Director of Risk, Checkout BU

About Payoneer

Founded in 2005, Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders, with a mission to connect the world’s underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We’re a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 countries and territories.

By taking the complexity out of the financial workflows–including everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management, to providing working capital and business intelligence–we give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.

Role summary  

We are looking for an experienced and execution-driven leader to join the Checkout business line as Director of Risk. This role owns the hands-on execution of risk management across the merchant lifecycle: onboarding, underwriting, fraud prevention, credit risk, and continuous monitoring.

You will roll up your sleeves to lead global teams, drive scalable controls, implement modern AI-enabled tools, and ensure our merchant experience remains best-in-class while supporting rapid growth. The role partners closely with the Commercial, Product, and Compliance teams, acting as a business-oriented risk leader who removes friction, mitigates exposure, and accelerates safe growth.

Singapore | Hybrid |Full-time  

What you’ll do  

• Lead & Inspire: Manage and develop a global team of risk specialists, fostering accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Risk Execution & Underwriting: Own day-to-day execution of underwriting, fraud prevention, credit risk reviews, and merchant monitoring. Provide expert guidance on complex onboarding cases and high-risk opportunities.
• AI-Enabled, Data-Driven Risk Management: Leverage AI tools, fraud tools, and analytics to enhance decision-making and scalability.
• Results Driven: Develop and monitor KPIs, dashboards, and performance signals to inform action.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Commercial, and Compliance teams to implement risk requirements and improve merchant experience.
• Scale for Growth: Build execution frameworks that support global scaling while maintaining consistent risk standards.

.Who you are  

• 8–10+ years in risk management (underwriting, fraud, credit) within payments, acquiring, or PSPs.
• Experience leading risk execution in high-growth, multi-market environments.
• Proven experience managing global teams (5+ FTE).
• Deep understanding of merchant acquiring, payment flows, and risk frameworks.
• Experience with complex merchant underwriting and high-risk deal structures.
• Strong analytical mindset; comfortable with data models, dashboards, AI tools, and automation platforms.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

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If this sounds like a business, a community, and a mission you want to be part of, apply today.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Payoneer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment no matter your race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please speak to the recruiter managing the role for any adjustments. Decisions about requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.