Senior Associate, Risk Advisory

About the Role

The Risk Management Support (RMS) Senior Associate will be responsible for safeguarding our organization's assets, reputation, and compliance by overseeing risk management, vendor relationships, business continuity planning, and data privacy protection. The RMS Senior Associate will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor risks in relation to these.

General Responsibilities

The RMS Senior Associate is expected to provide support on the following:

Fraud Management

• Identify, investigate, and manage internal and external fraud cases.
• Become an expert in transaction monitoring solutions deployed in the company.
• Analyzing events, transaction data, and audit trails to determine root causes and vulnerabilities.
• Maintaining a robust fraud response plan including urgent actions immediately post-event.
• Helping in the development and adoption of anti-fraud rules and systems.
• Keeping updated on global fraud trends and fraud risk mitigation approaches.
• As part of ERM, maintain an accurate list of fraud risks based on internal reviews of processes.
• Documenting fraud patterns, industry best practices, and writing operational incident reports.
• Communicating across internal and external stakeholders in order to coordinate a proper fraud investigation and response.
• Helping conduct external and internal fraud awareness campaigns/training in the company. 

Vendor Management

• Managing vendor relationships and contracts to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Evaluating vendor performance, adherence to service level agreements (SLAs), and compliance with contractual terms.
• Developing and maintaining a vendor risk assessment framework.
• Collaborating with vendors to improve performance, quality, and cost-effectiveness.

Business Continuity

• Creating and maintaining a robust business continuity and disaster recovery plan.
• Conducting regular tests and simulations to ensure readiness for various disaster scenarios.
• Collaborating with internal departments to develop and document business continuity procedures.
• Providing training and guidance to employees on business continuity best practices.

Data Privacy Protection

• Ensure compliance with data protection laws and regulations, such as GDPR or CCPA.
• Developing and implementing data privacy policies, procedures, and training programs.
• Monitoring and investigating data privacy incidents and breaches.

Risk Management

• Identifying and assessing potential risks to the organization's operations, assets, and reputation.
• Developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies and action plans.
• Continuously monitoring and updating risk profiles in response to changing business environments.
• Preparing reports and presentations on risk analysis and mitigation efforts for senior management and stakeholders.

In addition to the above, RMS Senior Associate is expected to complete all other tasks that may be asked by Management.

Qualifications

• A proven track record in operations, compliance, or risk management.
• Familiarity with blockchain fraud detection, investigation, and resolution tools and processes.
• Proficiency with data aggregation and analysis using various tools.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, organization and time management skills.
• Effective communicator (oral and written), influencing skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Big-picture thinking, problem-solving, creativity, learning agility.
• Demonstrates accountability, a passion to perform, and determination in achieving the team’s goals.
• Comfort working in a high-growth, constantly changing environment.

Our Culture

Communication

We prioritize clear and transparent communication, ensuring that there is clarity among everyone we work with.

We aim to have a collaborative environment, where innovative ideas in investment strategies are shared openly and constructively, driving the industry forward.

Customer-focus

We think about how our decisions impact our customers and ensure we provide the best experience that we can.

We believe in building lasting relationships with our clients, constantly learning from and listening to them, and always strive to look out for what’s best for both sides.

Commitment

We always aim to do the right thing, and to do the right thing, excellently. We take accountability seriously, and uphold ourselves to high standards, ensuring that we execute with attention to detail.

We are dedicated to the long-term success of our clients in the dynamic world of financial technology, maintaining integrity and professionalism in every aspect of our work.