About the Role:
As our Head of Risk (CRO), you will shape and lead our risk management efforts. This pivotal role focuses on identifying and mitigating risks and representing Honest’s interests to lenders and regulators. You'll play a key role in ensuring we operate within the regulated financial sectors, including Credit Cards, Banking, and Multifinance, with a clear mandate to support and steer the company through its risk landscape.
Responsibilities:
Regulatory Compliance and Representation: Ensure adherence to Indonesian and international financial regulations. Act as a key representative for the company with lenders and regulators, leveraging your expertise to navigate and comply with the legal and regulatory landscape.
Partnership with lenders: Ability to work with lenders to effectively champion the company’s risk management perspective.
Risk Identification and Assessment: Lead initiatives to identify risks across operational, financial, strategic, compliance, and reputational domains. Develop a clear understanding of Honest’s risk environment to anticipate and mitigate vulnerabilities.
Risk Mitigation and Management: Craft and implement comprehensive risk management strategies to fortify the company against threats. Collaborate across functions to integrate risk management seamlessly into the fabric of our operations.
Risk Monitoring and Reporting: Design and maintain systems for ongoing risk evaluation. Communicate critical risk insights and updates to senior leadership and stakeholders.
Crisis Management: Formulate and enact crisis management protocols to address and mitigate emergent risks swiftly and effectively.
Cultural Leadership: Instill a culture of risk awareness and proactive management at all organizational levels through targeted communication and training initiatives.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. Advanced degrees or professional certifications (e.g., MBA, FRM, PRM, CFA) are preferred.
A solid foundation in risk management gained through experience in regulated financial industries (Banking, Multifinance, Insurance, Pension Funds).
Direct growth within risk functions is ideal but not strictly necessary.
Ability to effectively champion the company’s risk management perspective to lenders and regulatory bodies.
Proven capability in crafting and executing risk management strategies within complex financial ecosystems.
Fluency in English is required; international experience is a plus.
Exceptional analytical, leadership, and communication skills, with a track record of fostering risk-aware cultures and engaging with high-level stakeholders.
About working with us
- This position is based in our Jakarta office
- We prefer to collaborate in person and don't offer remote work
- As an international team, English language proficiency is required
Hiring is something we do with care. Because of that, we believe that having a transparent and thorough recruitment process is key. If you liked what you've read and are up for the challenge, here is what to expect after submitting your resume:
- The hiring team reviews your application
- You get invited to an initial call with the hiring team
- Onsite Interviews with relevant team members
- Offer
Why you'll love it here
- We're all owners; Everyone at Honest gets ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan)
- Provident Fund
- Training Course and Book Subsidies
- You'll be working with the smartest people in the industry
- Top-of-the-line medical healthcare plan
- Monthly Wellness Allowance
- One of the best-funded start-ups in Southeast Asia with Silicon Valley investors
- We don't believe in titles or hierarchy but value contribution & celebrate achievements as a team
- Honest HiringAt Honest, we're working hard to build the future of finance for Asia. To do so, we prioritize attracting the best talent worldwide to join us – regardless of their background and heritage.At Honest, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.If you want to change how people access finance in Asia, join us and help us build a global company where we're all proud to belong.