AssignmentFor a leading international payments organisation, we are looking for an Interim PMO Risk & Controls to support the Risk Management team.This role is primarily a PMO and coordination position, with exposure to Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSA), issue management and control testing activities. The consultant will ensure that key risk initiatives remain on track by driving planning, stakeholder coordination, governance and execution across multiple regulated entities.You will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, helping to create structure, transparency and accountability around risk management activities. While knowledge of RCSA is beneficial, the client is primarily looking for a strong PMO who is organized, proactive and capable of bringing people together to deliver against critical deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support ongoing RCSA activities across multiple regulated entities.
• Facilitate planning sessions, workshops and stakeholder meetings related to risk and control assessments.
• Create and maintain project plans, timelines, action trackers and status reporting.
• Ensure risks, controls, issues and remediation actions are properly documented and tracked.
• Coordinate control testing activities and monitor progress against agreed timelines.
• Drive issue management processes, including follow-up on overdue actions and remediation plans.
• Act as a central point of coordination between Risk, Compliance, Operations and business stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain a clear "single source of truth" for risk documentation, trackers and reporting.
• Support control mapping and ensure controls are linked to key risks and regulatory requirements.
• Escalate blockers, dependencies and delivery risks where required.
• Prepare governance and management reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Help strengthen and improve existing RCSA and issue management processes.

Profile

• 8-15 years of professional experience.
• Strong PMO, Project Coordination or Project Management experience.
• Previous exposure to Risk Management, Internal Controls, Operational Risk or RCSA environments.
• Excellent planning, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to coordinate multiple workstreams and drive actions to completion.
• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders up to Head of Department level.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to create structure in complex environments.
• Hands-on and execution-oriented mindset.
• Fluent in English.

Nice to Have

• Experience within Payments, Fintech, Banking or other regulated financial services environments.
• Exposure to RCSA frameworks and issue management processes.
• Knowledge of operational risk frameworks.
• Experience supporting regulatory or compliance-driven initiatives.
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