Senior Risk Officer
About This Role
We're looking for a Senior Risk Officer to help build and run risk management across Blockchain.com. This is a company-wide role: you'll help identify, measure, and manage risk across our business lines, working closely with Compliance, Legal, Finance, Product, and Operations to strengthen our overall risk posture as we continue to scale and expand our business.
What You'll Be Doing
Help design, implement, and administer risk management frameworks, policies, and controls across the company's business lines
Identify, measure, monitor, and report on key risk categories, including market, credit, liquidity, operational, technology, legal, and counterparty risk
Establish and maintain risk tolerance limits, monitor for breaches, and escalate issues to senior management and governance committees as needed
Support the risk management program for the firm's regulated derivatives entities, covering customer fund segregation, margin and collateral adequacy, capital risk, and settlement risk
Partner with the business's compliance function and regulatory counsel to ensure risk controls meet applicable regulatory expectations across the jurisdictions in which the firm operates
Help oversee risk related to digital asset collateral, including valuation, haircuts, custody arrangements, and liquidation triggers
Prepare and deliver regular risk exposure reporting to senior management, risk committees, and, where applicable, regulators and self-regulatory organizations
Partner with Product and Engineering to assess and manage risk as new products and features are launched
Support business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational resilience planning
Contribute to the annual review and testing of risk management programs and controls, and help track remediation of identified gaps
Advise senior leadership on emerging risks as the business and its product offerings evolve, including in fast-moving areas like crypto derivatives
What We're Looking For
8+ years of risk management experience at a financial institution, broker-dealer, futures firm, exchange, or similar regulated entity
Strong working knowledge of core risk disciplines—market, credit, liquidity, and operational risk—and how they apply in practice
Experience building, implementing, or enhancing a risk management program or framework
Excellent judgment and the confidence to make sound risk calls in a fast-moving, evolving business
Clear, plain-English communication skills—able to explain risk concepts to engineers, executives, and regulators alike
Comfort working across a wide range of stakeholders and business lines in a company supporting multiple regulated activities
Bonus Points
Experience with futures, derivatives, or FCM risk management, including customer fund segregation, margin, and collateral risk
Experience supporting a new regulated entity through registration, licensing, or similar regulatory processes
Familiarity with crypto or digital asset products and their associated risks
Experience with enterprise risk management programs spanning multiple business lines or entities
Familiarity with risk considerations across multiple regulatory regimes and jurisdictions
Why Join Us
Unlimited vacation policy—work hard and take time when you need it
Unlimited books policy—order the technical resources you need or pick something up from the company library
Apple equipment
Full-time salary based on experience and meaningful equity in an industry-leading company
Role based in the Malta office, with a mandatory in-office presence four days per week
Ready to Apply?
To submit your application for this position, please visit Blockchain Works's official website and follow their application process.