Responsibilities:

📍Build a risk management function and establish a risk committee for regular monitoring of the project's regulatory, financial, and operational status: coordination and preparation of reports for management and regulators on the current state of risks and the effectiveness of measures taken, developing a culture where all project 📍team members are aware of potential risks and participate in their management. 📍Risk assessment and modeling: identification and analysis of risks that may affect the project, including financial, operational, and legal risks; development and application of alerts and mathematical models for quantitative risk assessment, including risk capital calculation (e.g., VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis, etc.). 📍Policy creation and implementation: minimising risks, including liquidity and operational controls. 📍Crisis and incident action plans: development and implementation of action plans for financial, operational, and other crises. 📍Develop risk management strategy and risk appetite, monitor and develop the risk registers, ensure risk controls are set up by risk owners. 📍Risk systems delivery and maintenance (in-house, 3rd party tools), and support new product development. 📍Analyze crypto assets and investment strategies for potential risks and vulnerabilities. 📍Monitor KRIs against prescribed limits together with the senior stakeholders. 📍Establish strong working relationships with regulators and auditors on risk-related issues.

Requirements:

📍Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Risk Management, or a related field. 📍A Master’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., FRM, PRM, CFA) is a plus. 📍Minimum 5 years of experience in risk management, compliance, or a related field within the crypto or financial services industry, experience in the cryptocurrency is highly desirable. 📍Strong understanding of cryptocurrency exchanges, and blockchain technology, proficiency in risk assessment tools and techniques. 📍Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements relevant to VASPs, including AML/CFT regulations, proficiency in data analysis and statistical software (e.g., Excel, R, Python, SQL). 📍Ability to analyze complex data sets and identify potential risks, experience in conducting risk assessments and developing risk management plans. 📍Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. 📍Proficiency in English (at least level B2) is required. Knowledge of Russian is preferred.