Risk & Compliance Director

 

ABOUT GETNET

 

Getnet Platforms is part of Santander Payment Solutions and brings together a set of key platforms within Santander’s global payments technology ecosystem. It includes software-as-a-service capabilities across the entire payments value chain, such as account-to-account processing, FX, SWIFT connectivity, fraud management and card processing infrastructure.

It enables financial institutions, non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) and payment service providers (PSPs) to operate, scale and evolve their payment capabilities across multiple rails, markets and regulatory environments, without the need to rebuild their core systems. Proven at scale, including within Santander itself, these platforms provide a modular foundation that complements Getnet’s global payment capabilities to support client growth through payments.

 

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM

 

If you want to shape the future of financial solutions, this is the place! At Getnet Platforms, your work connects to something bigger, creating a real impact across global teams and markets for our clients and communities. Our people are our greatest strength. We combine growth opportunities, strong team connections, and a culture that supports your well-being and sense of belonging, so you can develop, contribute, and feel valued. With flexibility and autonomy built into how we work, you’ll have the space to focus, collaborate, and perform at your best. Here, your impact matters, your growth is supported, and your experience is designed to help you thrive.

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

 

As a Payments Risk Director, these will be some of the key activities in your day-to-day role:

• Lead the Second Line of Defense risk oversight and independent challenge across Getnet Platforms.

• Advise executive business and technology stakeholders, embedding risk considerations into strategic planning and business transformation initiatives.

• Oversee independent risk assessments for transformations, migrations, partnerships, product launches and other strategic initiatives.

• Maintain an enterprise-wide view of the risk profile, identifying emerging risks, concentrations, interdependencies and forward-looking trends.

• Consolidate insights from Technology, Cybersecurity, Financial Crime, Regulatory Compliance, Third-Party and Operational Risk to provide an integrated view of the Payments risk profile.

• Coordinate complex cross-functional risk initiatives and oversee action plans arising from risk reviews, regulatory engagements and assurance activities.

• Represent Risk & Compliance in executive governance forums, providing balanced, independent and pragmatic risk opinions.

• Strengthen the risk framework, governance, reporting, oversight practices and risk culture in line with business growth and regulatory expectations.

 

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

 

We are in search of a Payments Risk Director to join our team in Madrid, with the following qualifications and background:

 

Professional Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Risk Management or related control functions within the payments, banking or financial services industry.

• Extensive experience working across the payments ecosystem, including payment and card processing, technology platforms and digital operating models.

• Demonstrated experience engaging with Executive Committees, senior governance forums and C-level stakeholders.

• Experience leading high-performing teams and developing talent within an international environment.

 

Education

• Degree-level education.

• Recognised professional risk qualification or certification.

 

Languages

• Professional fluency in English.

• Professional fluency in Spanish.

 

Hard Skills

 

Required

• Strong knowledge of enterprise, operational and technology risk management within payments or financial services.

• Ability to assess risks arising from products, technology, operations, strategic initiatives and service delivery models.

• Strong understanding of Second Line of Defense governance, oversight and independent challenge.

• Ability to consolidate and interpret risk insights across specialist control functions.

• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen, with the ability to balance business objectives, innovation and prudent risk management.

• Executive-level stakeholder management, governance and risk reporting capabilities.

 

Preferred

• Recognised risk management methodologies or professional risk frameworks.

 

Soft Skills

 

• Executive presence.

• Leadership and talent development.

• Influencing and constructive challenge.

• Strategic thinking.

• Collaboration and relationship building.

• Accountability.

• Continuous improvement mindset

 

Getnet Platforms is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates.

 

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