Job Description
The Risk Team at Copper embeds and maintains an effective Enterprise Risk Management Framework across the business lines, ensuring that any risks to the business are identified, assessed and measures put in place to mitigate or reduce the risk in accordance with regulatory compliance.
This role will be crucial in identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks, crafting and executing innovative risk management strategies for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, ensuring they align with our ambitious business goals and regulatory standards.
Risk Management Responsibilities
* Support the MD of Copper Markets (AG) with the risk assessment framework including identifying the inherent risks, assessing controls, residual risks and ensuring the business remains within our risk appetite.
* Analysis, reporting and tracking of all material risks as a 2nd line function.
* Assisting the design & implementation of quantitative & qualitative strategy & risk controls.
* Ensure the protection of the business with the operational effectiveness of Risk systems & procedures.
* Attend the risk review meetings which aim to continually assess and manage all forms of risk across the enterprise.
Security Responsibilities
* Risk oversight of high security environments.
* Manage the technology security and physical security system and programmes.
* Conduct security risk assessments for facilities, staff and life systems e.g., access control.
Resilience Responsibilities
* Assist with the management of resilience programmes for a financial services business with regulatory obligations.
* Managing external clients and/or regulators.
Your Experience, Skills and Knowledge
* Extensive professional experience working in a role managing risk, governance and security, preferably in the fintech space or in a regulated environment.
* Strong awareness of process, controls, systems, and technology relevant to a fintech business.
* Understanding of operational, technical, market and liquidity Risk.
* A working knowledge of the main regulatory frameworks relating to Risk.
* Ability to assert, influence and clearly articulate risks and issues to non-risk members of staff.
* Strong operational risk acumen, including the perceptiveness to identify early key risk indicators.
* Lead and drive controls across products and functions.
* Ability to manage through influence, having the soft skills required to form meaningful cross functional relationships.
* Assurance programme experience or qualifications.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
* Risk Management certifications, Security Certifications (CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO27001) or other relevant certifications.
* Experience working in the crypto currency industry.
About the Benefits
In return for everything you can bring to Copper, we offer an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with career opportunities and a welcoming working environment.