Head of Global Risk, Jeeves
Expense management platform
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Expense management platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower businesses globally by providing a modern approach to financial services.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will balance strong credit acumen with a commercial mindset, driving top-line growth while managing risk
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field; Master’s degree or MBA preferred
- 10+ years of experience in credit risk management, underwriting, and/or commercial lending, with a focus on B2B
- 5+ years of experience leading a global team of credit risk professionals, ensuring that talent is recruited, developed, and retained to meet the evolving needs of the organization
- Proven experience in managing credit risk portfolios in Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Colombia), with in-depth knowledge of the region's financial markets, regulatory landscape, and economic conditions
- In-depth knowledge of credit risk models, credit assessment frameworks, and portfolio management techniques
- Understanding of regulatory requirements in the global credit space, with particular expertise in LATAM regulatory frameworks
- Thrives in fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
What the job involves
- The Head of Global Risk is a senior executive responsible for overseeing the credit risk strategy, underwriting policies, and overall risk management across the organization’s global operations
- This includes managing the end-to-end credit risk, specifically focusing on business lending activities and portfolio management in Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Colombia)
- This role will lead credit risk management strategies, optimize risk-adjusted returns, and maintain compliance with both internal policies and external regulatory requirements
- The role will report to the CFO as well as work closely with senior leadership to ensure credit policies are aligned with the business objectives, while effectively managing credit risk across diverse markets and industries
- Develop and implement the global credit risk strategy, focusing on business growth while ensuring robust risk mitigation frameworks, with primary focus on Latin American markets; align credit risk management practices with overall business objectives to drive sustainable growth and profitability
- Serve as a key strategic partner to the CFO and senior leadership in shaping the company’s financial direction, and collaborate with the senior leadership team, providing strategic guidance on credit strategy as well as credit risk exposure and helping to drive business initiatives while managing downside risks
- Oversee the B2B underwriting process and manage the credit and underwriting teams, ensuring that credit assessments are thorough, aligned with the company’s risk profile, and in compliance with global and regional standards
- Lead and refine global credit risk policies, underwriting standards, and risk appetite across diverse business units (corporate lending, trade finance, structured finance, etc.), driving decisioning for large-scale, complex transactions
- Leveraging data, develop and enhance robust underwriting and monitoring risk models, and identify new products and opportunities; work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data, and Sales to execute
- Build and lead a high-performing global credit risk team with a "player/coach" mentality, rolling up sleeves when needed while setting strategic direction; foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and excellence within the credit risk function
- Provide regular KPI and performance reporting to exec team, BoD, and key stakeholders
- Partner with Capital Markets to maximize reliable funding sources at optimal cost of funds and launch credit facilities, securitizations and forward flow arrangements
Our take
International companies usually need to rely on various country-specific financial service providers. For example, companies operating in two countries would require corporate cards in both locations and a cross-border payment solution provider. However, as remote work has become increasingly mainstream, the need for cross-border expense management solutions is expected to increase.
Jeeves is a company that aims to solve the aforementioned problem by creating an 'all-in-one expense management platform'. Businesses using Jeeves can make payments in multiple currencies without FX fees and manage all the business payments in one single app.
With thousands of clients across 25+ countries, including Jumpstart, Bitso, and Worky, it is clear that Jeeves has captured significant interest in the market. The company has seen strong levels of investment that will fund expansion throughout Latin America, Canada and Europe, as well as support the scaling of its infrastructure to cover more currencies.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2022
$180m
SERIES C
Sep 2021
$57m
SERIES B
Total funding: $268.2m
Company benefits
- Performance-based bonus
- Meaningful equity – options to own part of the Jeeves business and invest in our long-term success
- Uncapped paid time off policy, subject to manager’s approval
- Pension plan, health insurance and budget to support home office set up
- Hybrid home/office working environment
- Opportunity to learn and develop at a high-growth, well-funded, international startup
Company HQ
Brickell, Miami, FL
Leadership
Dileep Thazhmon
(CEO)Previously Project Engineer at Sunoco Logistics and Strategic Advisor at Community Partners. Co-Founded and became COO at Jeeng for 8 years.
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