Senior Partner Oversight Analyst

About the role

This position centers on executing oversight activities for Bvnk's partners, ensuring that monitoring and review processes align with internal standards. A key aspect involves collecting, validating, and analyzing management information from partners and internal sources. The analyst will identify trends, anomalies, and emerging risks, preparing structured risk summaries for executive reporting and proactively escalating issues with recommended remediation actions.

The role requires maintaining oversight documentation, risk logs, and continuously improving processes based on operational experience. The analyst will also support governance by preparing materials for partner meetings, acting as a primary contact for oversight matters, and conducting targeted reviews. This involves deep dives into areas like KYC/B processes and AML controls, including sample testing and control assessments.

Success in this role means effectively identifying material risks and control deficiencies, recommending proportionate remediation, and engaging strategically with various internal and external stakeholders, including compliance leadership. The individual will contribute to refining oversight control standards and workflows, playing a part in shaping Bvnk's approach to partner management and risk mitigation.

The salary for this position ranges from $80,000 to $130,000 USD, with compensation packages based on candidate experience and relevant certifications.

Skills that matter here

• Strong analytical skills: This is used to interpret operational, compliance, and risk data, identify trends, and analyze anomalies to inform partner relationships.
• Strong attention to detail: This is crucial for working with structured datasets, building dashboards, and ensuring accuracy in data-driven narratives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills: These are essential for preparing executive-level risk summaries, policy documentation, governance reports, and presenting to senior compliance leadership.
• Strong organizational skills: This helps in managing a complex, multi-partner portfolio and overseeing multiple initiatives concurrently.
• Sound judgement in identifying material risks: This skill is applied to pinpoint control deficiencies and systemic issues, and to recommend appropriate remediation actions.
• Domain Knowledge (Preferred): Experience in third-party risk, vendor oversight, or partner management, particularly within fintech, payments, crypto, banking, or financial services, provides a beneficial background for this role.

Who this role suits

• A person who thrives on detailed analysis and can interpret complex operational, compliance, and risk data.
• Someone with a methodical approach to managing multiple parallel initiatives and a diverse portfolio of partners.
• An individual who can confidently articulate risk-based concepts and engage effectively with senior stakeholders, both internal and external.
• A professional who actively seeks to identify process gaps and contribute to the continuous improvement of oversight frameworks and workflows.

From the employer

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Onboarding Support Support the Partner onboarding process where necessary through initial assessment of relationship scope, outsourced activities, or any relevant policy/procedure/control documentation.
• Partner Monitoring & Oversight Execute oversight activities across a portfolio of Partners, ensuring required monitoring and oversight reviews are completed in line with defined cadences and internal standards.
• Collect, Validate, and Analyze Management Information (MI) Collect and validate MI from Partners and internal sources, perform quality assurance, conduct trend and anomaly analysis. Identify emerging patterns, systemic risks, and performance indicators that inform/impact the partner relationship and prepare structured risk summaries for executive reporting.
• Identify and Escalate Emerging Risks Proactively identify risk indicators, control weaknesses, and deviations from expected performance. Escalate issues with clear supporting evidence and recommended remediation actions to the Head of Partner Oversight and senior stakeholders. Own resolution tracking and validate control effectiveness.
• Maintain Oversight Artifacts and Risk Logs Own the maintenance and continuous improvement of oversight documentation, monitoring and remediation trackers, issue logs, and risk dashboards. Identify process gaps and recommend enhancements to templates, data standards, and workflows based on operational experience and best practice.
• Support Governance and Partner Engagement Prepare materials for Partner governance meetings, including comprehensive MI packs and risk summaries, and document decisions with clear accountability and follow-up frameworks. Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned Partners on oversight matters.
• Conduct Targeted Oversight Reviews Lead thematic or partner-specific deep dives (e.g. KYC/B processes, AML controls, issues management), including sample testing, evidence review, and control assessments.
• Contribute to Framework and Process Improvements Provide practical input into the development and refinement of oversight control standards, data standards, processes, and workflows based on operational experience and observed gaps.
• Stakeholder Engagement Strategic, cross functional engagement with BVNK stakeholders, including onboarding and commercial teams, compliance, and external stakeholders.

What we need from you

Core Skillset

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret operational, compliance, and risk data.
• Strong attention to detail and proficiency working with structured datasets, building dashboards, and presenting data-driven narratives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to prepare executive-level risk summaries, policy documentation, and governance reporting.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a complex, multi-partner portfolio and parallel oversight initiatives.
• Sound judgement in identifying material risks, control deficiencies, and systemic issues; ability to recommend proportionate remediation.
• Comfortable presenting to and interacting directly with senior compliance leadership at customer organizations, with a demonstrated ability to articulate risk-based concepts confidently and navigate high-level governance discussions.

Domain Knowledge (Preferred)

• Minimum 3 years of experience in third-party risk, vendor oversight, partner management, or similar roles.
• Demonstrated experience with embedded partnerships or finance models, introducer relationships, correspondent banking, and/or complex outsourced arrangements.
• Deep familiarity with AML, KYC/KYB, or other regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Background in fintech, payments, crypto, banking, or financial services.

What you can expect from us

• Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth.
• Meaningful ownership in the business through our employee option scheme.
• Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart.
• A culture built on passionate, growth-minded people.
• A flexible approach to holiday.
• Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world.
• An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets.

At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team. Compensation packages are based on candidate experience and relevant certifications. USA Salary Ranges $80,000—$130,000 USD.