Operational Risk Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute a comprehensive operational risk framework, which includes categorization of loss events, a business line ownership model, and its integration with the wider enterprise risk program.

• Create and manage the operational loss event database.

• Ensure that all significant operational failures are documented, categorized, analyzed for root causes, and leveraged to enhance controls.

• Design and implement the RCSA process across all business divisions.

• Lead assessments, challenge outcomes, and generate reports for risk management.

• Conduct scenario analysis on zerohash’s primary operational risks.

• Model tail risks associated with settlement failures, infrastructure outages, third-party dependence failures, and payment disruptions.

• Generate outputs for the Risk Committee and board meetings.

• Perform independent testing of key operational controls on a specified annual cycle.

• Communicate findings to the CRO and Risk Committee.

• Act as Risk’s designated representative in the Engineering post-incident review process.

• Evaluate PIR outputs, monitor remediation commitments, and report recurring issues to the CRO.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in operational risk management.

• At least 2 years of experience in a specialized OpRisk position within a regulated financial services organization.

• Practical experience in establishing or managing an RCSA process, which includes designing methodologies, facilitating assessments, and generating reports for a risk committee or board.

• Background in operational loss event management, including categorizing loss events, designing databases, and conducting root cause analysis at the program level.

• Knowledge of scenario analysis methodologies, including designing and facilitating OpRisk scenarios and generating quantified outputs for board-level discussions.

• Experience collaborating with Engineering or Technology teams in a risk management capacity.

• Excellent written communication skills for RCSA narratives, scenario summaries, and board-level documentation.

• Preferred: experience in a digital asset, payments, or fintech organization with intricate technology-dependent operations.

• Familiarity with concepts of model risk management: inventories, validation requirements, and tiering frameworks.

• Possession of ORM, FRM, PRM, or equivalent risk certification.

🏝️ Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: zerohash pays approximately 100% of employee premiums and a portion for spouse/children (U.S. only).

• Vision & Dental Insurance (U.S. only).

• Opportunity to earn equity.

• Maternity & Paternity leave (after 6 months).

• WeWork All Access Membership.

• Work From Home Yearly Stipend.

• Learning & Development Yearly Stipend (after 6 months).