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Program Manager, Risk & Payments Quality

Netherlands, Amsterdam · Job Posted March 01, 2026
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Job Description

As a Program Manager for Risk & Payments Quality, you will be responsible for the strategic alignment of financial risk quality programs and the operational support structure for Payments Compliance workstreams. This role sits at the intersection of regulatory rigor and customer experience, ensuring that our refund, appeasement, and data management processes are not only compliant with legal standards but optimized for global scalability. You will establish baseline business review structures to maintain a high bar for executional excellence across the payments ecosystem.

Job Responsibility

  • Develop and drive the Financial Risk Quality strategy, ensuring all payment workstreams align with broader organizational risk requirements
  • Design and maintain the end-to-end support structures for Refunds & Appeasements, and Payments Compliance, identifying bottlenecks and implementing automated or process-driven solutions
  • Establish and lead Business Review structure to track key performance indicators, ensuring transparency and accountability for quality metrics
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment, optimizing program workflows to reduce friction while maintaining financial integrity
  • Collaborate with Legal and Regulatory teams to ensure all data management practices within the payments program meet global legal requirements
  • Influence and align regional and global stakeholders to adopt standardized quality frameworks

Requirements

  • 3-5 years in Program Management, Service Quality Assurance, or Financial/Risk Operations
  • Proficiency in quality management principles, methodologies, and tools
  • Experience building business review structures or governance models from the ground up
  • Familiarity with global data management regulations (GDPR, KYC, etc.) and document authentication technologies
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for use with internal teams, stakeholders, and customers
  • Experience leading cross-functional squads without direct authority
  • Familiarity with quality assurance systems, tools, and technologies, such as quality monitoring software (NICE, ObserveAI), CRM platforms, and data analytics tools (Tableau, data studio, etc)

Nice to have

  • Experience with customer experience or process improvement functions
  • Bilingual/ multilingual communication is a plus to support this footprint

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