Job Title: Risk and Compliance Senior Consultant

Role Overview:

As a Risk and Compliance Consultant at The Digital Fifth, the role involves working closely with senior consultants to deliver advisory and implementation projects for Banks, NBFCs, fintechs,

and other financial institutions. The candidate will contribute to designing policy frameworks,

conducting assessments, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, with opportunities for growth into senior consulting roles.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead end to end project implemention as per compliance requirements under RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, NPCI, and other regulatory bodies.
- Lead projects related to RBI Master Directions, ISO 27001, Business Continuity, DPDPA, RBI Digital Lending Guidelines, and Information Security frameworks
- Engage with customers to understand technology, application and security stack
- Conduct Security and risk assessments (operational, regulatory, IT/security, third-party/vendor), and perform gap assessment
- Draft policies, SOPs, data governance frameworks, and reporting mechanisms
- Work with senior consultants on project execution, including data analysis, documentation, presentations, and client workshops
- Prepare regulatory submissions, MIS reports, and compliance review decks

Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required:

Skills and Competencies Required

- Good understanding of Indian BFSI regulations (RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, NPCI)
- Familiarity with data privacy, information security, IT controls and architechture, business continuity
- Strong research and analytical skills for interpreting regulations.
- Ability to structure reports, frameworks, and client presentations.





- Education: B.Tech + MBA preferred
- 1–5 years of experience in Risk & Compliance.
- Understanding of digital banking, payments, lending, wealth, and fintech ecosystems is preferred
- Preferably Professional certifications (or pursuing) like CISA, ISO 27001
- Prior experience in a consulting firm, Bank, NBFC, or fintech in Risk & Compliance functions.

What we expect

- Focus on Results: Deliver high-quality outcomes with efficiency and accountability.
- Problem Solving: Tackle challenges with structured thinking and innovative approaches.
- People Management: Ability to mentor and lead a team effectively.
- Decision Making: Ability to assess situations and make sound business decisions.
- Selling & Nurturing Accounts: Ability to identify business opportunities and foster client relationships.
- Brand & Market Strategy: Capability to position digital solutions effectively in the market.
- Willingness to travel and engage in client-facing roles

Why Join The Digital Fifth?

- Startup Culture: Opportunity to work in a fast-growing, high-impact workplace with exposure to cutting-edge fintech innovations.
- Diverse Exposure: Work with leading banks, NBFCs, fintechs, investors, and large technology firms on high-profile projects.
- End-to-End Consulting Experience: Involvement in strategy, research, implementation, and execution of digital transformation programs.
- Leadership & Growth Opportunities: Be part of a high-performance team where your contributions directly shape industry-wide digital transformation.

Location: Mumbai / Client Site

Compensation:

- Competitive salary with performance-based bonus.

📌 Risk and Compliance Consultant (Maharashtra)
🏢 The Digital Fifth
📍 Maharashtra