Head of Strategic Risk Programs, New MarketsActive

The opportunity

The Risk Program Management Office is a unique role that sits at the intersection of Operations, Go To Market (GTM), and Risk Compliance teams. Our mission is to enable users to seamlessly meet evolving compliance standards in a complex regulatory environment by bringing the…

What you'll do

  • Recruit, train, and lead a global team of Program Managers; inspire,: motivate, and enable individual development to promote career growth of direct reports.

  • Develop both the long-term vision and strategy for the team and drive progress toward key metrics.

  • Coach, mentor, and guide the team in program management and operations excellence.

  • Build a strong team culture across a distributed, multi-timezone environment.

  • Own end-to-end program management for a large and growing portfolio of programs, with a focus on APAC.

  • Drive operational readiness across workstreams, tracking milestones,: surfacing risks, and unblocking dependencies.

What they're looking for

  • + years of experience in program management, strategy & operations, business operations, or a related field.
  • + years of people management experience, with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity and build from 0→1: you have a track record of figuring out the right approach on problems where no playbook exists.
  • Strong program management skills: you can track and drive multi-workstream initiatives, surface risks early, and keep stakeholders aligned without losing momentum.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership, with experience aligning Product,: Engineering, GTM, and Operations teams toward shared goals.
  • AI fluency — you actively use AI tools to accelerate your work and can: clearly articulate how and where you apply them.
  • Experience working across global teams and time zones; flexibility to join: calls outside standard business hours on a regular basis.
  • Experience working on international expansion, market entry, regulatory, or licensing programs.
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