Senior Risk Manager
Zodia Custody provides institutional digital asset custody services backed by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, and SBI Holdings.
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About Zodia Custody
Zodia Custody helps institutional investors securely store and manage digital assets by providing bank-grade custody infrastructure. Users can access segregated cold storage, trade from custody through Interchange, and connect to vetted services via Gateway. Zodia Custody combines traditional banking standards with digital asset innovation.
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About the Role
You will oversee and enhance enterprise risk management across international entities. You will lead risk assessments, RCSAs, control testing, audit and assurance activities, and reporting for senior management and boards. You will also support operational resilience and business continuity while partnering with business functions, auditors, regulators, and senior stakeholders.
Requirements
- 7+ years of risk management experience within financial services
- At least 2 years of experience in digital assets, crypto, or blockchain
- Understanding of enterprise risk management principles, frameworks, and governance models
- Experience in a Three Lines of Defence environment
- Experience implementing and enhancing risk programmes across organisations
- Experience engaging senior leadership, boards, auditors, and regulators
- Project management and prioritisation skills
- Experience in a high-growth fintech, digital asset, or regulated technology environment
- Professional risk or digital asset certifications
- Experience supporting international subsidiaries across multiple regulatory jurisdictions
- Experience with operational resilience, technology risk, or crypto asset risk frameworks
Responsibilities
- Maintain and enhance the enterprise risk management framework
- Oversee subsidiary risk programmes across global jurisdictions
- Drive risk governance activities across the business
- Lead and coordinate operational, strategic, product, and crypto asset risk assessments
- Facilitate RCSAs, control testing, and risk identification activities
- Monitor emerging risks, regulatory developments, and financial crime trends
- Develop risk mitigation strategies with business leaders
- Lead SOC 1 Type II audit activities
- Support SOC 2, ISO 27001, and broader risk assurance programmes
- Prepare and present risk reporting to senior management, risk committees, and boards
- Oversee material risk incidents, remediation activities, and risk action plans
- Support operational resilience and business continuity capabilities
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Operations, and Client Services to strengthen critical services and processes
Benefits
- Monthly socials and seasonal celebrations
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Private health care
- Critical illness cover
- Life insurance
- Flexible bank holidays