Risk Manager

Job Overview:

This role sits at the core of Cobo's governance framework, with direct visibility to senior management and regulators. You will be the key driver of risk oversight across the organization, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure resilience, compliance, and sustainable growth in a fast-evolving industry.

Job Responsibilities:

• Execute and continuously enhance the firm’s risk governance framework, ensuring that:
  (i) risk management policies and frameworks remain robust, up-to-date, and aligned with business growth; and
  (ii) key risk matters including emerging risks, regulatory developments, and incidents, are appropriately reviewed and governed by the Risk Management Committee (RMC)
• Proactively identify, assess, and report on both existing and emerging risks across the organization, particularly in the context of digital assets and evolving regulatory landscapes
• Design, implement, and monitor effective risk controls, ensuring systematic tracking and mitigation of key risk exposures
• Maintain and continuously update the enterprise risk register; conduct risk and control assessments across business processes, clearly articulating risk exposures and recommending practical mitigation strategies to senior management
• Oversee the incident management process end-to-end, ensuring timely remediation, thorough root cause analysis, and implementation of preventive measures
• Develop and maintain key risk indicators (KRIs) and support the definition and monitoring of the firm’s risk appetite framework
• Facilitate risk awareness through presentations, training sessions, and workshops on risk identification, assessment, and mitigation
• Partner cross-functionally with stakeholders across product, engineering, operations, and compliance to understand interdependencies and assess risk implications at both strategic and operational levels

Job Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in risk management within a financial institution; experience in digital assets, crypto, or fintech environments is highly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Risk Management, Business, or a related discipline
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks and regulatory expectations, particularly MAS requirements
• Solid knowledge of operational risk management, internal controls, and governance practices
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate complex risks into actionable insights
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across different levels of the organization
• High level of ownership, adaptability, and a collaborative, hands-on mindset