Risk Manager

You will maintain and improve risk frameworks, policies, and methodologies. You will own the risk register, monitor risks across custody, vault, and trading activities, and partner with the trading desk on limits, venues, protocols, and strategies. You will work with Legal and Compliance, support regulatory dialogue, and prepare risk reporting for management, auditors, the risk committee, and the Board.

Responsibilities

• Review risk frameworks, policies, and methodologies and recommend improvements.
• Own the risk register by identifying, assessing, rating, tracking, and closing risks and mitigations.
• Monitor market, counterparty, liquidity, custody, and operational risk across custody, vault, and trading activities.
• Partner with the trading desk on limits, venues, protocols, and strategies, and challenge positions when needed.
• Collaborate with Legal and Compliance to meet MiCA, DORA, and AML expectations.
• Support regulatory dialogue and prepare risk reporting for management, the risk committee, auditors, and the Board.

Requirements

• 3 to 6 years of risk management experience, including 1 to 2 years in crypto, digital assets, or another regulated financial environment.
• Understanding of trading across CEX, DEX, and DeFi and their custody, liquidity, smart contract, stablecoin, and counterparty risks.
• Working knowledge of MiCA and the EU regulatory landscape; DORA and AML/Travel Rule knowledge is a plus.
• Experience assessing and improving risk frameworks and maintaining a risk register.
• Stakeholder management experience with trading desks, senior management, Legal, Compliance, and regulators.
• Analytical skills using Excel or SQL; Python is a plus.
• Clear written reporting and business-level English.
• Degree in finance, economics, mathematics, engineering, or a related field; FRM, PRM, or CAIA is a plus.