Crypto Risk Expert — Operational & Product Risk Leader

Robinhood; Town of Niskayuna (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health insurance

Flexible benefits spending account

401(k) matching

Life & disability insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Robinhood is building an elite Crypto Risk team in the US to identify, assess, and mitigate risk across crypto products, operations, and platforms. The Risk Specialist will build and run operational risk management, focusing on technical and product risk while partnering with engineering and product teams.

The role requires hands-on risk assessments, incident analysis, and clear communication to non-engineering stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in operational, enterprise, or technology risk at a regulated financial services or crypto/fintech firm.
• Hands-on experience facilitating risk assessments with business, product and engineering owners.
• Experience designing or contributing to business continuity or disaster recovery exercises.
• Experience performing root cause or thematic analysis across incidents.
• Deep understanding of risk management methodologies, including KRIs and issue management.
• Technical exposure and ability to read engineering design docs; software engineering background not required.
• Strong written and verbal communication; explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Detail oriented with a proactive, independent approach to identifying risk.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate risk assessments for new and existing crypto products and changes; document risks and controls with engineers and product owners.
• Analyze incident data to identify root causes and systemic themes; lead retrospectives and translate findings for leadership.
• Mature loss tracking, including definitions, intake, taxonomy, and trend reporting.
• Manage the issue lifecycle from identification to remediation and closure.
• Perform and refresh RCSAs and support Business Impact Analyses.
• Develop KRIs and prepare risk reporting for governance forums, including board materials.

Skills

Operational risk

Risk assessments

Business continuity

Root cause analysis

Risk methodologies

Technical literacy

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

CS or Engineering degree

Tools

SQL

Python

BI tools

LogicGate

Job description

Robinhood is building an elite Crypto Risk team in the US to identify, assess, and mitigate risk across crypto products, operations, and platforms. The Risk Specialist will build and run operational risk management, focusing on technical and product risk while partnering with engineering and product teams.

The role requires hands-on risk assessments, incident analysis, and clear communication to non-engineering stakeholders.