Head of Risk

About the Role

You will design, implement, and own a firm-wide risk function covering smart contracts, trading, collateral, and counterparties.

You will build ERM frameworks, calibrate risk parameters, and embed risk-aware design into products.

You will develop real-time monitoring and dashboards, run scenario analyses and stress tests, and advise leadership on capital allocation and liquidity decisions.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in risk management, trading, or related quantitative roles spanning traditional finance and crypto Deep understanding of equities markets, derivatives including perpetual futures, crypto markets, collateralized lending, and exchange mechanics Proficiency with quantitative tooling for risk modeling and simulation Strong familiarity with smart contract systems and common DeFi risk vectors Experience defining and managing margining, liquidation engines, auto-deleveraging, and liquidity controls Ability to operate at both strategic and highly technical levels Strong quantitative intuition for modeling market, liquidity, credit, and counterparty risk Proven track record of owning risk decisions in high-stakes, fast-moving environments with material capital at risk

Responsibilities

Define and implement a holistic Enterprise Risk Management framework Own risk parameterization including collateral requirements, leverage limits, and liquidation thresholds Evaluate smart contract architectures and protocol designs for vulnerabilities and systemic risk Design and enforce risk controls for treasury management, stablecoin exposure, and onchain liquidity Assess and manage due diligence for counterparty risk across exchanges, market makers, and custodians Partner with engineering and product to embed risk into the development lifecycle Architect monitoring systems and dashboards to track real-time exposures and trigger alerts Lead scenario analysis and stress testing across market, liquidity, and protocol failure conditions Establish governance processes and escalation frameworks for risk decisions Advise leadership on tradeoffs between growth, capital efficiency, and risk tolerance

Benefits

Full benefits including medical, vision, and dental Flexible vacation policy (PTO) Remote-first work option Equity Future token rights Funding Business Development Representative Blockaid · 6 days ago Senior Manager Client Lead Blockstream · 6 days ago Senior Product Manager Treasury Automation Cross Border Payments Yellow Card · 6 days ago Head of Enterprise Risk Management Rain · 6 days ago Head of Risk Avara · 1 week ago Funding Business Development Representative Blockaid · 6 days ago Senior Manager Client Lead Blockstream · 6 days ago Senior Product Manager Treasury Automation Cross Border Payments Yellow Card · 6 days ago Head of Enterprise Risk Management Rain · 6 days ago Head of Risk Avara · 1 week ago