Chief Risk Officer (Group)
Job Summary
- Design and continuously evolve the enterprise risk framework - risk appetite taxonomy governance and the operating model across the three lines - for a business spanning six regulated entities and growing
- Lead all risk domains: market credit liquidity operational conduct technology regulatory and crypto risk
- Oversee the 24-hour risk monitoring function that supports global trading platform
- Own hedging strategy oversight and client exposure management in partnership with the Dealing function
- Drive capital planning ICAAP/ILAAP stress testing VaR back-testing and scenario analysis across all entities
- Ensure full DORA compliance across ICT risk management digital operational resilience and third-party ICT oversight
- Own the MiCA and CASP risk obligations as expands into spot crypto across the EU
- Lead regulatory relationships proactively across the FCA CySEC ASIC DFSA and CMA - and build those relationships in new markets as licences are secured
- Support new jurisdiction entry from day one - providing risk leadership on market expansion before launch
- Build and develop the risk team - developing talent managing inherited structures and building the function the business needs for 2028 not just today
- Report to ExCo and the Board on risk matters - translating complexity into clear business language and decisions that enable growth
Experience and credentials
- Significant senior risk leadership experience in a regulated financial services environment - trading brokerage CFD or closely adjacent
- Deep multi-jurisdictional regulatory knowledge - FCA and CySEC are essential; ASIC DFSA CMA and MiCA/CASP experience are a strong advantage
- Proven track record building or materially maturing a risk function - not just maintaining one that already works
- Strong technical depth across market risk operational risk regulatory capital and digital resilience (DORA)
- CFA or FRM preferred - exceptional experience may substitute
How you operate
- You move without being directed. When you see a problem you act on it - you do not wait to be asked.
- You take end-to-end ownership. You drive outcomes. You do not pass the buck.
- You bring fresh thinking. You do not default to how it was done in your last role.
- You listen. You build trust across teams. You develop the people around you.
- You are commercial. You understand that risk management exists to enable growth - not to obstruct it.
- You are board-ready. You can hold your own in a regulator meeting an ExCo debate or a conversation with the founder.
Required Experience:
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About Company
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