Senior Risk Officer - Regulated Derivatives

About the role

Blockchain.com is looking for a Senior Risk Officer to help build and run risk management across the company. It is a company-wide role: you will identify, measure and manage risk across business lines, working closely with Compliance, Legal, Finance, Product and Operations. A key part of the job is supporting the expansion into regulated derivatives, including futures and derivatives in the U.S. and other jurisdictions, and helping build the risk program for those entities.

Key responsibilities

• Help design, implement and administer risk management frameworks, policies and controls across business lines
• Identify, measure, monitor and report on market, credit, liquidity, operational, technology, legal and counterparty risk
• Set and maintain risk tolerance limits, monitor breaches and escalate issues to senior management and governance committees
• Support risk management for regulated derivatives entities, including customer fund segregation, margin and collateral adequacy, capital risk and settlement risk
• Work with compliance and regulatory counsel so risk controls meet regulatory expectations across operating jurisdictions
• Oversee risk related to digital asset collateral, including valuation, haircuts, custody arrangements and liquidation triggers
• Prepare regular risk exposure reports for senior management, risk committees and, where applicable, regulators
• Partner with Product and Engineering on risk for new products, support business continuity and disaster recovery planning, and contribute to annual reviews of risk programs

Required profile

• 8+ years of risk management experience at a financial institution, broker-dealer, futures firm, exchange or similar regulated entity
• Experience building, implementing or enhancing a risk management program or framework
• Excellent judgment and clear, plain-English communication skills
• Nice to have: experience with futures, derivatives or FCM risk, experience supporting a new regulated entity through registration, and familiarity with crypto or digital asset risks

What we offer

• Unlimited vacation and unlimited books policy
• Apple equipment
• Full-time salary based on experience and meaningful equity
• Role based in the Malta office with a mandatory in-office presence four days per week