Senior Risk Manager

Zodia; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private health care

Critical Illness cover

Life Insurance

Flexible bank holidays

Job summary

Zodia Custody seeks a Senior Risk Manager to safeguard the business, clients and reputation while enabling sustainable growth across our global operations. You will work closely with executive leadership, regulatory stakeholders and auditors to embed risk in decision-making and drive governance across international entities.

You will maintain and enhance the enterprise risk management framework, oversee subsidiary risk programmes and coordinate risk assessments, RCSAs and assurance activities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of risk management experience in financial services.
• Experience with digital assets, crypto or blockchain ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of ERM, governance models and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance enterprise risk management framework.
• Oversee subsidiary risk programmes across global jurisdictions.
• Lead risk assessments across operational, strategic, product and crypto risk.
• Coordinate RCSAs, control testing and risk identification activities.
• Lead SOC 1 Type II audit activities and engage with auditors/regulators.
• Prepare risk reporting for senior management, risk committees and boards.
• Support operational resilience and business continuity with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory engagement

Governance

Internal audit coordination

Job description

As Senior Risk Manager, you will play a critical role in protecting Zodia Custody's business, clients and reputation while supporting sustainable growth across our global operations.

Working closely with senior leadership, business functions and regulatory stakeholders, you will oversee the firm's risk portfolio, drive risk management initiatives across our international entities and help ensure risk remains embedded in decision-making across the organisation.

This role offers significant visibility and influence, providing the opportunity to engage directly with executive leadership, regulators, auditors and key strategic partners.

What You'll Be Doing

Enterprise Risk Management

• Maintain and enhance Zodia Custody's enterprise risk management framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and industry best practice.
• Oversee subsidiary risk programmes, ensuring consistency and alignment across global jurisdictions.
• Drive risk governance activities and ensure risk management principles remain embedded throughout the business.

Risk Oversight & Assessment

• Lead and coordinate risk assessments across operational, strategic, product and crypto asset risk domains.
• Facilitate Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs), control testing and risk identification activities.
• Monitor emerging risks, regulatory developments and financial crime trends impacting the digital asset ecosystem.
• Partner with business leaders to develop practical and effective risk mitigation strategies.

Assurance & Audit

• Lead SOC 1 Type II audit activities and coordinate engagements with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support assurance programmes including SOC 2, ISO 27001 and broader risk management reviews.
• Work closely with Internal Audit, external auditors and regulators to maintain strong assurance outcomes.

Governance & Reporting

• Prepare and present risk reporting to senior management, risk committees and boards.
• Maintain oversight of material risk incidents, remediation activities and risk action plans.
• Deliver insightful reporting and recommendations that enable informed executive decision-making.

Operational Resilience

• Support the firm's operational resilience and business continuity capabilities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Operations and Client Services teams to strengthen resilience across critical services and processes.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

• 7+ years of risk management experience within financial services.
• At least 2 years' experience working within the digital assets, crypto or blockchain ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk management principles, frameworks and governance models.
• Experience operating within a Three Lines of Defence environment.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and enhancing risk programmes across organisations at differing levels of maturity.
• Experience engaging with senior leadership, boards, auditors and regulators.

Skills & Attributes

You’ll thrive in this role if you are:

A proactive problem-solver who takes ownership and delivers results.

Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, evolving environment.

Able to balance commercial objectives with effective risk management.

Skilled at building strong relationships across functions, jurisdictions and cultures.

An excellent communicator who can translate complex risk topics into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.

Highly organised with strong project management and prioritisation skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience in a high-growth fintech, digital asset or regulated technology environment.
• Professional risk or digital assets certifications.
• Experience supporting international subsidiaries across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.
• Previous exposure to operational resilience, technology risk or crypto asset risk frameworks.

Why join us?

• Work at the cutting edge of digital assets and institutional finance
• Be part of a collaborative, expert team where your contribution genuinely matters
• Gain exposure to global regulatory frameworks and advanced crypto investigations
• Make an immediate impact in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment

We are a friendly team, with monthly socials and seasonal celebrations as well as offering a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Competitive employer contribution pension scheme
• Private health care
• Critical Illness cover
• Life Insurance
• Flexible bank holidays (can chose whether to work on bank holidays and use the leave elsewhere in the year)