Head of Risk Management (Digital Assets)
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are a leading trading platform that is ambitiously expanding to the four corners of the globe. Our top-rated products have won prestigious industry awards for their cutting-edge technology and seamless client experience. We deliver only the best so we are always in search of the best people to join our ever-growing talented team.
About Capital Vault:
Capital Vault (CV) is a crypto infrastructure provider under the Group umbrella focused on delivering regulated crypto custody spot exchange payment processing and wallet services.
Role Summary:
The Head of Risk Management is a senior leadership position responsible for establishing overseeing and continuously enhancing CVs enterprise-wide risk framework. This includes financial operational cyber and crypto-asset-specific risks. The role is critical in meeting the SCA/CySEC/FCA regulatory expectations and ensuring the company operates within its defined risk appetite across all business lines.
Key Responsibilities:
- 1. Strategic Risk Oversight:
- Design implement and maintain a risk management framework tailored for a regulated crypto firm.
- Identify and assess material risks across CVs business: custody exchange wallets payments and staking.
- Define and update the firms risk appetite and tolerance thresholds in collaboration with the Board.
- 2. Risk Governance & Reporting:
- Lead the Risk Management Committee and prepare regular risk reports to the Board and regulators.
- Maintain the Risk Register and ensure timely escalation of emerging risks.
- Work closely with Compliance and Internal Audit to maintain a robust control environment.
- 3. Operational Risk:
- Develop risk scenarios.
- Monitor and respond to service disruptions and operational control failures.
- Drive implementation of internal controls and conduct Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs).
- 4. Market Liquidity & Credit Risk:
- Assess risks linked to CVs trading with external liquidity providers (e.g. default slippage settlement failure).
- Review pricing sources aggregation logic and back-to-back execution mechanisms.
- 5. Custody & Technology Risk:
- Evaluate risk controls around hot/cold wallet segregation private key management (e.g. Fireblocks) and internal ledger accuracy.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to mitigate key threats such as wallet compromise ransomware or DDoS attacks.
- 6. Regulatory Risk:
- Monitor compliance with SCAs risk-related requirements (e.g. capital adequacy outsourcing incident reporting).
- Ensure risk systems documentation and controls remain audit-ready and up to date.
- 7. Product Risk:
- Perform product risk assessments for new crypto offerings before go-live.
- Ensure end-user risk disclosures and internal risk control measures align with regulatory expectations.
What Were Looking For:
- Required:
- Bachelors degree in Risk Management Finance Economics Engineering or a related field.
- 7 years of experience in risk management with at least 3 in crypto fintech or capital markets.
- Strong understanding of crypto-specific risks including custody blockchain analytics and liquidity sourcing.
- Experience working with SCA or other financial regulators in the UAE or GCC.
- Knowledge of MiCA SCA Cat7 and UK MLR2017 risk-related obligations is a plus.
- Preferred:
- Risk certifications such as FRM (GARP) PRM or equivalent.
- Exposure to regulatory capital calculations and stress testing methodologies for crypto businesses.
- Familiarity with ISO 27001 NIST or other information security frameworks.
Why Join Us
Youll be joining a forward-looking crypto venture with the backing of an established group working on building out compliant and secure infrastructure for digital assets in a regulated environment. The role offers influence at the highest level and a chance to shape risk culture from the ground up.
What you will get in return:
Competitive Salary: We believe great work deserves great pay! Your skills and talents will be rewarded with a salary that makes you feel valued and motivated.
Work-Life Harmony: Join a company that genuinely cares about you - because your life outside of work matters just as much as your time on the clock. #LI-Hybrid
Generous Time Off: Need a breather Our annual leave policy lets you recharge and enjoy life outside of work without a worry.
Employee Referral Program: Love working here Share the love! Bring your talented friends on board and get rewarded for growing our awesome team.
Comprehensive Health & Pension Benefits: From medical insurance to pension plans weve got your back. Plus location-specific benefits and perks!
Workation Wonderland: Live your digital nomad dreams with 30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply). Adventure awaits!
Volunteer Days: Make a difference! Take two additional paid days each year to support causes you care about and give back to the community.
Be a key player at the forefront of the digital assets movement propelling your career to new heights! Join a dynamic and rapidly expanding company that values and rewards talent initiative and creativity. Work alongside one of the most brilliant teams in the industry.
Applicable for Poland: Our company has an Internal Reporting Procedure. It is available from the Human Resources Department upon request emailprotected. You may report a violation referred to in the Procedure under the terms specified therein.
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
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