Director of Risk Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Establish and oversee the risk function at Rootstock Capital.

• Develop and manage a comprehensive risk framework encompassing market, credit, counterparty, liquidity, operational, and protocol risks across BTC, digital assets, and traditional finance.

• Present risk policies and limits for board approval and provide regular updates to the board and investment committee.

• Offer independent risk assessments on new strategies, products, venues, and counterparties.

• Create models and analytical tools for Value at Risk (VaR), scenario analysis, and stress testing.

• Conduct stress tests on portfolios in response to BTC price fluctuations, liquidity challenges, venue or counterparty failures, depeg events, protocol vulnerabilities, and liquidation cascades.

• Analyze and assess secured lending, repurchase agreements, basis trades, derivatives, and structured products.

• Monitor daily positions and exposures, alerting on deviations from established limits or assumptions.

• Lead due diligence efforts for counterparties, venues, and protocols.

• Establish and oversee counterparty limits, collateral eligibility, and margin terms.

• Review and negotiate risk terms in fund, OTC, and bilateral documentation in collaboration with the Fund Asset Manager and legal counsel.

• Design operational risk controls throughout the trade lifecycle, including settlement, reconciliation, custody, and treasury functions.

• Integrate risk, execution, and finance processes across both digital and traditional transactions.

• Collaborate with compliance, legal, fund administration, and auditors on regulatory obligations, audits, and reporting requirements.

• Work alongside the Fund Asset Manager and commercial, technology, legal, and compliance teams to develop structurally sound products.

⛳️ Requirements

• Postgraduate degree in Finance, Computer Science, or Mathematical Finance, along with a professional qualification in finance or risk (CFA, FRM, PRM, or equivalent).

• Over 10 years of experience in risk management within asset managers, funds, banks, trading firms, or digital asset businesses, including several years in a leadership role.

• Extensive experience in capital, asset, and risk management across BTC, digital assets, and traditional finance, with knowledge of DeFi protocol risk.

• Proficient in financial modeling and risk analysis techniques, including stress testing, scenario analysis, and VaR, with practical skills in Python, R, or SQL.

• Direct experience in designing operational risk controls throughout the trade lifecycle, custody, and treasury for OTC, bilateral, and exchange-traded activities.

• Experience in reviewing and negotiating risk terms in fund, OTC, and bilateral documents, while adhering to regulatory and compliance requirements.

• Demonstrated leadership of high-performing teams and the ability to communicate complex risk concepts clearly to boards, investors, and regulators.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package along with unique benefits aimed at enhancing your growth and well-being.

• Fully remote work opportunities available from Europe and Latin America, with access to global co-working spaces.

• Paid vacation and sick leave days.

• Access to annual training programs, language courses, and learning sponsorship.

• Opportunity to work with state-of-the-art blockchain technology within a diverse global team.