Zopa1LOD Ops Risk

Zopa for Business - Risk Lead

LondonFull-timeLeadSalary: Not disclosed
Posted Mar 25, 2026Deadline: Keep Open
Job SnapshotActively hiring
LocationLondon
Job typeFull-time
SalaryNot disclosed
DeadlineKeep Open

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Lead
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Visa sponsorship
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Salary
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Key skills
Risk Management

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What you'll own

Lead the partner risk management team, set direction for risk across Zopa for Business products, and provide commercial risk advice from due diligence through ongoing oversight.

What they're looking for

A senior 1LoD leader with strong risk‑management experience, commercial acumen and the ability to think differently and drive impact.

Why this role matters

Effective risk oversight protects Zopa’s partnerships and distribution activities, ensuring risk is proportionate to opportunity and supporting the company’s mission to redefine finance.

Best suited to

A seasoned risk professional who embraces unconventional challenges, thrives in senior stakeholder environments, and wants to make an outsized impact on a forward‑thinking fintech.

About this role

Our Story

Hello there. We’re Zopa.

We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Find out more about our fantastic offerings at Zopa.com!

We’re incredibly proud of our achievements and none of it would be possible without the amazing team here. It’s not just industry awards we’re winning, we’ve also been named in the top three UK’s Most Loved Workplaces.

If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa, so join us, and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalife

Zopa for Business is building propositions that help businesses serve their customers better. As Risk Lead, you will lead the team responsible for managing the risks arising from our partnerships and distribution activity across all Zopa for Business products.

This is a senior 1LoD leadership role. You will set the direction for partner risk management, lead a capable team and provide clear, commercial risk advice to senior stakeholders. You will ensure that risk is understood, well managed and proportionate to the opportunity - from initial due diligence through to ongoing oversight.

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Risk Management