Chief Risk Officer
About the Opportunity
We are retained by a technology-driven, multi-strategy digital asset hedge fund to appoint a Chief Risk Officer to lead firmwide risk management across all trading and investment activity.
This is a deeply technical role, sitting at the intersection of portfolio risk, model governance, liquidity management, and operational resilience, with a mandate to build institutional-grade risk frameworks across a complex, automated trading environment.
Role Overview
The CRO will own the design and implementation of a holistic risk framework covering portfolio risk, model validation, liquidity, counterparty exposure, and operational risk. The role requires a strong quantitative mindset, robust governance instincts, and the ability to partner closely with trading, engineering, and executive leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio Risk Management
- Define and enforce firmwide risk limits across strategies and counterparties.
- Build real-time and batch risk dashboards for senior leadership.
- Conduct pre- and post-trade risk analysis, stress testing, and scenario analysis.
- Oversee automated risk controls and auto-liquidation frameworks.
Independent Model Validation
- Establish and lead independent model validation across all systematic strategies.
- Review assumptions, data quality, robustness, and implementation fidelity.
- Maintain model inventory, approval workflows, and review cycles.
Treasury & Liquidity Oversight
- Oversee liquidity, collateral, and margin management across venues.
- Optimize capital deployment and lead balance-sheet hedging analysis.
Risk Governance
- Lead counterparty and venue risk assessments.
- Support regulatory and investor due-diligence processes.
- Partner with engineering to embed risk data pipelines and alerting systems.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in risk management, portfolio construction, or capital allocation.
- Strong experience in quantitative trading environments.
- Proven track record building risk frameworks from scratch.
- Excellent stakeholder communication skills.
- Python or similar technical proficiency preferred.