Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Full Time NEW

About the Company

We are a globally recognized digital asset platform, providing secure and innovative solutions to a broad user base across international markets. Consistently ranked among the leading exchanges worldwide, we offer a diverse range of trading and wealth management products covering a wide spectrum of digital assets.

We embrace an ownership-driven culture, enabling individuals to work with flexibility while taking on meaningful responsibility in a fast-evolving industry.

As we continue to build the financial infrastructure for the next generation of the internet, we are looking for exceptional risk professionals to join us on this journey.

Overview

We are seeking a business-oriented Chief Risk Officer (CRO) to lead the overall risk management function for our Dubai entity.

This role focuses on end-to-end risk management across trading, financial crime, and product risk — ensuring the company operates within its defined risk appetite while actively supporting business growth.

Unlike traditional compliance-heavy roles, this position is about risk ownership: identifying exposures, calibrating tolerance, and driving real-time control execution. We’re looking for someone who understands that well-designed risk frameworks are a business enabler, not a brake.

We welcome candidates with a strong crypto or digital asset background. We are equally open to risk leaders from traditional financial institutions, capital markets, or payments companies who bring deep, transferable expertise and a genuine appetite to operate in a more dynamic, high-growth environment.

Candidates must be currently based in the UAE. We are not able to support relocation for this position.

What You’ll Do

– Establish and lead the company’s enterprise-wide risk management framework, covering trading and market risk, product risk, and operational risk

– Define, review, and continuously optimise the risk appetite framework in alignment with overall business strategy

– Monitor risk activities to ensure alignment with internal risk policies, business objectives, and applicable regulatory expectations including the VARA framework

– Partner with senior leadership and the Board to embed risk-informed thinking into strategic decision-making

– Build and enhance risk control mechanisms across: transaction monitoring and risk indicators, market surveillance controls, and product risk assessment frameworks

– Identify and stay ahead of emerging risks in trading, product design, and operations, and lead mitigation strategies

– Strengthen internal control systems and drive effective risk governance across functions

What We’re Looking For

Experience

– 10+ years of experience in risk management within financial institutions, capital markets, fintech, or payments companies

– Crypto / digital asset experience is strongly preferred; candidates from TradFi or payments backgrounds with a clear motivation to move into the digital asset space are equally welcome

– Meaningful exposure to trading-related risks, financial crime risk, and product or operational risk management

– Experience operating at or reporting to C-suite / Board level on risk matters

Core Competencies

– Deep understanding of risk management frameworks, risk appetite design, and internal governance structures

– Hands-on track record of designing and implementing risk frameworks in complex, fast-moving environments — not just advising on them

– Strong knowledge of market surveillance, transaction risk controls, and AML-related risk from a risk management (rather than purely compliance) perspective

– Ability to operate commercially — balancing risk discipline with business pragmatism

Technical & Functional Skills

– Familiarity with risk systems, trading surveillance tools, or real-time risk monitoring platforms

– Comfort working across quantitative and qualitative risk disciplines

– Ability to translate risk frameworks into practical system or product-level controls, ideally in collaboration with engineering or product teams

Nice to Have

– Direct experience at a crypto exchange, trading platform, or high-frequency / algorithmic trading environment

– Exposure to UAE regulatory environment, particularly VARA

– Experience contributing to risk infrastructure build-outs in a scaling or newly regulated entity

– Background working embedded with product or tech teams on risk control implementation

Why This Role

This is a genuine build opportunity. You won’t be inheriting a fully mature risk function — you’ll be defining what it looks like. For a risk leader who wants ownership, Board-level visibility, and the chance to shape risk culture at a globally scaled crypto platform, this is a rare seat.