Risk Officer (80-100%) Full Time

Sygnum is a global digital asset banking group, founded on Swiss and Singapore heritage. We empower professional and institutional investors, banks, corporates and DLT foundations to invest in digital assets with complete trust. Our team enables this through our institutional-grade security, expert personal service and portfolio of regulated digital asset banking, asset management, tokenization and B2B services.

In Switzerland, Sygnum holds a banking licence and has CMS and Major Payment Institution Licences in Singapore. The group is also regulated in the established global financial hubs of Abu Dhabi and Luxembourg.

We believe that the future has heritage. Our crypto-native team of banking, investment and digital asset technology professionals are building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies that we call Future Finance. To learn more about how Sygnum’s mission and values are shaping this digital asset ecosystem, please visit sygnum.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Our Values

A key pillar of our success are the Sygnum values that define and unite us a team. We proudly call them our SYGN values:

• S stands for the importance we hold in Seeking and seizing opportunities, and the way we take personal ownership for delivering results for our clients;
• Y represents the way we say Yes to maintaining the highest level of integrity and fairness in everything we do. Sygnumers always display confidence without attitude;
• G reminds us to always Grow and win together. We only succeed by supporting each other and challenging ourselves, and our team-mates, to reach for new heights;
• N is here for Nose for value because we are always looking to focus on what matters most to our clients, partners and team.

Sygnum has one of the most diverse teams in the industry. Diversity plays a central role in keeping our work culture open, our teams productive and energised, and our solutions at the forefront of the industry. In the spirit of our SYGN value to “grow and win together”, we fully embrace an equal opportunity mindset in the way we onboard, develop and promote our team members.

About the role

• Working together with the Chief Risk Officer to further develop Sygnum’s risk management framework
• Driving the implementation of existing and new risk methodologies, processes and tools
• Supporting to build a highly collaborative and proactive risk function that is able to navigate the increasingly complex business and regulatory environment especially in respect of operational risks
• Manage the Operational risk event notification and documentation process
• Conduct annual (RCSA) and ad – hoc risk assessments, in particular with regards to new technology, services and products
• Support the Risk appetite and KRI definition and annual renewal process
• Perform testing of the design and operational effectiveness of key controls and provide recommendations
• Perform risk analytics and prepare both financial and non financial risk reporting for different governance forums
• Support in fostering a company culture of confident and informed risk-taking and strong risk governance through training and communication

Our ideal candidate

• Excellent knowledge of Bank processes front to back, minimum 5 to 10 years’ experience in Banking, in a risk management (financial or non financial risk)
• Experience in rolling out Non-financial risk processes or strong interest in doing so
• Interest in or knowledge of crypto-currencies/blockchain/cryptography
• Self-motivated personality with positive can-do attitude
• Goal oriented, able to work providing hands-on and practicable solutions
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal in English and preferrable in German

Nice to have:

• Experience in market/credit or investment risk management
• Education in the field of risk management and/or auditing (CIA, CRMA, FRM, etc.)
• Experience/knowledge in programming and databases
• Knowledge of the Swiss regulatory framework and the expectations of the various stakeholders (regulators, external auditors, etc.)

Our Offer

Joining Sygnum means being part of a dynamic, global team that is building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies. Working at Sygnum, you will experience our fast-paced, exciting work environment that embraces meritocracy and collaboration and open communication. Alongside our ambitious long-term mission, we also come together for reaching important milestones and annual crypto-industry anniversaries like Bitcoin Pizza Day, and regularly celebrate together at themed company events as part of our journey to shape Future Finance.

Sygnum offers a comprehensive package of benefits for all team members. They include:

• Attractive combination of market salaries and entrepreneurial incentive scheme
• Flexible/Work at home policies
• Professional development via Mentoring and Buddy programs
• One-month fully paid sabbatical after five years of continuous employment

If you are passionate about the potential of blockchain to shape Future Finance and your profile is a good fit for this position, please send us your CV today!