Financial Risk Officer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Financial Risk Officer (Fintech): Leading and embedding financial risk management across the hirify.global Group, primarily identifying, assessing, monitoring, and treating all types of Financial Risks. Focus on driving policies, standards, and challenge to ensure market, liquidity, credit, counterparty and capital risks are well-controlled, regulatory expectations are met, and the firm’s financial resilience underpins growth.

Location: Hybrid in Vienna, Austria, with an additional 25 days per year to work from a city or country of your choice.

Company

hirify.global simplifies wealth creation through a user-friendly platform empowering investors to trade cryptocurrencies, crypto indices, stocks, precious metals, and commodities, serving over 6 million customers across Europe.

What you will do

• Own and enhance the Financial Risk Management Framework, including policies, standards, and procedures across market, liquidity, credit, and capital risks.
• Provide independent 2LOD oversight of trading and treasury risk exposures, challenging risk models and monitoring policy compliance.
• Support ICAAP/ICARA, liquidity assessments, and prudential reporting under MiCA, CASP, and MiFID II.
• Develop concise reporting and dashboards on market, liquidity, counterparty, and funding risks for leadership.
• Partner with various teams (Trading, Treasury, Product, Technology, Operations) to embed frameworks and advise on product design from a risk and control perspective.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years in financial risk management, ideally in brokerage, trading, or crypto, with proven 2LOD oversight experience.
• Proficient in market, liquidity, credit, and capital risk management, with experience designing policies and frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of MiCA, MiFID II, MaRisk, BaFin, and prudential risk principles.
• Proficiency in analytics and reporting tools (Excel, Python, SQL).
• Entrepreneurial, adaptable, independent thinker, analytical, and a clear communicator with senior management and regulators.
• Passion for digital assets and building a secure, compliant, and innovative digital asset ecosystem.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with 25 days per year to work from a city or country of choice.
• Competitive total compensation package including participation in stock option plan.
• Access to confidential coaching, counselling, and mental health resources (OpenUP).
• 3 additional days off in 2026 for wellbeing.
• Unlimited access to Udemy for continuous learning and growth.
• Exclusive perks and discounts worldwide (lifestyle, wellness, tech, travel).
• Additional 8 weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave.
• Dedicated budget for home office setup.
• Free onsite dining (lunches and snacks) in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona, Berlin offices.
• Recognition for Tenure and company events.