Head of Risk Management

Overview

Head of Risk Management – Digital Assets (Vienna, Austria)

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.

Responsibilities

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
• 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
• 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