Partnerships Control Team Lead
Partnerships Control Team Lead
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Job Description
Who are we
With a footprint spanning 32 countries Wakam is the European leader in digital and embedded insurance.
Strongly committed to social responsibilityWakam is a mission-driven company dedicated to enabling transparent and impactful insurance.
About the Team
The Partnerships Control team sits within Wakams Risk & Internal Control Office playing a pivotal role in ensuring the regulatory and contractual compliance of activities delegated by Wakam to its commercial partners including brokers MGAs insurtechs and Third-Party Administrators (TPAs).
Our mission goes beyond standard compliance. Wakams business model delegates key processes (underwriting policy issuance claims management) to partners making control a strategic function at the heart of our operations. We conduct rigorous annual controls to ensure service quality partner reliability and risk mitigation.
Your Mission
As Partnerships Control Team Lead you will lead Wakams end-to-end control program across its B2B2C ecosystem in 30 countries. You will:
- Manage the full control cycle according to established control plan.
- Oversee the partnerships control team: manage a team of 4 controllers and a pool of external consultants ensuring quality prioritisation and continuous development.
- Plan and coordinate partnerships control activities ensuring timely delivery aligned with Wakams commercial and regulatory objectives.
- Enhance and evolve partnerships control methodology to reflect changing business needs risk profiles and regulatory expectations.
- Leverage technology and AI tools to automate and strengthen control processes improving accuracy and scalability.
- Lead transversal collaboration with internal stakeholders (Risk Legal Compliance Revenue Partner Oversight) for mission alignment and follow-up.
- Supervise control reporting: review deliverables write executive summaries and present outcomes to governance bodies.
- Track action plans: ensure proper implementation of remediation measures and embed follow-up in the risk management framework.
- Contribute to risk strategy: support risk mapping incident analysis and internal control systems with partnerships control insights.
What You Bring
- A Masters degree (Bac5 or equivalent) in Risk Management Audit Finance Insurance or Engineering.
- 10 years experience in internal audit/control partner/vendor control or regulatory supervision ideally in the non-life insurance sector or within consulting firms.
- Strong command of insurance regulatory frameworks (Solvency II EIOPA guidelines etc.).
- Proven team management experience with demonstrated ability to lead coach and develop high-performing teams.
- End-to-end audit or control process ownership from scoping to reporting and remediation monitoring.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings clearly to C-level and governance committees.
- Fluent in both English and French (spoken & written) is mandatory.
- Familiarity or interest in AI/automation tools applied to internal control is a strong plus.
Who You Are
- A natural leader with strategic vision and operational discipline.
- Known for your rigor autonomy and ability to navigate complexity.
- Collaborative and persuasive able to influence stakeholders across functions.
- Analytical and methodical with a passion for improving systems and compliance culture.
- Tech-curious open to AI-driven innovations in audit and control.
- Resilient and adaptable you thrive in evolving fast-paced environments.
Why Join Wakam
- Strategic Positioning: Be at the intersection of compliance governance and growth in a fast-scaling insurtech.
- European Impact: Lead controls across a diverse partner ecosystem operating in 30 countries.
- Innovation Culture: Work with teams embracing automation AI and agile governance.
- Cross-functional Reach: Collaborate with executive stakeholders on mission-critical decisions.
- Flexibility & Autonomy: Remote-first environment with opportunities to shape your role and team.
- Growth Platform: Join a mission-driven company generating 900M in revenue and growing fast.
Hiring Process
- Screening Interview with our Talent Acquisition Partner
- Business Interview with our Chief Risk Officer
- Team Interview with 2 members
- HR Interview with our People Lead Partner
Interested Apply now and take your compliance expertise to the next level in a company where transparency impact and innovation are at the core.
Lets raise the bar on partnership governance together.
Welcome @Wakam
Recruitment Agencies:
Wakam has an in-house recruitment team which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly.Wakam does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.
Fees will not be paidin the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies we have a PSL in place soplease do not contact our managers directly.
Employment Type
Full Time
