Chief Risk Officer

About the Opportunity We are retained by a technology-driven, multi-strategy digital asset hedge fund to appoint a Chief Risk Officer to lead firmwide risk management across all trading and investment activity. This is a deeply technical role, sitting at the intersection of portfolio risk, model governance, liquidity management, and operational resilience, with a mandate to build institutional-grade risk frameworks across a complex, automated trading environment.Role OverviewThe CRO will own the design and implementation of a holistic risk framework covering portfolio risk, model validation, liquidity, counterparty exposure, and operational risk. The role requires a strong quantitative mindset, robust governance instincts, and the ability to partner closely with trading, engineering, and executive leadership.Key ResponsibilitiesDefine and enforce firmwide risk limits across strategies and counterparties.Build real-time and batch risk dashboards for senior leadership.Conduct pre- and post-trade risk analysis, stress testing, and scenario analysis.Oversee automated risk controls and auto-liquidation frameworks.Establish and lead independent model validation across all systematic strategies.Review assumptions, data quality, robustness, and implementation fidelity.Maintain model inventory, approval workflows, and review cycles.Oversee liquidity, collateral, and margin management across venues.Optimize capital deployment and lead balance-sheet hedging analysis.Lead counterparty and venue risk assessments.Support regulatory and investor due-diligence processes.Partner with engineering to embed risk data pipelines and alerting systems.Qualifications10+ years in risk management, portfolio construction, or capital allocation.Strong experience in quantitative trading environments.Proven track record building risk frameworks from scratch.Excellent stakeholder communication skills.Python or similar technical proficiency preferred.#J-18808-Ljbffr