Director, Asset Management Risk, Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets

Fidelity Investments Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Director of Asset Management Risk, focusing on cryptocurrencies and digital assets. This dynamic role involves analyzing market trends, assessing internal processes, and developing tools to monitor operational risks. You'll collaborate with various teams to ensure effective risk management and contribute to comprehensive reports that guide strategic decisions. If you're passionate about risk management and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is your chance to make a significant impact while working in a hybrid model that balances onsite and offsite work experiences.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in risk management, asset management, or investment banking.
• Strong SQL and data visualization skills required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data and controls to identify emerging risks and compile management reports.
• Perform proactive data analysis to identify risks for management.

Skills

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Project Management

SQL

Python

Data Visualization

Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

CFA Certification

FRM Certification

Tools

Tableau

Job description

Job Description:

The Team

Asset Management Risk provides direction to management and business units by proactively identifying and monitoring risks to protect the interests of the firm, clients, and associates. To execute this goal, Asset Management Risk is responsible for identifying, analyzing, aggregating, and reporting on significant and emerging risks to assist management in improving their controls and processes.

The Position

The Director, Asset Management Risk, Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets will support general risk oversight for Digital Assets, Equity, High Income, Fixed Income, Managed Accounts, and Asset Allocation Investment Teams, with a focus on blockchain and cryptocurrency related business capabilities, products, and services. Responsibilities include gathering industry data, analyzing market trends, assessing internal processes, developing tools to measure and monitor for operational risks, and designing plans to mitigate potential risks that could adversely impact Fidelity, our clients, or associates.

This role will be accountable for analyzing end-to-end processes, assessing related data and controls to identify potential risks, performing targeted data-driven risk assessments, and developing risk management reporting using data visualization tools.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated commitment and passion for risk management, asset management, and academic/or work experience in related markets or fields. Additionally, the candidate should possess excellent SQL, programming, and data visualization skills. Strong organizational, presentation and writing skills are also important success factors, as is the ability to communicate effectively, often to a senior audience. This role requires someone who is hard working, hungry to learn and achievement- and results-oriented.

The Expertise You Have

• 7+ years of experience; prior experience in an operating role in the crypto industry, at a top-tier management consulting firm, an asset management / private equity / venture capital firm, or in investment banking
• Extensive experience with blockchain technology and digital assets, along with an understanding of their technical underpinnings
• In depth knowledge of data analysis techniques and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau)
• Extensive project management experience
• SQL and Python programming experience a plus
• Bachelor’s degree required
• CFA and/or FRM certifications a plus

The Skills You Bring

• Strong data analysis skills (e.g., tools, strategies) with proven experience querying and analyzing large data sets and assessing outcomes
• Skilled at operating autonomously to achieve results in a dynamic environment
• Thrives in a dynamic organization where priorities shift to respond to business
• Superb verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to build executive level presentations and data visualizations
• Outstanding relationship management skills; customer service orientation
• Strong collaborator; able to develop and maintain working relationships with peers
• Ability to influence others to get the job done and partner with other areas of Fidelity

The Value You Deliver

• Analyzing data and controls to identify latent and emerging risks. The results of this analysis will be compiled into comprehensive management reports, including visual aids, interpretation of data analytics and conclusions.
• Actively perform proactive and targeted data analysis to identify risks for management.
• Perform ad-hoc quality control reviews for presentations and reports built by the team to ensure the integrity of the materials.
• Partner with business units to ensure that controls are working as intended and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of processing.

Certifications:

Category:

Risk

Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.