Operational Risk Manager

Overview

In this role you will drive data-informed risk management across Klarna’s product portfolio, analyzing structured and unstructured data to surface patterns. You will run independent control testing and process reviews to validate risk frameworks and support decision-making. You will contribute to regulatory reporting and governance to keep the business compliant across markets. You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Operations to implement improvements to risk controls. This role offers impact at scale and a chance to shape risk practices in a leading fintech.

Responsibilities

• Analyze structured and unstructured data to monitor risk performance and surface emerging patterns across the product portfolio
• Translate analysis into concrete recommendations to support business and risk decisions
• Perform independent control testing and process reviews to validate risk frameworks
• Contribute to regulatory reporting and governance processes
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Operations to implement improvements to risk controls

Key requirements

• 5+ years in fintech, banking, or consulting with a focus on risk management
• Experience conducting independent data analysis to support risk initiatives
• Experience performing control testing and process reviews within a risk or compliance function
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements across Klarna’s markets and experience with risk reporting
• Strong communication of findings to non-risk stakeholders across product, engineering, data science, and operations

• clear stakeholder communication
• ability to explain complex findings to cross-functional audiences
• collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
• data analysis of structured and unstructured data
• control testing and process review methodologies
• regulatory reporting and governance

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