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 areas such as 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

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-you can 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
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

A key part of this role is supporting our expansion into regulated derivatives. Blockchain.com already offers millions of customers a trusted way to buy, sell, and hold crypto, and we're extending those offerings into regulated futures and derivatives markets in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. You'll help build out the risk management program for that and other regulated derivatives entities, working alongside their compliance and risk officers to make sure risk is identified, monitored, and escalated appropriately as the business grows.
Full-time salary based on experience and meaningful equity in an industry-leading company
This is a role based in our London office, with a mandatory in-office presence four days per week.
Work from Anywhere Policy: You can work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 20 days per year.
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Unlimited vacation policy; work hard and take time when you need it
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The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an emerging field
Flexible work culture

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