Job Openings 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