Risk Officer

Rotterdam Innovation City; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

25 days vacation

Monthly Bitcoin pension

Tools allowance

Share certificate program

Travel reimbursement

Office meals and pantry

Sports club/LessBike discounts

Job summary

Blockrise is seeking a Risk Officer to operate its risk framework across domains and support growth with hands-on analysis. You will maintain the risk register, run assessments, prepare updates for the Risk Committee, and track treatment plans with accountability.

The role offers exposure to regulatory reporting, DORA work, and opportunities to shape risk scenarios while fostering a risk-aware culture. Hybrid work is available, with a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in finance, economics, risk management, or related field.
• FRM/PRM or actively pursuing one is a plus.
• Experience with risk registers and management reporting.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced scale-up with evolving processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the risk register, keep entries current, and flag emerging risks.
• Execute risk assessments across operational and ICT risk domains using quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Prepare Risk Committee materials and ensure decisions are well supported.
• Track risk treatment plans from agreement to completion and escalate as needed.
• Support regulatory reporting cycles to regulators (DNB/AFM).
• Develop risk scenarios, controls, and mitigations across risk frameworks.

Skills

Risk management

Quantitative methods

Qualitative methods

Risk assessments

DORA knowledge

MiCAR knowledge

Wft knowledge

Wwft knowledge

Three lines of defence

Risk reporting

Analytical mindset

Business writing

Dutch language

English writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, risk management, or related field

FRM/PRM or working toward one

Tools

Vanta

Job description

As the Risk Officer, you're doing the analytical work that keeps Blockrise's risk framework operational and credible. You will work across risk domains and help the company grow hands-on. This is not a head-of-risk role. You are the person who makes sure the analytical work gets done.
The role gives you direct exposure to regulatory risk management at a growing digital asset firm, with real scope, real responsibility, and no bureaucratic distance from the work.

• Maintain the risk register. Keep entries current, track status, and flag emerging risks as they surface.
• Execute risk assessments. Run periodic and event-driven assessments across operational and ICT risk domains. Apply quantitative and qualitative methodologies and document findings clearly.
• Prepare Risk Committee materials. Pack the agenda, write the risk updates, and make sure the committee has what it needs to make decisions.
• Track treatment plans. Follow risk treatment plans from agreement through to completion. Chase owners, track progress, and elevate where plans are slipping.
• Support regulatory reporting. Support regulatory reporting cycles to DNB and AFM. Gather evidence, structure submissions, and flag where gaps need addressing.
• Develop risk scenarios. Play a leading role in developing risk scenarios, controls, and mitigations across our risk frameworks to support operations, product development, and business strategy.
• Build risk awareness. Design and run risk awareness campaigns and training for Blockrise staff so a risk-aware culture is sustained in practice, not just on paper.
• Contribute to DORA work. Contribute to the ongoing DORA implementation, particularly the ICT risk management requirements under Articles 5 to 15.

• 2 to 4 years of experience in risk management, preferably at a regulated financial institution: a bank, payment institution, investment firm, or CASP.
• Working knowledge of risk assessment methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative, including likelihood and impact scoring and defining treatment plans.
• Familiarity with at least one of: DORA, MiCAR, Wft, Wwft, or comparable EU financial regulation.
• A clear understanding of the three lines of defence model and where a second-line risk analyst sits within it.
• Experience maintaining risk registers and producing risk reporting for management or boards.
• An analytical mindset: comfortable with data, identifying patterns, and turning findings into recommendations someone can act on.
• Strong written English. Dutch is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, risk management, or a related field. FRM, PRM, or working toward one is a plus but not required.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced scale-up where processes are still being built, and the expectation is that you help build them.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with crypto-assets, custody, or DeFi risk.
• Familiarity with Vanta or similar GRC tooling.
• Experience with ICT risk assessments under DORA Articles 5 to 15.

• Competitive monthly salary EUR 3.000 - 4.000 based on full-time employment depending on your experience.
• Up to EUR 300 to invest in tools that improve your workflow (headphones, keyboards, etc.)
• Monthly Bitcoin pension of EUR 50
• 25 vacation days
• Option to participation in our share certificate program
• Travel reimbursement or NS Business Card for your commute
• Opportunities for hybrid work, though in-person collaboration is highly valued
• Paid training and learning resources to keep your skills sharp and up to date
• A fully stocked pantry and fridge at the office, with meals, snacks, and drinks included
• Discounted access to Urban Sports Club and LeaseBike plans

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