Senior Risk Manager

OKX
Malta
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical thinking","Written communication","Verbal communication","Stakeholder management","Autonomy & sound judgement"]

Own and build the risk function for a multi-asset Trading Venue with a DLT overlay, providing independent second-line oversight. Design and maintain venue risk frameworks across market, operational, conduct, and technology risk; independently evaluate market surveillance, participant risk, systems and controls, and DLT infrastructure risk. Oversee business continuity against MFSA requirements and serve as the Trading Venue’s dedicated MFSA PQ accountability point.

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OKX
OKX
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Senior Risk Manager

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Job Summary

Own and build the risk function for a multi-asset Trading Venue with a DLT overlay, providing independent second-line oversight. Design and maintain venue risk frameworks across market, operational, conduct, and technology risk; independently evaluate market surveillance, participant risk, systems and controls, and DLT infrastructure risk. Oversee business continuity against MFSA requirements and serve as the Trading Venue’s dedicated MFSA PQ accountability point.
Location: Malta
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, implement and maintain a Trading Venue risk management framework covering market, operational, conduct and technology risk.
  • •Independently assess the effectiveness of market surveillance in identifying rule infringements, disorderly trading conditions, market abuse indicators and system disruptions.
  • •Assess prospective and existing participants’ trading ability and financial resource adequacy relative to the venue’s settlement arrangements, supporting onboarding and fit-and-proper due diligence.
  • •Independently assess the adequacy of systems and controls, including algorithmic trading resilience, capacity and technology risk.
  • •Oversee DLT infrastructure risk and ensure business continuity arrangements (DRP, BCP, BCM) meet MFSA requirements; handle MFSA regulatory liaison on venue-specific risk matters.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceLearning BudgetMeal AllowanceWellness StipendEducation Subsidy

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in finance, law, business administration or a related field; a relevant risk or regulatory certification is preferred.
  • •8+ years’ experience in a risk, compliance or regulatory role within a Trading Venue, Regulated Market, MTF/OTF operator, or exchange/infrastructure equivalent.
  • •Sound understanding of the MFSA regulatory framework (or an equivalent ESMA-supervised NCA) and MiFID II requirements applicable to Trading Venues.
  • •Familiarity with DLT-based market infrastructure and associated operational and settlement risk considerations is highly desirable.
  • •Eligible to hold PQ (Approved Person) status with the MFSA, or to obtain it in due course.
Experience:8+ yearsRegulated marketsTrading VenueDLTFinancial servicesExchanges
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Analytical thinkingWritten communicationVerbal communicationStakeholder managementAutonomy & sound judgement
Languages:English

Company Brief

OKX
Global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 technology provider offering spot and derivatives trading, custody, wallet services, and blockchain infrastructure to retail and institutional users worldwide.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Victoria, Seychelles
Founded: 2017
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