Financial Risk Officer

• Location: Amsterdam
• Type: Permanent
• Job #16732

Our Client
A rapidly growing fintech based in Amsterdam is looking for a Senior Financial Risk Officer to take ownership of the company’s market risk framework.

Your Role

• Lead the market-risk program: Own and enhance risk policies, methodologies, and limits (including VaR, stress scenarios, liquidity-adjusted exposure, and concentration limits).
• Develop monitoring and reporting tools: Provide daily risk dashboards, investigate limit breaches, recommend corrective measures, and escalate when needed.
• Independently assess new product risk: Evaluate market-risk implications of new offerings and major service updates.
• Design and execute stress tests: Develop macro and micro scenario tests tailored to crypto market dynamics, and deliver forward-looking insights to leadership.
• Govern risk models and margins: Validate and improve VaR, margin, back-testing, benchmarking, and sensitivity methodologies. Ensure alignment with industry standards and assist in model validation efforts.
• Manage liquidity and funding risk interdependencies: Model how market fluctuations affect liquidity requirements (e.g., margin calls, withdrawals), and work closely with Treasury on contingency plans.
• Support exchange operations: Oversee market risk considerations for new listings, monitor exposure of Market Makers and Liquidity Providers, and escalate as necessary.

We’d love to see

• 5+ years in market risk roles within trading firms, crypto exchanges, investment banks, or fintechs. Crypto exposure is a significant plus.
• Advanced degree in Finance, Mathematics, Physics, Econometrics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Deep knowledge of derivatives pricing, portfolio risk metrics (e.g., VaR), alternative risk measures, stress testing, scenario design, and margining.
• Familiarity with exchange operations, margin trading, lending, and staking services.
• Experience implementing or interpreting capital markets regulations (MiCAR, DORA, EMIR, CRR/IFR).
• Outstanding written and verbal English skills. Able to present confidently to senior management.
• A proactive, hands-on mentality suited to fast-paced environments.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Well-being budget
• Training and development budget
• Pension scheme
• Internet allowance
• Hybrid working