Director of Risk Management
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JobgetherDigital assets
Based in Brazil; Work remotely from eligible locations across Europe and Latin AmericaFull-TimeDirector
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 10 years of experience in risk management
- Required Skills
- PythonSQLRRisk Management
Requirements
- Hold a postgraduate degree in Finance, Computer Science, Mathematical Finance, or a related discipline.
- Have a recognized qualification such as CFA, FRM, PRM, or an equivalent finance or risk management certification.
- Have at least 10 years of risk management experience in asset managers, investment funds, banks, trading firms, or digital asset businesses, including several years leading or building a risk function.
- Demonstrate deep knowledge of Bitcoin, digital assets, capital markets, portfolio management, traditional financial instruments, and DeFi protocol risks.
- Bring hands-on expertise in financial modelling, value at risk, scenario analysis, stress testing, portfolio exposure analysis, and risk measurement.
- Have practical experience using Python, R, or SQL for risk models, financial data analysis, and monitoring automation.
- Have experience assessing secured lending, repo transactions, derivatives, structured products, and collateral arrangements.
- Be able to assess counterparties, exchanges, custodians, and DeFi protocols, including smart-contract, bridge, oracle, and governance risks.
- Have experience designing operational controls across trade execution, settlement, reconciliation, custody, treasury, and payment processes.
- Be familiar with fund documentation, ISDA/CSA agreements, lending and repo contracts, collateral and margin terms, and relevant regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Have experience defining risk appetite and limits, preparing risk reports, and presenting findings to boards, investment committees, investors, or regulators.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead teams, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and build processes in a small, senior team.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain risk policies covering market, credit, counterparty, liquidity, operational, and protocol risks.
- Define risk appetite, exposure limits, leverage thresholds, collateral requirements, and escalation procedures; report to the board and investment committee.
- Evaluate and independently approve investment strategies, financial products, trading venues, and counterparties before launch.
- Develop quantitative risk models using value at risk, scenario analysis, and stress testing.
- Assess portfolio impacts from market shocks, liquidity crises, defaults, exchange failures, stablecoin depegging, and protocol exploits.
- Analyze secured lending, repo transactions, basis trades, derivatives, structured products, and related investment strategies.
- Monitor portfolio exposures and limits, identify emerging risks, and recommend corrective action.
- Conduct due diligence on counterparties, trading venues, custodians, and DeFi protocols.
- Design operational controls for trade execution, settlement, reconciliation, custody, and treasury operations.
- Coordinate with fund management, Legal, Compliance, administrators, and auditors on documentation, regulatory requirements, and new product development.
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