Chief Risk Officer

12 hours ago

Singapore Obita Full time $120,000 - $240,000 per year

Role Overview

As the founding Chief Risk Officer (CRO), you will be responsible for building and executing the company's risk management framework. This role combines strategic enterprise risk governance with hands-on treasury operations and transaction risk management, ensuring both resilience and scalability. Working closely with the Head of Legal & Compliance/MLRO, you will establish a "dual defense line" of compliance and risk to support sustainable global growth.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and lead the group's enterprise risk management framework, covering financial, operational, market, credit, technology, and partner risks;
  • Oversee liquidity and treasury risk management, including daily fund operations, position monitoring, reconciliation, clearing, and settlement controls;
  • Design and implement transaction monitoring and anti-fraud strategies, including on-chain address screening, anomaly detection, and escalation procedures;
  • Conduct counterparty and partner due diligence, ensuring robust risk assessment of banks, payment channels, custodians, and other service providers;
  • Collaborate with the Head of Legal & Compliance/MLRO to align risk controls with AML/KYC/KYB, sanctions, and regulatory expectations;
  • Partner with Product and Technology teams to embed risk controls into product design, enabling automation and scalability of monitoring systems;
  • Lead contingency planning for stablecoin de-peg, settlement disruptions, and channel failures, including stress testing and scenario analysis;
  • Provide periodic risk reports and recommendations to senior management and the Board, offering data-driven insights for strategic decisions;
  • Build and scale a risk management team across treasury risk, transaction monitoring, fraud prevention, and operational risk as the company grows.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or above in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, Accounting, or related disciplines;
  • 8+ years of risk management experience in payments, fintech, or digital assets, with practical exposure to cross-border treasury operations;
  • Strong knowledge of cross-border payment flows, liquidity management, stablecoin and virtual asset risks;
  • Hands-on expertise in fund operations, position management, reconciliation, clearing, and settlement;
  • Familiarity with AML/KYC/KYB, fraud prevention, and transaction monitoring frameworks;
  • Fluent in English and Chinese, with strong cross-cultural communication and leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous leadership experience in cross-border payments, stablecoin wallets, or VASPs;
  • Proven track record of building risk systems, rule engines, or data-driven fraud and liquidity monitoring frameworks;
  • Access to emerging market payment channels or banking networks, with expertise in liquidity and settlement practices;
  • Ability to scale a risk function from zero to one in a high-growth startup environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $8, $15,000.00 per month

Benefits:

  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance

Work Location: In person

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