Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

Prometheum; New York (NY); On-site; USD 300,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Stock options

Job summary

Prometheum in New York City is seeking a Chief Risk Officer (CRO) to lead enterprise risk management for a fintech/trading-focused firm. You will establish risk governance, oversee risk ecosystems, and partner with trading, compliance, and technology teams to maintain resilient operations.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in financial services risk, senior leadership experience, and deep knowledge of US securities markets and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in financial services, including risk management in broker-dealer, trading firm, or similar regulated institution.
• Senior leadership experience as Chief Risk Officer or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of enterprise, market, credit, liquidity, operational risk and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee a comprehensive enterprise risk management framework.
• Establish risk governance policies, procedures and internal control frameworks.
• Identify, assess, monitor and mitigate market, credit, liquidity and operational risks.
• Establish risk appetite, tolerance, and escalation with executive leadership.
• Develop KRIs, dashboards and management reporting.
• Oversee risk assessments for trading, order management, settlement, and custody of digital assets.
• Evaluate trading exposures, liquidity considerations and risk concentration.
• Lead stress testing, scenario analysis and risk assessment methodologies.
• Lead risk and control self-assessments and remediation of deficiencies.
• Identify and resolve material risk incidents and emerging threats.
• Collaborate with trading, compliance, finance, legal and technology teams.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Financial services

US securities markets

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Business

Job description

About Us:-

Since its founding in 2017, Prometheum has leveraged its deep expertise in securities law, blockchain and trading to create a compliant ecosystem for digital asset securities that enables all investors to seamlessly invest in digital assets securities. Prometheum has relied on its strong diverse team to build the tools to service digital asset securities. To date, Prometheum has built multiple broker-dealers traversing novel areas and a large technology stack (intersecting trading, blockchain, compliance, etc.). We continue to grow and are looking for hardworking individuals that can contribute to our already great fintech company culture as we traverse new and exciting areas that require excellent problem solving skills.

Role:-

Chief Risk Officer (CRO) - Full Time W2

Location:-

New York City, USA

Salary Range:-

$300,000 - $350,000

Responsibilities:-

• Develop, implement, and oversee a comprehensive enterprise risk management framework that ensures regulatory compliance, safeguards the firm's financial and operational stability, and mitigates risks that could threaten its ongoing viability.
• Establish and maintain risk governance policies, procedures, methodologies, and internal control frameworks.
• Identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, operational, technology, and other material business risks.
• Establish risk appetite, risk tolerance, and escalation frameworks in collaboration with executive leadership.
• Develop and monitor key risk indicators (KRIs), risk dashboards, exposure reports, and management reporting.
• Oversee risk assessments relating to trading activity, order management, settlement, custody, and digital asset securities operations.
• Evaluate trading exposures, concentration risks, position limits, and liquidity considerations, providing independent oversight and challenge where appropriate.
• Design and oversee stress testing, scenario analysis, and risk assessment methodologies to evaluate potential financial and operational exposures.
• Lead risk and control self-assessments, control effectiveness reviews, and the identification and remediation of control deficiencies.
• Establish processes for identifying, documenting, prioritising, escalating, and resolving material risk incidents and emerging threats.
• Assess risks associated with new products, trading strategies, technology implementations, and business expansion initiatives.
• Work closely with trading, operations, compliance, finance, legal, and engineering teams to ensure effective risk management throughout the organisation.
• Partner with technology and information security leadership to assess technology-related risks, cybersecurity exposures, system resilience, and business continuity arrangements.
• Evaluate risks associated with blockchain infrastructure, digital asset custody, tokenization, and evolving digital asset market structures.
• Support regulatory examinations, inquiries, and reporting requirements in collaboration with the Compliance and Legal teams.
• Monitor regulatory developments and emerging industry risks, recommending appropriate enhancements to risk management practices.
• Provide regular risk reporting, analysis, and recommendations to executive leadership and relevant governance committees.
• Promote a strong culture of risk awareness, accountability, and effective decision-making across the organisation.

Qualifications:-

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in financial services, including substantial experience in risk management within a broker-dealer, trading firm, exchange, or comparable regulated financial institution.
• Demonstrated experience in a senior risk leadership position as a Chief Risk Officer, Head of Risk, or equivalent.
• Comprehensive understanding of enterprise risk management, market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, and internal control frameworks.
• Extensive knowledge of US securities markets, broker-dealer operations, trading infrastructure, and applicable SEC and FINRA regulatory requirements.
• Experience establishing and implementing risk governance frameworks, policies, procedures, risk limits, and escalation processes.
• Strong understanding of electronic trading systems, order management systems, trade processing, clearing, settlement, and custody operations.
• Experience developing risk reporting, key risk indicators, stress testing methodologies, and risk assessment processes.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with executive leadership and collaborate across trading, compliance, operations, finance, legal, and technology functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex risks and communicate findings clearly.
• Proven leadership capabilities, sound judgment, and the ability to operate independently in a dynamic and evolving business environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• FINRA Series 24 (General Securities Principal) registration is preferred but not required.

Benefits:-

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Excellent benefits including:- Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
• Stock option grant included as part of the employment compensation package, subject to the terms of the company's Stock Option Agreement

Prometheum is an equal opportunity employer.