Compliance Manager
BackbaseHyderabad, Telangana, India
Posted October 28, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Backbase is a global fintech company specializing in digital banking solutions. They offer an AI-powered platform that modernizes banking operations across various sectors, including retail, SME, commercial, private banking, and wealth management. Recognized as a leader in the industry by multiple research firms, Backbase provides comprehensive services such as onboarding, digital lending, and omni-channel banking, enabling financial institutions to drive growth and efficiency through innovation.
Job Description
As an IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager, you will enable Backbase in conducting business in full compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. This role involves maintaining policies, ensuring customer trust, and managing risk across various areas. It requires a good understanding of a FinTech environment and the application of security frameworks.
Requirements
- Support design, implementation and management of IT Controls & Compliance Frameworks for an international organization.
- Ensure compliance with the industry best security practices within SaaS environments.
- Manage and coordinate customer and independent third-party attestations as part of the contractual obligations and certification requirements.
- Prior experience working with GRC tools and platforms.
- Ability to analyse and translate laws, regulations and technical requirements into commercially focussed business processes.
- Ability to execute and report status on Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Program metrics.
- Proficient at maintaining policies and procedures as part of the Policy Governance Framework and coordinating that with other departments.
- Ability to integrate in an Agile/Scrum working environment to drive teams.
- Knowledge of multiple security and privacy frameworks, Third-party risk, outsourcing and banking regulations, etc.
- Knowledge of Secure-SDLC tooling and design
- Knowledge of modern cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) and risks associated with Software-as-a-Service model.
- Knowledge of Open Banking / PSD2 is an added advantage
- Knowledge of the requirements of ethics & compliance programs in international business
- Proven ability to lead tactical compliance setup and operations.
- SME with the ability to give concise and to-the-point compliance advice.
- Proactive & analytical program management approach.
- Strategic problem solver who can take issues and find practical business solutions
- Internal & external stakeholder management
- Collaboration and interaction with colleagues from all relevant departments, vendors, partners and customers
