- Company Name
- Capital.com
- Job Title
- Head of Risk Management (Digital Assets)
- Job Description
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Job title: Head of Risk Management (Digital Assets)
Role Summary: Senior executive responsible for designing, implementing and continuously improving Capital Vault’s enterprise risk framework across financial, operational, cyber and asset‑specific domains to meet SCA, CySEC, FCA and other regulatory standards.
Expectations:
- Lead enterprise risk governance and steering of risk culture at board level.
- Deliver accurate, timely risk reporting and escalation in compliance with regulatory expectations.
- Ensure all risk mitigation controls are audit‑ready, documented and aligned with governing regulations.
- Drive operational resilience, crisis response, and product risk assessment for new digital‑asset offerings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain a tailored risk management framework for a regulated crypto platform.
- Identify, assess and monitor material risks across custody, exchange, wallets, payments, staking, liquidity, credit, and technology.
- Define and adjust risk appetite and tolerance thresholds in partnership with the board.
- Chair Risk Management Committee; produce risk reports for board and regulators.
- Maintain comprehensive risk register; ensure timely escalation of emerging risks.
- Collaborate with Compliance, Internal Audit, cybersecurity, and technology teams to uphold strong control environment.
- Conduct scenario analyses, operational risk assessments, and risk‑control self‑assessments (RCSAs).
- Evaluate risk controls for hot/cold wallet segregation, private key management, ledger integrity and cyber threat mitigation.
- Monitor compliance with SCA, MiCA, UK MLR2017 and other jurisdiction‑specific risk obligations.
- Perform product risk assessments, secure end‑user risk disclosures, and secure regulatory alignment for new crypto offerings.
Required Skills:
- Strong strategic risk oversight and governance experience.
- In‑depth knowledge of crypto‑specific risks: custody, blockchain analytics, liquidity sourcing, custody tools (e.g., Fireblocks).
- Proven track record managing risk in regulated fintech environment (SCA, CySEC, FCA).
- Familiarity with risk‑management frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST).
- Ability to translate regulatory requirements into actionable controls.
- Excellent stakeholder communication, board‑level presentation and report writing skills.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Finance, Economics, Engineering or related field.
- 7+ years of risk‑management experience, 3+ years in crypto, fintech or capital markets.
- Professional risk certification (FRM, PRM or equivalent) preferred.
- Exposure to regulatory capital calculation, stress testing for crypto businesses, and familiarity with MiCA, SCA Cat7, UK MLR2017 is a plus.