Head of Risk

Daraz, founded in 2015, is South Asia’s leading e-commerce platform operating across Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Myanmar. Supporting over 100,000 active sellers, Daraz connects them with a rapidly growing consumer base of 500 million people through advanced marketplace technology. The company’s digital infrastructure is strengthened by its logistics and payment solutions, Daraz Express and Daraz Pay, ensuring efficient and seamless service. With a vision to serve 100 million customers and businesses by 2030, Daraz aims to be a dominant force in South Asia’s e-commerce landscape.

The role focuses on providing strategic leadership in risk, compliance, and antifraud initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing governance frameworks that safeguard the organization while enabling secure and sustainable growth. This position requires collaboration across multiple teams to ensure that risk mitigation and compliance measures are effectively integrated into business operations.

Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with various business units to recommend and implement strategies and policies related to anti-fraud, compliance, content security, intellectual property rights (IPR), and seller governance to significantly reduce organizational risk.
- Partner with product, technology, and data teams to evaluate the effectiveness of existing fraud and risk management tools, processes, and policies, leading ongoing improvements.
- Conduct investigations by monitoring, auditing, and analyzing potential risk cases, producing root cause analysis reports with actionable recommendations for risk mitigation.
- Keep abreast of fraudulent activity trends and intelligence in local markets, developing proactive strategies and intelligence systems to mitigate fraud risks. Maintain a strong focus on risk and compliance to minimize company-wide exposure.

Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in antifraud, risk management, platform governance, or strategy within the e-commerce or IT sectors, including experience managing teams.
- Knowledge of risk or compliance frameworks specific to the e-commerce industry is highly desirable.
- Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university, preferably in engineering, computer science, data science, information technology, or a related discipline.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to work on complex datasets, identify patterns, and correlate diverse behaviors.
- Excellent organizational abilities to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines, with flexibility to adapt to evolving project requirements.
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills in English, capable of negotiating effectively with stakeholders across different business units.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits:
- Opportunity to work in an international, start-up environment with exposure to Alibaba Group’s world-class e-commerce ecosystem.
- Access to comprehensive training in team management, leadership, business analytics, and operations.
- Chance to contribute to the growth and development of future business leaders within the e-commerce sector.
- Competitive salary and incentive package.

This position offers a unique opportunity to advance professionally while playing a key role in the growth of a leading e-commerce company in South Asia.

Job Skills

LAN

Job Details

Industry:

Business Development

Total Positions:

1 Post

Job Shift:

First Shift (Day)

Job Type:

First Shift (Day)

Job Location:

Karachi, Pakistan

Gender

No Preference

Age

18 - 65 Years

Minimum Education

Bachelor

Degree Title

Bachelor's degree from a top university in one of the specializations preferred - engineering, computer science, data science, Information Technology or equivalent.

Experience

3 Years - 5 Years

Apply Before:

Oct 03, 2025