Enterprise Risk Management Specialist
This role requires a highly skilled professional to develop, implement and maintain an effective enterprise risk management framework across the organization. The framework must cover a comprehensive range of risks including credit, market, liquidity, operational and technology risks.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in prudential and capital risk assessments, stress testing, scenario analysis, capital adequacy evaluations and regulatory-mandated reviews. They will also be responsible for preparing, validating and supporting all regulatory disclosures required of financial institutions and virtual asset service providers (VASPs).
MARGIN-ACCOUNT RISK OVERSIGHT
* This position involves leading the governance and oversight of margin-account operations, including establishing risk policies for margin lending and virtual asset collateral.
* The successful candidate will define and periodically review maximum LTV ratios and haircut methodologies, monitor collateral valuation, capital add-ons and counterparty exposures.
* They will ensure adherence to client and institutional exposure limits, capital buffers and net-worth thresholds.
* Key responsibilities include continuously monitoring key risk indicators (KRIs) across business functions, escalating breaches or deviations to senior management and the Board with clear remediation plans.
* The specialist will operate as an independent second-line function, maintaining objectivity from commercial and trading activities while collaborating closely with Compliance, Finance, Operations and Technology.
* They will engage with internal/external auditors, regulatory bodies and governance committees on matters related to risk management, capital adequacy and prudential standards.
* A strong risk-aware culture is promoted by supporting ongoing training, communication and enhancements to risk methodologies, models and documentation.