Senior Director, Technology Risk Management – Digital Assets

Role Overview

• Drive cultural awareness, knowledge, adoption, and accountability for risk management activities across digital asset–related initiatives.
• Serve as the subject matter expert and strategic advisor to identify, assess, monitor, and document current and emerging risks associated with digital asset platforms, distributed systems, and evolving payment architectures.
• Actively engage in discussions concerning strategic business decisions to advise and guide on risk considerations, particularly where new technologies, integrations, or regulatory considerations introduce novel risk profiles.
• Collaborate with other risk and business leaders to drive an end-to-end, holistic view of technology risks, controls, and issues, including those spanning traditional systems and emerging digital asset–enabled platforms.
• Work with First Line Risk Management (FLRM) functions to understand and monitor applicable requirements and assess business impact to support a consistent approach across Technology for appropriate projects and processes to address needed changes.
• Work closely with technology business leaders and second line of defense teams to maintain a comprehensive universe of risks, controls, and RCSAs that reflect a complete and accurate view of technology risk, including considerations for new architectures, external integrations, and evolving regulatory expectations.
• Aggregate risk data to support reporting and analytics for risk management use, including RCSA results, issues management, vendor risk, and control testing; ensure a comprehensive set of KRIs for effective reporting.
• Oversee risk assessments and control design for complex, distributed, and externally integrated systems, ensuring appropriate coverage of areas such as data integrity, transaction processing, security, and resiliency.
• Manage and develop a team responsible for executing risk management disciplines in support of digital asset initiatives.
• Prepare materials for risk reporting and updates to senior management, risk committees, and external oversight bodies.
• Ensure leadership has a holistic understanding of timelines and dependencies for risk programs supporting digital asset initiatives.
• Provide effective leadership in developing and leading a high-performing team in support of technology risk objectives.
• Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Requirements

• Minimum of 12 years of risk management experience, preferably within financial services or other complex, highly regulated environments, using the three lines of defense model.
• Demonstrated success developing and retaining highly engaged, high-performing teams and aligning technology business risk organization to meet business objectives.
• Strong Information Technology subject matter knowledge, including modern architectures such as cloud, APIs, distributed systems, and external integrations.
• Strong understanding of risk assessment techniques, practices, and control frameworks relevant to the financial services industry.
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to work effectively across the three lines of defense.
• Working knowledge of regulatory requirements related to financial services technology and emerging technology domains.
• Ability to synthesize and analyze risk data and translate into actionable insights.
• Persuasive communication, organization, and presentation skills, with experience working with C-level executives.
• Effective influence management skills with experience challenging peers and leaders with contrasting views.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Distributed Systems

Benefits

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.