Chief Risk Officer

You will lead the enterprise risk management program, establish risk governance and control frameworks, and oversee financial, operational, technology, and digital asset risks. You will assess trading and custody exposures, direct stress testing and reporting, support regulatory examinations, and advise executive leadership on risk matters.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and oversee the enterprise risk management framework
• Establish risk governance policies, procedures, methodologies, and internal control frameworks
• Identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, operational, technology, and business risks
• Establish risk appetite, tolerance, and escalation frameworks
• Develop and monitor key risk indicators, dashboards, exposure reports, and management reporting
• Oversee risk assessments for trading, order management, settlement, custody, and digital asset securities operations
• Evaluate trading exposures, concentration risks, position limits, and liquidity considerations
• Design and oversee stress testing, scenario analysis, and risk assessment methodologies
• Lead risk and control self-assessments and remediate control deficiencies
• Establish processes to identify, escalate, and resolve material risk incidents and emerging threats
• Assess risks related to products, trading strategies, technology, and business expansion
• Assess cybersecurity, system resilience, and business continuity risks
• Evaluate risks related to blockchain infrastructure, digital asset custody, tokenization, and digital asset market structures
• Support regulatory examinations, inquiries, and reporting
• Monitor regulatory developments and recommend risk-management enhancements
• Provide risk reporting, analysis, and recommendations to executive leadership and governance committees
• Promote risk awareness, accountability, and effective decision-making

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of progressive financial-services experience, including substantial risk-management experience in a broker-dealer, trading firm, exchange, or comparable regulated institution
• Senior risk leadership experience as a Chief Risk Officer, Head of Risk, or equivalent
• Knowledge of enterprise, market, credit, liquidity, and operational risk and internal control frameworks
• Knowledge of US securities markets, broker-dealer operations, trading infrastructure, and SEC and FINRA requirements
• Experience implementing risk governance frameworks, policies, procedures, risk limits, and escalation processes
• Understanding of electronic trading systems, order management, trade processing, clearing, settlement, and custody operations
• Experience developing risk reporting, key risk indicators, stress testing methodologies, and risk assessment processes
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Risk Management, or a related discipline
• FINRA Series 24 registration preferred

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Stock option grant