Team Lead Non-Financial Risk and Internal Controls

About the opportunity

N26 is looking for a Senior Manager / Team Lead – Non-Financial Risk & Internal Controls to guide a team of four specialists within our Non-Financial Risk Management function. This is a high-impact opportunity to design, scale, and maintain a robust Internal Control System (ICS) at a leading digital bank.

In this role, you will oversee risk and control assessments (RCSA), enhance our risk reporting, and partner across cross-functional teams, product lines, and international markets. You and your team will play a crucial role in evaluating internal control mechanisms and proactively mitigating non-financial risks across N26.

In this role, you will

Develop and Enhance Non Financial Risks Management and Internal Control System (ICS): Continuously design, build, refine and manage N26's internal control systems to ensure they effectively mitigate non-financial risks. Continuously improve control structures to support business growth and compliance.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with departments across N26, gathering assessments relevant to managing non-financial risks. This includes guiding stakeholders during assessment processes to ensure control systems are robust and effective.

Drive Workshops and Training: Organise workshops and deliver training to internal teams to help them understand and apply internal controls in their processes wherever applicable fostering a culture of risk awareness and ensuring effective ICS implementation.

Risk and Control Assessments: Guide, review and challenge the Risk and Control Assessments in line with Risk Appetite considerations to ensure a robust and sustainable control environment to mitigate material risks.

Risk Appetite: Continuously design, build and refine the Risk Appetite Framework, formulating qualitative and quantitative metrics that define acceptable risk levels across various domains.

Support in Data-Driven Reporting: Support in designing and implementing a data-driven repor