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**Head of Risk Management – Digital Assets (Vienna, Austria)**
**Location:**
Vienna, Austria (on-site)
**Type:**
Full-time
**Function:**
Risk / Market Surveillance / Regulatory Compliance
**About the Company**
Our client is a
**leading global digital assets platform**
, serving a large and rapidly growing international user base. The company operates a comprehensive suite of blockchain and crypto-related products and is actively expanding its regulated presence across Europe.
With a strong commitment to compliance, market integrity, and risk governance, the organization is building out its senior risk leadership to support long-term growth under evolving EU regulatory frameworks, including MiCA.
**The Role**
We are hiring a
**Head of Risk Management**
to lead the company’s
**market surveillance and enterprise risk framework**
in Europe.
This is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing market abuse detection, regulatory-aligned risk controls, and cross-functional coordination with Compliance, Product, and Technology teams. You will play a critical role in ensuring the platform operates with integrity, transparency, and regulatory alignment in the EU.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead and own the
**market surveillance and risk management function**
for the entity.
- Design and implement frameworks to detect
**market manipulation, wash trading, abusive behavior, and other suspicious activities**
.
- Oversee real-time surveillance tools, alert systems, and investigation workflows.
- Ensure alignment with
**EU regulatory standards**
, including MiCA-related market abuse, conduct, and risk obligations.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive
**risk management framework**
, covering:
- Market risk
- Operational risk
- Custodial risk
- Counterparty risk
- Prepare internal and regulatory reports on risk indicators, incidents, and mitigation actions.
- Work closely with
**Compliance, Product, and Technology**
teams to assess risk implications of new products, features, and process changes.
- Act as a senior risk advisor to management on regulatory and market integrity matters.
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in
**Finance, Economics, Law, Risk Management**
, or a related field.
- **5–8+ years**
of experience in market surveillance, risk management, or compliance within:
- Financial institutions
- Trading venues
- Crypto exchanges or digital asset platforms
- Strong understanding of
**EU market abuse regulations**
and
**MiCA framework**
.
- Hands-on experience with
**market surveillance tools, analytics platforms, or monitoring systems**
.
- Proven leadership, investigative, and decision-making capabilities.
- Fluent in
**English**
;
**German proficiency is strongly preferred**
.
- Based in
**Vienna**
, or willing to relocate.
**Why This Role**
- Senior ownership role in a
**high-impact regulatory function**
- Direct influence on how a major digital asset platform operates under MiCA
- International, fast-moving environment with strong technical and compliance depth
- Competitive compensation and long-term career growth in the digital assets space
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