Risk Specialist

Fastned exists because twelve years ago, driving an electric car across Europe meant planning your route around whether you would make it. We have spent since 2012 building the answer: a fast-charging network you can actually rely on, running entirely on solar and wind. More than 400 stations across nine countries now, on our way to 1,000 by 2030. Every one of them is a bet that clean energy wins on the commercial case as well as the moral one, and so far the bet is paying off. Building that network takes more than construction. It takes the teams behind it, and those teams are being built right now, which means you would have a hand in deciding how the work gets done rather than stepping into something already settled. Fastned is building hundreds of charging stations across nine countries, on land it leases, through contractors it does not employ, serving customers who pay at a screen by the roadside. Every one of those choices carries risk, and right now two people cover all of it. As Risk Specialist you will build the framework that keeps that manageable, lead our work on fraud, and sit in front of the Managing and Supervisory Board to say what we should be worried about. This is a role for someone who thinks risk management should make a company faster, not slower. Your role As Risk Specialist, you help Fastned strengthen its risk and control framework while enabling the business to grow responsibly and at speed. You combine a structured, analytical approach with pragmatism: making risk management practical, accessible, and proportionate to the challenges of a fast-growing organisation. You will work across all stakeholders in the organisation: from Operations and Construction to Product & Engineering, and business functions such as Finance and Legal & Compliance. By partnering closely with teams throughout the company, you help protect revenue, support scalable and compliant growth, and embed a culture in which risks and controls are understood and owned across the business. What you will contribute You will play a key role in further developing and embedding risk and control awareness across Fastned. Together with the Sr Risk Manager, you will help ensure that risks are identified, assessed, monitored, and addressed effectively. It is a team of two, so you will be close to everything. Your responsibilities include: • Define, maintain, and drive Fastned's risk management framework, including policies, control measures, risk appetite principles, and the risk roadmap. • Lead fraud detection and investigation as a key operational risk domain, developing detection rules, managing alerts, and investigating suspected incidents involving customers, employees, and third parties. • Make risk tangible by translating risk exposure into measurable indicators, developing KRIs and dashboards, and monitoring alerts to identify emerging risks and prioritise follow-up. • Act as subject matter expert and trusted advisor to (senior) stakeholders, embedding risk considerations in decision-making and ways of working across the organisation. • Increase risk and control awareness throughout the business, enabling all departments to identify, assess, and own their risks and controls. • Guide and coach risk champions across the organisation, strengthening the first line and building lasting risk capability at all levels. • Define and implement risk reporting, including thematic deep dives, communicating findings clearly to audiences ranging from operational teams to the Managing and Supervisory Board. • Work cross-functionally on projects, ensuring risk and control considerations are embedded from the start. What you bring • 5+ years of experience in risk management, internal control, or a similar role. • Strong understanding of risk