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Cobre

Centralizes finances, forecasts cash flow, payments.

Operational Risk Specialist

Risk ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBogotá, Bogota, ColombiaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • More than five years of experience in operational risk roles in highly regulated, mission-critical environments such as payment processors, banks, payment gateways, or stock exchanges.
  • Educational background in engineering, business administration, or economics.
  • Training as a systems engineer, industrial engineer, economist, accountant, or in a related field, with postgraduate study in risk management, auditing, or fiscal oversight.
  • Experience evaluating risks and designing controls in the financial, transactional, or payments industry.
  • Experience implementing, evaluating, and monitoring internal control systems and operational risk frameworks; experience building frameworks from scratch is preferred.
  • Practical experience implementing or maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 is required.
  • Experience working with agile methodologies across technology and operational processes; fintech experience is preferred.
  • Knowledge of risk management standards and frameworks including COSO, SARO, SOX, SAC, SARLAFT, and operational risk regulations in the financial sector.
  • Ability to resolve issues that are not formally documented or defined and build trust with business and technology teams.

Responsibilities

  • Identify operational risks arising from process, people, technology-platform failures, or external events such as natural events and fraud.
  • Assess the likelihood and potential impact of operational risks through quantitative and qualitative analysis, prioritizing the most critical risks.
  • Design and implement policies and controls to mitigate operational risks while maintaining efficient and secure operations.
  • Continuously evaluate and monitor controls for effectiveness and alignment with risk appetite; update controls as needed and record and report risk events and status.
  • Evaluate technology risks, including technology failures, cybersecurity, service interruptions, technology-related fraud, vulnerabilities, and identity-validation schemes, acting as the second line of defense in the corporate risk management model.
  • Assess risks involving third-party providers and business partners, establish appropriate controls, and ensure compliance with Cobre's security and operational standards.
  • Establish real-time risk-monitoring mechanisms and continuous monitoring processes to identify and respond quickly to anomalies or risk events.
  • Identify opportunities to automate risk management reports, follow-ups, and matrices, reducing manual work and dependence on manual processes.
  • Review digital processes for failures, inefficiencies, or risks associated with excessive automation, ensuring critical decisions are controlled.
  • Lead training programs to educate employees about technology and operational risks and practices for preventing incidents.
  • Assess risks of introducing new technologies, products, or services, including API integrations and the use of artificial intelligence in business decisions.
  • Support planning and implementation of certifications and trust frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001 to strengthen information security maturity and governance.
  • Prepare detailed reports on operational risks and controls, with metrics and analysis to support informed decisions about process viability and security.
  • Remain available to respond immediately to fraud or financial-loss events, including outside regular working hours.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in personal data processing and protection.

About the Company

Cobre

Centralizes finances, forecasts cash flow, payments.

Cobre.co offers a financial technology platform that connects a company’s bank accounts to give a complete, real-time view of its finances. The platform centralizes financial data, lets businesses generate customized reports, and provides cash flow forecasting to aid planning. It also streamlines payments: users can initiate payments from any connected account to any destination bank with a single payment file, and receive a single response file to simplify reconciliation. This reduces reconciliation time by about half and creates one source of truth for financial data. Cobre.co differentiates itself by delivering end-to-end payment processing and consolidated banking data in one platform, reducing manual effort and speeding up accounting compared with using separate tools. The company’s goal is to help businesses manage their finances more efficiently and confidently by automating payments, consolidating data, and improving cash flow visibility.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Series B
Total funding
$66.2M
Headquarters
Bogotá, Colombia
Founded
2019

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