Senior Risk Manager

Overview

In this Risk Manager role, you contribute to Klarna’s second-line Risk Control by shaping risk frameworks and overseeing risk management across global operations. You focus on capital management, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and the firm’s risk profile. You review securitization practices and validate capital, liquidity, recovery planning, and forecasting processes, informing senior executives with clear risk opinions. You will work to align risk appetite with strategic goals, delivering meaningful impact on the company’s risk decisions and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Set and oversee risk frameworks within the second-line Risk Control
• Own capital management and alignment with regulatory and firm risk profile
• Review and challenge securitization practices (synthetic and traditional)
• Review and validate capital and liquidity assessment processes and recovery planning
• Evaluate business forecasting models for risk alignment
• Develop risk opinions and perform assurance reviews for senior-level engagement

Key requirements

• Solid knowledge of capital management for regulated banks
• Experience with UK or EU banking regulations and supervisory expectations
• Degree from a numerate subject (Economics, Science, Engineering, or Business)
• High attention to detail and structured problem-solving
• Ambitious, with strong conceptual ability
• Ability to engage and articulate complex risk topics to senior stakeholders

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong stakeholder engagement
• Analytical and structured thinking
• Securitization practices (synthetic and traditional)
• Capital and liquidity assessment processes
• Recovery planning frameworks

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