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Chief Risk Officer - D01 Cecil, Marina, People’s Park, Raffles Place, SG

Chief Risk Officer - D01 Cecil, Marina, People’s Park, Raffles Place, SG

OBITA PTE. LTD.D01 Cecil, Marina, People’s Park, Raffles Place, SG
2 hours ago
Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

Key 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.

Requirements

  • 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 ;
  • 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.

    • Tell employers what skills you have

    Leadership

    Scalability

    Due Diligence

    Product Design

    Economics

    Management Accounting

    Anomaly Detection

    Fraud

    Banking

    Prevention

    Stress Testing

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