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Risk Director - Digital Asset Company
About the job Risk Director - Digital Asset Company
Company Description
Our client is a digital asset company engaged in stablecoin issuance.
Key Responsibilities
- Update and maintain the risk management framework, covering all relevant risk categories including operational, compliance, financial, counterparty, liquidity, and technology risks.
- Act as the central coordination point for risk management, working closely with operations teams across the Group to ensure a coordinated approach to risk identification, mitigation and reporting.
- Support risk assessments for new products, jurisdictions, partnerships, and business lines, ensuring appropriate controls are in place before launch.
- Support the implementation and maintenance of the risk governance structure, including coordinating risk committees and reporting to operational leaders and the Board, where appropriate.
- Coordinate regular risk assessments and stress testing exercises, including scenario analysis relevant to stablecoin issuance, financial services, and digital asset operations.
- Assist in tracking and managing risk incidents, ensuring escalation processes are followed and lessons learned documented.
- Monitor the external risk environment, including evolving regulatory expectations, emerging risks in digital assets and stablecoin issuance, and changes in counterparties or service providers risk profiles.
- Foster a risk-aware culture across the group by providing training, guidance, and ongoing support to functional teams, helping them proactively identify and manage risks within their own areas.
Requirements
- 5-10 years experience in risk management roles within financial services, with preference for candidates with experience in:
- Digital assets, or regulated stablecoin issuance.
- Risk oversight in regulated environments (payments institutions, digital asset firms, or licensed financial institutions).
- Understanding of prudential risk management, including:
- Capital adequacy and liquidity risk management frameworks.
- Governance expectations (committee structures, risk oversight at Board level).
- Operational resilience requirements.
- Experience maintaining risk frameworks that scale with business growth, in multiple jurisdictions.
- Previous experience working with regulators is preferable, responding to regulatory requests, and ensuring risk processes align with ongoing licensing conditions.
- Excellent communication skills, able to engage effectively with senior management, external advisors and with a global team.
- Fluent in English, with proficiency in additional languages considered a plus.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex risks into clear business actions.
- High attention to detail, with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach. Essential to be a self-starter.
Application options
- If you're interested in this role, click 'Apply' now. For further information and a confidential discussion, you can email Winston Tse at winston@tokalent.com