Operational Risk Manager

Bitcoin Suisse is the Swiss crypto-native pioneer and trusted gateway to crypto asset investing. As the leading crypto financial service provider in Switzerland, we operate across the most relevant crypto exchanges and provide brokerage, custody, staking and other crypto-related services at the forefront of technical innovation. We are as dedicated to our clients as we are passionate about cryptocurrencies and the underlying blockchain technology. We make things happen and have helped to shape the crypto and blockchain ecosystem in Switzerland as a driving force in the development of the ‘Crypto Valley’. Bitcoin Suisse is headquartered in Zug with offices in Copenhagen, Vaduz and Bratislava and targets (ultra-) high-net-worth private individuals and institutional clients.

Operational Risk Manager

You will be the primary contact for the Financial Market Authority (FMA) and ensure compliance with local laws and regulations. The role entails maintenance of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, Business Continuity Management Framework as well as our internal Risk Champion community. Key responsibilities include management of our inventory of Risks, Controls and their assessments and effectiveness, for which you leverage on the Risk Champions. You manage our Operational Risk events database. Furthermore you ensure timely regulatory reporting to local authorities, and maintaining a thorough understanding of the regulatory landscape.

You will have the following responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance our Enterprise Risk Management Framework including the Risk Appetite Framework
• Manage the inventory of Risks and Controls. Leverage on the community of Risk champions in the 1st LoD for operational risk management activities (e.g. risk and control self-assessment)
• Manage and further educate our internal community of Risk Champions
• Establish a Risk Culture across the whole company
• Develop and roll out a Control testing methodology and plan
• Carry out independent assessments of Risks and the effectiveness of Controls
• Manage Operational Risk events, ensuring that issues are identified and addressed, while providing transparency to the senior management (“Incident & Issue Management”)
• Support the Business Continuity Management of the company
• Maintain and update Risk policies and instructions
• Develop, improve and document Risk processes that fall in your area of responsibility

What you bring along

• Degree in Economics, Risk, Finance, or related field
• At least three years of experience in an operational Risk Management role within the financial industry in Switzerland
• Proactive, self-motivated, and well-organized personality, entrepreneurial can-do attitude, and highest level of integrity
• Knowledge of regulations as MiCAR, DORA are an advantage
• Ability of dealing with multiple challenging assignments in parallel with highest attention to details
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to meet deadline
• Fluent in English and German; other languages are a plus

What we offer

• Expertise: Work with crypto native experts
• Culture: Positive and supportive team culture that relies on high performer goals and values
• Activities: Regular team events and activities
• Ownership: High level of autonomy and responsibility
• Crypto Salary: Option to get a part of your salary in Bitcoin and/or Ether
• Fitness: Sport over lunch program
• Location: Office location in crypto valley right next to the train station of Zug
• Workation: Enjoy the flexibility of working across designated EU countries, with up to 10 days a year to combine work and travel

Please note that for this position, only direct applications with a valid working permit for Switzerland will be considered.