Lead Internal Control

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⭐️ Join us as a Lead Internal Control to contribute to an innovative approach for internal control at Qonto, with a methodology relying on the Qonto Way principles that breaks down old standards and assumptions. You'll lead a team that ensures our control framework is robust while maintaining our agile, growth-oriented culture.
👩‍💻🧑‍💻As a Lead Internal Control, you will:
• Lead and develop your team (3 people) by mentoring them, helping them grow, and organizing their workload to ensure timely and high-quality control execution.• Keep the permanent control plan and risk mapping updated for Growth and Ops functions, ensuring it covers key focus areas of the company and its providers.• Review control content and ensure quality assessment of controls, measuring performance and providing actionable recommendations.• Contribute to the Knowledge Base for Risk & Compliance, validating new projects and responding to operational team requests
🤔 What you can expect:
• Team Context: You'll be joining a growing team within Risk & Compliance that works with a wide range of stakeholders and projects.• Growth Opportunity: As Qonto expands into new markets, your team will grow, providing excellent career development opportunities. You'll contribute to structuring the team and bringing your experience to drive continuous improvement.• International Scope: You'll work with an international team and contribute to our expansion across European markets, providing exposure to different regulatory environments and business practices.
🤝 About your future manager:
You'll report to Guillaume, who is stepping into the Head of Internal Control role.
• Their background? Guillaume joined Qonto in March 2023 after close to 8 years in Internal Audit and Front Line positions within the Banking Sector. • What they can bring to the team: Upon joining Qonto, Guillaume contributed to build up a positive perspective on Internal Control, combining continuous improvement with pragmatic management of Qonto’s risks. With his strong operational oriented mindset and methodological background, he will be the perfect manager to help you ramp-up on your problem-solving skills and help you grow into an acknowledged expert that brings valuable inputs into a fast-paced environment.
🏅About You:
• Experience: You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in internal control or risk management, with a minimum of 2 years in a management role. • Adaptability: You excel at handling priorities and can adapt quickly to changing requirements in a fast-paced environment.• Organization & Analytical Skills: You have strong organizational abilities to coordinate team efforts and analytical skills to assess control quality and performance metrics.• Leadership: You tak