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MoonPay

Head of Business Risk & Controls

MoonPay

. Build and own the first-line risk and control framework across relevant MoonPay activities .

Posted 10/12/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates extensive experience in building and managing first-line risk and control frameworks within regulated financial services, with a strong focus on governance, control effectiveness, and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to partner with key stakeholders and drive the development of robust control infrastructures in a fast-paced environment.

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10+ Years Experience In US BankingFirst-Line Risk ManagementControl Framework DesignRisk Assessment And GovernanceThree Lines Of Defence Model

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Hard Skills
Risk AssessmentControl DesignControl MonitoringIssue ManagementRemediationGovernanceControl EffectivenessControl StandardsControl DocumentationControl Testing
Soft Skills
LeadershipInfluencing Senior StakeholdersCollaborationProblem-SolvingAdaptability
Industry Keywords
Regulated Financial ServicesFiduciary ServicesCustody ServicesTransaction ServicesUS Banking RegulationSupervisory Expectations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Build and own the first-line risk and control framework across relevant MoonPay activities
  • Conduct risk and control assessments and establish control standards and documentation
  • Establish governance, issue management, and ongoing monitoring of control effectiveness
  • Embed practical, sustainable controls into business processes
  • Translate regulatory requirements, policies, identified risks, and supervisory expectations into controls with clear ownership and accountability
  • Establish control monitoring and testing programs
  • Identify control weaknesses, assess their impact, drive remediation, and report on control effectiveness
  • Develop the control framework for fiduciary, custody, and other regulated financial services activities
  • Partner across the three lines of defence with business leaders, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Internal Audit
  • Establish procedures, governance, reporting, systems, and operating cadence for a scalable control environment

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years of relevant experience within US banking or regulated financial services
  • Significant leadership experience in first-line risk, business controls, operational risk, or a comparable control function
  • Proven track record designing, implementing, and improving first-line control frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with risk assessments, control design, monitoring and testing, issue management, remediation, and governance
  • Deep working knowledge of US banking regulation and supervisory expectations
  • Meaningful experience supporting fiduciary, trust, custody, transaction services, or closely related banking activities
  • Strong understanding of the three lines of defence model
  • Experience establishing effective first-line ownership and partnering with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, and senior business stakeholders
  • Ability to operate in a high-ambiguity, fast-scaling environment
  • Strong technical judgement and ability to influence senior stakeholders
  • Ability to drive development of robust control infrastructure from the ground up

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salary package
  • Equity package; all employees have ownership at MoonPay
  • Pay-for-performance equity bonus
  • Moonshot award: $250,000 equity grant for 20 employees per year
  • Pension with employer contributions from day one
  • Employee referral program: earn 10K in USDC
  • Flexible Time Off
  • Recharge Period: end-of-year company-wide time off
  • Birthday leave
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Hybrid working schedule: work fully remotely or from your nearest Moonbase
  • Commuter benefits
  • Private healthcare benefits
  • Wellhub wellness membership
  • Enterprise access to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI tools
  • Lunch credit for office days
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Remote working allowance for utilities
  • Monthly product budget and zero-fee crypto transactions
  • $1,000 annual training budget
  • High Potential Program with development, mentorship, and stretch opportunities
  • Regular remote company offsites
  • (Ireland) Cycle to Work scheme
  • (UK) EV Salary Sacrifice