Bitpanda is hiring a

Web3 Head of Operational Risk

Your Mission:

To lead a team of excellent risk management professionals, guiding them with energy and enthusiasm to bring risk management to life. You will become a key ‘second-line’ counterpart, embedding the non-financial risk/operational risk framework across Bitpanda, in a high velocity, low friction manner by operating framework processes including Risk & Control Assessment and Internal Control Frameworks. You will oversee monitoring, treatment and reporting of group risks, operating as a leader by owning Bitpanda’s Operational Risk profile.

You will report to the VP of Group RIsk Management, acting as a functional lead.

What you’ll do:

• Lead a team of operational risk coverage managers, guiding them through the risk lifecycle to identify, assess, treat and monitor risks.
• Assist in the design of, and hold responsibility for the implementation of the non-financial risk framework across Bitpanda, interacting with Senior Stakeholders across the organisation.
• Lead Risks’ transformation projects, helping Bitpanda embed a strong risk-based culture facilitated by low friction mechanisms and tools.
• Operate governance committees, holding responsibility for Bitpanda’s operational risk profile, providing conscience reporting to Bitpanda’s Senior Management.

Who you are:

• A Senior Risk Management professional, with extensive experience in Operational / Non-financial Risk, preferably with a financial service or technology background.
• An Operational Risk Subject Matter Expert, who is able to provide constructive oversight and challenge to ‘first line’ counterparts.
• Has a proven track record implementing and operating elements of risk management frameworks, including risk assessments, remediation, control analysis and reporting.
• Someone with excellent awareness of how Operational Risk interacts with counterparts from Compliance, Anti-financial Crime and Information Technology.
• A leader, who can operate without daily supervision or direction. Someone who’s able to make decisions quickly and implement them.

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