Senior Risk Officer
Role in brief
Blockchain.com seeks a Senior Risk Officer to manage and enhance risk frameworks across various business lines, particularly in regulated derivatives. Candidates with extensive risk management experience in the financial sector, especially in crypto, should consider applying.
About the role
In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing risk management frameworks that cover a range of risk categories such as market, credit, and operational risks. You will also work closely with compliance and regulatory teams to ensure that risk controls align with regulatory expectations.
You will play a critical role in supporting the risk management program for the firm's regulated derivatives entities, which includes overseeing digital asset collateral and preparing risk exposure reports for senior management and regulators. Success in this position requires excellent judgment and communication skills to navigate a fast-paced environment.
Skills that matter here
- risk management: This role requires extensive experience in risk management to identify, measure, and report on various risk categories.
- communication: Clear communication skills are essential for explaining complex risk concepts to diverse stakeholders.
- collaboration: You will partner with multiple teams, including compliance and engineering, to ensure effective risk management.
Who this role suits
- A seasoned professional with over 8 years of risk management experience in a regulated financial environment.
- Someone who can make sound decisions quickly in a dynamic setting.
- A clear communicator who can engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
- A collaborative team player comfortable working across various business lines.
From the employer
- Help design, implement, and administer risk management frameworks, policies, and controls across the company's business lines
- Identify, measure, monitor, and report on key risk categories, including market, credit, liquidity, operational, technology, legal, and counterparty risk
- Establish and maintain risk tolerance limits, monitor for breaches, and escalate issues to senior management and governance committees as needed
- Support the risk management program for the firm's regulated derivatives entities, covering areas such as customer fund segregation, margin and collateral adequacy, capital risk, and settlement risk
- Partner with the business’s compliance function and regulatory counsel to ensure risk controls meet applicable regulatory expectations across the jurisdictions in which the firm operates
- Help oversee risk related to digital asset collateral, including valuation, haircuts, custody arrangements, and liquidation triggers
- Prepare and deliver regular risk exposure reporting to senior management, risk committees, and, where applicable, regulators and self-regulatory organizations
- Partner with Product and Engineering to assess and manage risk as new products and features are launched
- Support business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational resilience planning
- Contribute to the annual review and testing of risk management programs and controls, and help track remediation of identified gaps
- Advise senior leadership on emerging risks as the business and its product offerings evolve, including in fast-moving areas like crypto derivatives
- 8+ years of risk management experience at a financial institution, broker-dealer, futures firm, exchange, or similar regulated entity
- Strong working knowledge of core risk disciplines—market, credit, liquidity, and operational risk—and how they apply in practice
- Experience building, implementing, or enhancing a risk management program or framework
- Excellent judgment and the confidence to make sound risk calls in a fast-moving, evolving business
- Clear, plain-English communication skills–you can explain risk concepts to engineers, executives, and regulators alike
- Comfort working across a wide range of stakeholders and business lines in a company supporting multiple regulated activities
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity in an industry-leading company.
- Based in our Dallas office with four days per week in-person collaboration
- Daily free lunch at the office
- ClassPass to keep you moving and well
- Apple equipment to do your best work
- The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an exciting, emerging industry.
- Flexible, modern, and people-first work culture
Questions about this role
What is the remote policy?
The position is based in the Dallas office with four days per week of in-person collaboration.
What level of experience is required?
Candidates should have at least 8 years of risk management experience.
How can I apply?
Interested candidates can apply through the Blockchain.com website.
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