Head of Risk Management (Digital Assets)

About Capital Vault:

Capital Vault (CV) is a crypto infrastructure provider under the Capital.com Group umbrella, focused on delivering regulated crypto custody, spot exchange, payment processing, and wallet services. 

Role Summary:

The Head of Risk Management is a senior leadership position responsible for establishing, overseeing, and continuously enhancing CV’s enterprise-wide risk framework. This includes financial, operational, cyber, and crypto-asset-specific risks. The role is critical in meeting the SCA/CySEC/FCA regulatory expectations and ensuring the company operates within its defined risk appetite across all business lines.

Key Responsibilities:

• 1. Strategic Risk Oversight:
• Design, implement, and maintain a risk management framework tailored for a regulated crypto firm.
• Identify and assess material risks across CV's business: custody, exchange, wallets, payments and staking.
• Define and update the firm’s risk appetite and tolerance thresholds in collaboration with the Board.
• 2. Risk Governance & Reporting:
• Lead the Risk Management Committee and prepare regular risk reports to the Board and regulators.
• Maintain the Risk Register and ensure timely escalation of emerging risks.
• Work closely with Compliance and Internal Audit to maintain a robust control environment.
• 3. Operational Risk:
• Develop risk scenarios.
• Monitor and respond to service disruptions and operational control failures.
• Drive implementation of internal controls and conduct Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs).
• 4. Market, Liquidity & Credit Risk:
• Assess risks linked to CV’s trading with external liquidity providers (e.g., default, slippage, settlement failure).
• Review pricing sources, aggregation logic, and back-to-back execution mechanisms.
• 5. Custody & Technology Risk:
• Evaluate risk controls around hot/cold wallet segregation, private key management (e.g., Fireblocks), and internal ledger accuracy.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to mitigate key threats such as wallet compromise, ransomware, or DDoS attacks.
• 6. Regulatory Risk:
• Monitor compliance with SCA’s risk-related requirements (e.g., capital adequacy, outsourcing, incident reporting).
• Ensure risk systems, documentation, and controls remain audit-ready and up to date.
• 7. Product Risk:
• Perform product risk assessments for new crypto offerings before go-live.
• Ensure end-user risk disclosures and internal risk control measures align with regulatory expectations.

What We’re Looking For:

• Required:
• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in risk management, with at least 3 in crypto, fintech, or capital markets.
• Strong understanding of crypto-specific risks, including custody, blockchain analytics, and liquidity sourcing.
• Experience working with SCA or other financial regulators in the UAE or GCC.
• Knowledge of MiCA, SCA Cat7, and UK MLR2017 risk-related obligations is a plus.
• Preferred:
• Risk certifications such as FRM (GARP), PRM, or equivalent.
• Exposure to regulatory capital calculations and stress testing methodologies for crypto businesses.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, or other information security frameworks.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a forward-looking crypto venture with the backing of an established group, working on building out compliant and secure infrastructure for digital assets in a regulated environment. The role offers influence at the highest level and a chance to shape risk culture from the ground up.

What you will get in return:

• Competitive Salary: We believe great work deserves great pay! Your skills and talents will be rewarded with a salary that makes you feel valued and motivated.
• Work-Life Harmony: Join a company that genuinely cares about you - because your life outside of work matters just as much as your time on the clock. #LI-Hybrid
• Annual Performance Bonus: Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed! Celebrate your achievements with a well-deserved annual bonus tied to your performance.
• Generous Time Off: Need a breather? Our annual leave policy lets you recharge and enjoy life outside of work without a worry.
• Employee Referral Program: Love working here? Share the love! Bring your talented friends on board and get rewarded for growing our awesome team.
• Comprehensive Health & Pension Benefits: From medical insurance to pension plans, we’ve got your back. Plus, location-specific benefits and perks!
• Workation Wonderland: Live your digital nomad dreams with 30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply). Adventure awaits!
• Volunteer Days: Make a difference! Take two additional paid days each year to support causes you care about and give back to the community.

Be a key player at the forefront of the digital assets movement, propelling your career to new heights! Join a dynamic and rapidly expanding company that values and rewards talent, initiative, and creativity. Work alongside one of the most brilliant teams in the industry.