Chief Risk Officer

Job Title: Chief Risk Officer
Location: Mumbai | Malad East
Experience: 15+ years
Qualification: Postgraduate degree / MBA preferred
Work Schedule: 5-day work week

We’re hiring a Head - Risk for our client, a leading NBFC and fintech organization in the digital lending space.

As the Head - Risk, your responsibilities would be:

• Lead the overall Risk function across Credit, Portfolio, Fraud & Operational Risk.
  
• Strengthen credit risk frameworks, underwriting policies, risk appetite & controls.
  
• Drive portfolio analytics, EWS and proactive risk mitigation.
  
• Build and lead a high-performing Risk team while ensuring RBI & policy compliance.
  
• Partner with Business, Credit, Collections & Compliance to balance growth and risk.
  

Requirements

• 15+ years in Risk Management across NBFC, Fintech, Digital Lending or BFSI.
  
• Proven track record leading end-to-end Risk functions/major verticals.
  
• Strong expertise in Credit Risk, Underwriting, Portfolio Risk & Analytics.
  
• Deep understanding of NBFC/BFSI frameworks, RBI regulations & tech-led risk decisioning.
  
• Exposure to Digital, Consumer, Unsecured or P2P Lending preferred.
  
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management & independent risk judgement.
  

Benefits

• Lead the complete Risk charter at a senior leadership level within a premier fintech and NBFC platform.
  
• Drive technology-led risk decisioning and build innovative analytics-driven risk frameworks.
  
• Work in a high-impact role shaping sustainable, risk-adjusted business growth alongside executive leadership.
  
• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing risk management team.
  
• High visibility and strategic influence across cross-functional verticals like Credit, Collections, and Compliance.