Job Overview
* This position requires a seasoned risk professional to lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive enterprise risk management framework.
* The successful candidate will have expertise in credit, market, liquidity, operational, and technology risks across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
* 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).
Margin-Account Risk Oversight
* Lead the governance and oversight of margin-account operations, including establishing risk policies for margin lending and virtual asset collateral.
* Define and periodically review maximum LTV ratios and haircut methodologies.
* Monitor collateral valuation, capital add-ons, and counterparty exposures.
* Ensure adherence to client and institutional exposure limits, capital buffers, and net-worth thresholds.
Risk Management Expertise
* Continuously monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) across business functions.
* Elevate breaches or deviations to senior management and the Board with clear remediation plans.
Interdepartmental Collaboration
* Operate as an independent second-line function, maintaining objectivity from commercial and trading activities.
* Collaborate closely with Compliance, Finance, Operations, and Technology.
Professional Development
* Engage with internal/external auditors, regulatory bodies, and governance committees on matters related to risk management.
* Promote a strong risk-aware culture by supporting ongoing training, communication, and enhancements to risk methodologies, models, and documentation.