Payments‑Focused)
• Work with the Fraud and Credit Risk Leader to design and lead a global fraud risk program tailored for a complex payments and cross‑border transaction environment – and lead the development of credit risk strategy, including credit policy design, underwriting frameworks, exposure monitoring, and loss mitigation.
• Build real‑time fraud detection, prevention, and response protocols using data‑driven techniques and internal tooling.
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