Risk Manager
Bitfarms is a global, publicly traded Bitcoin mining company that operates a diversified portfolio of data centers in the U.S., Canada, Argentina, and Paraguay. As a vertically integrated company, it manages its infrastructure to power the decentralized financial economy and is expanding into High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Projects
About Bitfarms Ltd.
Bitfarms is a global, vertically integrated digital infrastructure company that builds and manages data centers primarily for Bitcoin mining, while strategically expanding into High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a self-mining entity, Bitfarms integrates onsite technical repair, proprietary data analytics, and in-house electrical engineering to maintain high operational performance and uptime. The company, which became publicly traded in 2019, operates a growing portfolio of data centers in the U.S., Canada, Argentina, and Paraguay, capitalizing on reliable energy markets. This expansion not only strengthens its operational capacity but also aims to deliver long-term value and support local communities through economic opportunities and job creation.
Skills
About the Role
You will identify, assess and manage legal and regulatory risks across business operations, contracts and strategic initiatives. You will develop and maintain legal risk assessment frameworks, policies and mitigation strategies. You will support litigation, regulatory inquiries and compliance matters and prepare risk reporting for leadership. You will advise stakeholders on contractual and regulatory exposure, contribute to incident response and investigations, and promote a risk-aware culture.
Requirements
- 5–7 years of experience in legal risk management compliance legal advisory or related roles
- Bachelor’s degree in Law Business Risk Management or a related field JD or equivalent strongly preferred
- Solid understanding of legal regulatory and compliance risk frameworks
- Experience working with contracts litigation risk regulatory compliance and corporate governance
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate risk and recommend pragmatic solutions
- Excellent communication skills able to explain legal risks clearly to non legal stakeholders
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
- Experience in regulated industries such as financial services technology energy healthcare crypto or fintech (preferred)
- Familiarity with enterprise risk management ERM (preferred)
- Exposure to international or cross border regulatory environments (preferred)
- Professional certifications such as CRMP CCEP CRCM are a plus
Responsibilities
- Identify assess and manage legal and regulatory risks across business operations contracts and strategic initiatives
- Develop and maintain legal risk assessment frameworks policies and mitigation strategies
- Partner with internal legal counsel and external advisors on litigation disputes regulatory inquiries and compliance matters
- Review and assess risk exposure related to contracts commercial agreements partnerships and vendor relationships
- Monitor changes in laws regulations and industry standards and advise stakeholders on impact
- Lead risk reporting and escalation including preparation of materials for senior leadership and governance committees
- Support enterprise risk management initiatives with a legal risk lens
- Contribute to incident response investigations and remediation efforts
- Promote a strong risk aware and compliance focused culture across the organization
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedule Monday to Thursday in office Friday work from home
- Travel up to 30% to visit sites in North America