Trading Risk Control Lead (Web3)

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Company

hirify.global is a cryptocurrency exchange and digital financial platform serving users across more than 200 countries and regions, with products spanning trading, payments, wealth management, custody, institutional services, and Web3.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain risk frameworks, assessments, risk appetite measures, and controls for regulated digital asset businesses.
• Oversee market surveillance, investigate potential market abuse, and coordinate escalations and regulatory reporting with Compliance and Legal.
• Improve surveillance systems, monitoring scenarios, alert thresholds, data coverage, and investigation processes.
• Lead risk and surveillance workstreams for VASP and equivalent licence applications, including regulatory documentation, regulator engagement, and operational readiness.
• Report key risks, surveillance findings, and remediation progress to management and boards while assessing new products, business changes, and jurisdictional expansion with internal teams.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in risk management, market surveillance, or regulatory oversight within a digital asset business or regulated financial institution.
• Hands-on experience investigating trading activity and strong understanding of market abuse, market microstructure, and order books.
• Experience developing risk frameworks, governance documentation, and management reporting, and supporting licence applications or regulatory reviews.
• Familiarity with digital asset products, exchange operations, and regulatory expectations for licensed businesses.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaborate across teams.
• Degree in finance, economics, law, risk management, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with surveillance platforms such as Solidus Labs, Nasdaq SMARTS, or Eventus.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Python, or other trading data analysis tools.
• Experience supporting regulated entities or licensing projects across multiple jurisdictions.
• Relevant professional qualifications such as FRM or CFA.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional development support through a Study Growth Fund.
• Regular team-building activities, workshops, and internal events.
• Collaboration with an international team across global locations.
• Career advancement and internal mobility opportunities within a rapidly expanding company.