Remote Global Risk Director – Bitcoin & Digital Assets

Jobgether SRL; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Remote across Europe and Latin America

Learning sponsorship and professional

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking a Director of Risk Management based in Switzerland to establish and lead the risk function for a Bitcoin-focused capital markets business.

You will oversee market, credit, counterparty, liquidity, operational, and protocol risks across digital assets and traditional instruments in a fully remote, international environment. You will build governance frameworks, develop quantitative models, set exposure limits, and provide independent risk approvals for new strategies,

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Finance, CS, Mathematical Finance, or related discipline.
• Professional risk management qualification such as CFA, FRM, PRM, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of risk management experience in asset managers, investment funds, banks, trading firms, or digital asset businesses.
• Deep understanding of Bitcoin, digital assets, and traditional financial instruments, plus DeFi risks.
• Strong hands-on expertise in financial modelling, VaR, scenario analysis, and stress testing.
• Proficiency with Python, R, or SQL for risk model development and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Build a global risk management framework covering market, credit, liquidity, operational, and protocol risks.
• Define risk appetite, exposure limits, leverage thresholds, and escalation procedures; report to boards and investment committees.
• Provide independent risk approvals for new investment strategies, products, venues, and counterparties.
• Develop and maintain quantitative risk models to measure portfolio risk across assets.
• Conduct portfolio stress testing against Bitcoin price shocks, liquidity events, and counterparty defaults.
• Evaluate complex transactions and how risks interact across on-chain and off-chain activities.
• Monitor exposures daily and elevate emerging risks with action recommendations.
• Lead due diligence on counterparties, venues, and DeFi protocols including smart contracts and oracles.
• Manage collateral eligibility, margin requirements, and risk mitigation across bilateral and exchange activities.
• Review risk provisions in fund documents, ISDA/CSA, repo agreements, and collateral terms.
• Strengthen operational risk controls across trade execution, settlement, reconciliation, custody, and treasury.
• Coordinate with Legal and Compliance to meet regulatory requirements and audits.
• Support new product development with risk controls and governance.
• Drive continuous risk improvement as markets and the digital asset ecosystem evolve.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Education

Postgraduate degree in Finance, Computer Science, Mathematical Finance, or related field

CFA, FRM, PRM or equivalent professional risk qualification

Job description

Lever, Inc. is seeking a Director of Risk Management based in Switzerland to establish and lead the risk function for a Bitcoin-focused capital markets business.

You will oversee market, credit, counterparty, liquidity, operational, and protocol risks across digital assets and traditional instruments in a fully remote, international environment. You will build governance frameworks, develop quantitative models, set exposure limits, and provide independent risk approvals for new strategies,