Job Opportunity: Senior Risk Manager
Risk Management is a critical component of any successful organization. Our organization is committed to identifying and mitigating potential risks that could impact our operations.
We are seeking a highly skilled Risk Management Specialist to join our team as a key member of our risk management function. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial risk management, preferably within the banking or fintech sector.
The Risk Management Specialist will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive risk management frameworks to ensure the effective mitigation of credit, market, liquidity, operational, and technology risks across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive risk management framework covering credit, market, liquidity, operational, and technology risks across the organization.
* Conduct prudential and capital risk assessments, including stress testing, scenario analysis, capital adequacy evaluations, and other regulatory-mandated reviews.
* Prepare, validate, and support all regulatory disclosures required of financial institutions and virtual asset service providers (VASPs), ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
Marginal-Account Risk Oversight:
* Lead the governance and oversight of marginal-account operations, including establishing risk policies for margin lending and virtual asset collateral, defining and periodically reviewing maximum LTV ratios and haircut methodologies, monitoring collateral valuation, capital add-ons, and counterparty exposures.
* Ensure adherence to client and institutional exposure limits, capital buffers, and net-worth thresholds.
* Continuously monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) across business functions, escalating breaches or deviations to senior management and the Board with clear remediation plans.
Requirements:
* Minimum 7 years of senior-level experience in financial or prudential risk management, preferably within banks, fintechs, or crypto/virtual asset firms.
* Demonstrated independence from commercial functions and proven capability operating as a second-line or independent control function.
* Strong command of Central Bank of Brazil risk regulations, prudential rules, capital adequacy requirements, and VASP reporting obligations.
* Expertise in market and liquidity risk frameworks, stress testing, scenario modeling, and margin-account governance involving virtual assets.
Benefits:
* Exceptional analytical skills, strong quantitative capabilities, excellent communication, and full professional fluency in Portuguese and English.
Other Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, or a related field; postgraduate qualifications are strongly preferred.