A sophisticated financial technology environment is seeking a highly experienced Fintech Governance & Controls Lead to strengthen the governance architecture supporting digital financial products and technology-enabled operations.

This is a cross-functional position for a professional who understands how governance, internal controls, operational risk, technology, compliance, and business processes interact within modern financial services.

The successful candidate will help ensure that business growth is supported by clear accountability, well-designed controls, reliable processes, and effective oversight.

The Position

You will work across technology, product, operations, finance, risk, compliance, and senior management to identify control requirements, evaluate operational weaknesses, and develop practical governance frameworks.

The emphasis is on building controls that work effectively in real operating environments rather than creating unnecessary administrative complexity.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain governance frameworks for fintech products and operational processes.
• Establish control standards covering financial operations, technology, access management, data, and key business processes.
• Conduct control assessments and identify weaknesses, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Work with process owners to design and implement appropriate remediation plans.
• Monitor the effectiveness of key controls and provide management reporting.
• Support operational-risk assessments across products, systems, vendors, and business processes.
• Review governance arrangements for new products and major technology initiatives.
• Partner with engineering and technology teams to understand technical controls and system dependencies.
• Collaborate with compliance and risk functions on regulatory and control requirements.
• Develop policies, procedures, control documentation, and governance standards.
• Coordinate internal reviews, audits, and control-testing activities.
• Track remediation programmes and ensure identified issues are appropriately addressed.
• Develop key risk and control indicators for senior management.
• Analyse operational incidents to identify underlying control or process weaknesses.
• Promote consistent governance practices across business and technology functions.
• Support senior leadership with clear analysis of control performance, operational exposure, and remediation priorities.

Ideal Candidate

• Significant experience in governance, risk, controls, compliance, audit, fintech, banking, or financial services.
• Strong understanding of internal-control frameworks.
• Experience assessing operational and technology-related risks.
• Understanding of digital financial products and technology-enabled business processes.
• Strong analytical and investigative capabilities.
• Experience working with cross-functional technology and business teams.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into practical operational controls.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Strong organisational discipline and attention to detail.

The Opportunity

As fintech organisations become increasingly technology-intensive, effective governance must operate across people, processes, technology, data, and financial infrastructure. This role provides the opportunity to help build that framework while working closely with senior stakeholders across a sophisticated financial technology environment in Estonia.

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