Develop overall company risk appetite, policies, procedures, and indicator systems.
Establish a three-lines-of-defense risk governance structure and produce regular risk assessment and management reports.
Lead approval of major risk projects, conduct stress testing, and develop contingency plans for extreme market conditions.
Design and monitor risk rules for spot, financial products, OTC, and other exchange businesses.
Manage liquidation mechanisms, margin systems, position limits, price manipulation prevention, and abnormal market behavior monitoring.
Build risk systems for fiat on/off ramps, fiat channels, on-chain transfers, and custodial wallets.
Prevent money laundering, fraud, account hacking, cash-out abuse, and cross-platform arbitrage.
Develop user tiering, behavior profiling, abnormal transaction detection, and intelligent risk models.
Mitigate risks including account theft, brute-force attacks, batch registration, wash trading, and money laundering rings.
Optimize risk rules, reduce false positives, and manage user appeal mechanisms.
Build, lead, and develop the risk team; set OKRs, performance, and talent development plans.

Experience: 8+ years of risk experience in finance or crypto industry; 3+ years as a risk leader at a top-tier CEX or payment platform; deep understanding of full exchange operations and payment flows.
Professional Expertise: Proficient in market, credit, operational, and liquidity risk; expert in AML, anti-fraud, and on-chain analytics; familiar with margin, liquidation, custody, and fund security.
Compliance Knowledge: Strong understanding of global virtual asset regulatory frameworks (FATF, MiCA, SFC, etc.); experience in license application and compliance implementation.
Technical Skills: Understanding of risk systems, rule engines, and dashboards; SQL, Python, or risk modeling skills are a plus.
Soft Skills: Strong risk judgment, ability to work under pressure, excellent crisis response; strong cross-team execution and English communication skills.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Law, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications: Professional certifications such as CFA, FRM, ACAMS, CAMS.
Experience in on-chain analytics, wallet security, or quantitative hedging.
Experience managing global teams and implementing compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Meaningful Collaborations
The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with other relevant teams to carry out implementations that will improve and create an impact on customer experience.
Scalable Growth
Be part of a fast-growing organization with the vision to expand its territories outside APAC which will provide opportunities for career advancement.
A Space For Bright Ideas
Let your bright ideas be converted into meaningful changes! Coins culture welcomes new ideas backed up by data to create an impact.

Head of Risk

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