Crypto Payments Risk Lead — Hybrid NY

The Bitcoin Street Journal; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

AI tools access

Hybrid work schedule

Private healthcare

Job summary

Bring 5–10 years of risk management experience in crypto/payments, deep understanding of counterparty, market, and operational risks, and strong data analysis skills. Hybrid work model, competitive package, and an AI-enabled, high-accountability culture.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in risk management at a payments company, fintech, exchange, bank, or crypto firm.
• Hands-on experience with credit/counterparty, operational, or market risk in regulated or high-growth environments.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills; comfortable building dashboards and models from raw data.
• Crypto payments knowledge essential.

Responsibilities

• Review and challenge risk assessment across payment flows (on-ramps/off-ramps, card and bank funding, settlement, cross-border transfers).
• Assess counterparty risk across liquidity providers, exchanges, custodians, banking partners, processors, and blockchain infra vendors.
• Evaluate exposure from cross-chain bridges, DEX swaps, and smart contract interactions; assess protocol risk, liquidity depth, and slippage.

Skills

Crypto payments

Risk management

Data dashboards

Quantitative analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Chainalysis

TRM

Elliptic

Job description

Bring 5–10 years of risk management experience in crypto/payments, deep understanding of counterparty, market, and operational risks, and strong data analysis skills. Hybrid work model, competitive package, and an AI-enabled, high-accountability culture.