Governance Lead

Wolt is seeking a Governance Lead to join its 2LoD Risk & Compliance team within Wolt License Services (WLS), a dynamic organization specializing in payment and financial services for Wolt and its customers. WLS manages merchant payment flows across 22 markets, ensuring strict adherence to regulatory requirements, including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), safeguarding customer funds, and maintaining robust internal controls. As a licensed and supervised payment and e-money institution, WLS is committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and efficiency in its operations. The Governance Lead will be responsible for maintaining and continuously improving the company's governance framework, ensuring effective decision-making structures, clear accountability, and robust governance processes across the organization. This role reports to the Director of Risk & Compliance.

The Governance Lead will own and coordinate the governance calendar across the organization, ensuring the effective operation of Senior Management, the Board of Directors, committees, and governance forums. They will support the preparation, organization, and execution of Board meetings, committees, and other governance forums, including agenda planning, material coordination, minute-taking, and follow-up tracking. Additionally, the Governance Lead will maintain and continuously improve the company's governance framework, ensuring clear decision-making authorities, escalation paths, and accountability structures. They will own the governance documentation architecture, ensuring governance documents, policies, committee charters, terms of reference, decision logs, and corporate records are maintained, version-controlled, and easily accessible. The role also involves coordinating governance reporting and material preparation for Senior Management, Board members, auditors, regulators, and other stakeholders, monitoring governance actions, decisions, and remediation activities, and supporting the annual review and maintenance of governance-related policies, frameworks, committee structures, and governance documentation. Furthermore, the Governance Lead will coordinate governance-related regulatory deliverables and support regulatory examinations, audits, and information requests relating to governance matters. They will support the Director of Risk & Compliance in maintaining governance oversight across key regulatory domains, including risk management, compliance, outsourcing, operational resilience, financial crime prevention, and safeguarding. A key aspect of the role is fostering a strong governance culture by promoting awareness of governance responsibilities and supporting stakeholders in understanding governance requirements and expectations.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Law, Finance, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, or a related field. They should possess over five years of experience in corporate governance, company secretarial, risk management, compliance, internal audit, financial services regulation, or related functions. A strong understanding of governance frameworks and board governance practices within regulated financial institutions, fintechs, payment institutions, e-money institutions, banks, or other regulated environments is essential. Experience supporting Boards of Directors, senior management committees, or executive governance forums is required. The candidate should have experience drafting high-quality Board materials, committee papers, governance documentation, minutes, and executive-level reporting. Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders effectively, are necessary. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact effectively with senior management, Board members, auditors, regulators, and other stakeholders, are crucial. A high level of attention to detail and accuracy, along with the ability to work independently and as part of a team, is important. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with governance software and tools are advantageous.

While specific compensation details are not provided, Wolt offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including stock options, to its employees. The company is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, encouraging individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Wolt is a technology company that brings joy, simplicity, and earnings to neighborhoods worldwide. Since its inception in 2014, Wolt has expanded from delivering restaurant food to offering a wide range of products and services across over 500 cities in 30 countries. In 2022, Wolt joined forces with DoorDash, continuing its mission to dream big and expand globally. Working at Wolt is both challenging and exciting, offering opportunities to learn, build, and ship more than in most other companies. The company values self-starters with drive and entrepreneurial spirit, providing a dynamic environment for personal and professional growth.