About this role
Risk Analyst – Fintech & Payments
📍 London | Hybrid
💼 Permanent
I’m currently supporting a growing fintech and payments business with the hire of a Risk Analyst to join their wider Risk & Compliance function.
This is a broad role offering exposure across operational and enterprise risk within a fast-paced, regulated payments environment.
Key responsibilities
- Supporting the identification, assessment and monitoring of operational and enterprise risks
- Maintaining risk registers, controls and risk assessments
- Supporting RCSAs, control testing and remediation tracking
- Monitoring KRIs, risk appetite metrics and emerging risk trends
- Supporting incident and control-failure reviews
- Producing risk MI and reporting for senior stakeholders and governance forums
- Working closely with Compliance, Financial Crime, Fraud, Operations, Product and Technology teams
- Supporting risk assessments around new products, processes and third parties
- Helping strengthen the overall risk framework and risk culture across the business
What we’re looking for
- Experience within Risk, Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk or Risk & Controls
- Background within fintech, payments, banking, EMI or another regulated financial services environment
- Good understanding of risk frameworks, controls, RCSAs and KRIs
- Strong analytical and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to work comfortably in a fast-moving environment
Experience within an FCA-regulated EMI or payments business would be particularly valuable, as would exposure to Financial Crime, Fraud, Operational Resilience or Third-Party Risk.
If this sounds relevant, feel free to message me directly for more information molly@vendtechgroup.com
About risk & resilience roles for ex-police
Risk management, business continuity and emergency-planning roles. Contingency planning, threat assessment and multi-agency coordination experience from policing is directly transferable.
See all risk & resilience jobs in London →Why this fits a police background — match score 90/100
- Financial crime & fraud
- Risk & threat assessment
- Working to legislation & regulation
What risk & resilience roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Resilience / BC analyst | £35,000–£48,000 |
| Business continuity / resilience manager | £50,000–£70,000 |
| Crisis management lead | £65,000–£85,000 |
| Head of resilience | £80,000–£110,000+ |