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# Senior Risk Specialist at PayU GPO

- **Company:** PayU GPO
- **Location:** Poznań, Poland
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-24
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/payugpo/0585ee95-4fad-476c-a5ac-59c059c7ce93

## Job description

## About PayU

PayU is an international payment service provider with a leading position in Poland and other European markets. The company provides businesses with secure, flexible and easy-to-integrate solutions for accepting and managing online payments, connecting merchants with consumers and financial institutions. PayU supports a wide range of payment methods, including payment cards, digital wallets and locally preferred payment options, such as BLIK and fast bank transfers in Poland. Its offering also includes instalment payments and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), cross-border payments and recurring payment solutions. PayU serves businesses across industries and of all sizes - from small and medium-sized enterprises to leading e-commerce brands, as well as companies in the financial services and technology sectors.

Join PayU and help strengthen risk management in a dynamic fintech environment. In this role, you’ll have a real impact on operational resilience, ICT risk, business continuity, and the continuous improvement of our risk processes.

## Responsibilities & key activities

- Lead and perform risk identification, assessment and monitoring activities,
- Maintain and develop risk maps and other elements of the risk management framework,
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of risk management policies and methodologies,
- Analyze operational risk events, including ICT incidents, identify root causes and recommend appropriate remediation and mitigation actions,
- Conduct vertical testing as part of risk monitoring activities,
- Manage business continuity processes, including periodic business continuity testing, and support operational resilience activities,
- Report in particular on ICT risks to the regulator,
- Work closely with other teams in the first and second lines of defense,
- Support implementation and ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements related to risk management, including DORA, KNF and EBA requirements,
- Oversee and support the administration of the incident management system.

## Qualifications & Experience

- At least 5 years of experience in risk management,
- At least 2-3 years of experience in a similar position within a financial institution,
- Experience in operational risk, ICT risk and business continuity,
- Professional fluency in both Polish and English,
- A college degree in a relevant field.

## Skills & Knowledge

- Knowledge of relevant KNF and EBA recommendations and DORA requirements,
- Strong understanding of risk management principles and processes,
- Very good knowledge of MS Office,
- Strong problem-solving skills and clear, logical thinking,
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills,
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team,
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing business needs and different situations.

## What we offer

- Employment under a contract of employment,
- Benefits: ability to develop one’s own package in MyBenefit system,
- Access to an internal training platform,
- Possibility to work in a hybrid model with a 2 days in the office policy,
- Friendly work atmosphere in a cooperation-driven team, that will support you everyday,
- Work in an international organization operating in a rapidly changing industry.

## About us

At PayU, we are a international fintech and our vision is to build a world without financial borders where everyone can prosper. We give people in high-growth markets the financial services and products they need to thrive. Our expertise in high-growth markets enables us to extend the reach of financial services. This drives everything we do, from investing in technology entrepreneurs, to offering credit to underserved individuals, to helping merchants buy, sell and operate online. Find out more www.payu.com

Our Commitment To Building A Diverse And Inclusive Workforce As a global and multi-cultural organization with varied ethnicities thriving across locations, we realize that our responsibility towards fulfilling the D&I commitment is huge. Therefore, we continuously strive to create a diverse, inclusive and safe environment, for all of our people, communities and customers. Our leaders are committed to create an inclusive work culture which enables transparency, flexibility and unbiased attention to each and every PayUneer so they can succeed, irrespective of gender, color or personal faith. An environment where every person feels they belong, that they are listened to, and where they are empowered to speak up. At PayU we have zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice whether a specific race, ethnicity, or of persons with disabilities or the LGBTQ communities.

## About PayU GPO

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: PayU GPO is the global payment organization of Prosus, providing online payment processing and financial services for merchants in over 50 emerging markets.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Prosus N.V., publicly traded on Euronext Amsterdam as PRX)
- **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Founded**: 2002 (originally as part of Naspers, re-branded as PayU)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (the company was built through acquisitions and internal development within Naspers/Prosus)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Fintech / Payment Processing
- **Target customers**: B2B – e‑commerce merchants (ranging from SMB to large enterprises), platforms, and financial institutions in emerging markets.
- **Mission/purpose**: "Creating a world without financial borders where everyone can prosper."

## Products & Services
- **[PayU Payment Gateway]**: A comprehensive payment processing platform that supports local and global payment methods (cards, digital wallets, bank transfers, BNPL) with smart routing, tokenization, anti‑fraud tools, and 3D Secure v2. Designed for high‑volume enterprises.
- **[Cross‑border Payments]**: Enables merchants to accept payments in multiple currencies and settle in their preferred currency, with a single API integration covering over 70 banks worldwide.
- **[PayU Credit]**: Consumer credit solutions (BNPL, installment loans) offered in select emerging markets, expanding access to financing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (PayU is a subsidiary of Prosus, which has a market cap of ~$80‑100B; PayU itself is not independently valued publicly).
- **Key Metric**: Processes over **10 million transactions daily** for **450,000+ merchants** across 50+ markets.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Prosus (majority owned by Naspers). Partners include local acquirers, banks, and payment method providers (e.g., Blik, PIX, M‑Pesa, Klarna).
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded direct acquiring capabilities in Latin America, Africa, and Central & Eastern Europe; ongoing investment in AI‑driven analytics and fraud prevention; internal mobility program indicates growing workforce.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep local presence** in hard‑to‑navigate emerging markets (Latin America, Africa, CEE) with direct acquiring and local payment method integrations.
- **Robust infrastructure**: 99.9% uptime, PCI DSS Level 1 compliance, advanced anti‑fraud systems.
- **Scale**: Part of the Prosus/Naspers ecosystem, giving access to capital, talent, and a vast merchant network.
- **Proprietary technology**: Smart routing, tokenization, and AI‑powered analytics for higher transaction approval rates.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deepening emerging market leadership** by adding more local payment methods and direct acquiring capabilities.
- **Leveraging AI & data science** to improve payment success rates, fraud detection, and merchant insights.
- **Expanding consumer credit** (BNPL, lending) to drive financial inclusion in underserved markets.
- **Cross‑border commerce**: Simplifying international payment acceptance for merchants expanding into new regions.

## Why Work Here
- **Flexible working**: PayU prioritizes outcomes over face time; hybrid roles are common (as seen in current openings in Prague and Poznań).
- **Technology & innovation**: Employees work with the latest tech stacks and have access to an internal AI and data science academy, plus learning platforms (Udemy, Harvard Business Review).
- **Career progression**: Strong internal mobility program allows employees to move across teams, functions, and even continents.
- **International environment**: Over 40 nationalities represented; offices in Europe, Africa, and Latin America.
- **Culture**: Lifelong learning, diversity & inclusion initiatives, and opportunities to engage in wellness, community, and sustainability topics.

## Sources
1. [jobs.lever.co/payugpo](https://jobs.lever.co/payugpo)
2. [corporate.payu.com/careers](https://corporate.payu.com/careers/)
3. [corporate.payu.com](https://corporate.payu.com/)
4. [corporate.payu.com/about-payu](https://corporate.payu.com/about-payu/)
5. [corporate.payu.com/reach-out-to-us](https://corporate.payu.com/reach-out-to-us/)

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