Capital19d ago

Chief Risk Officer

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We are a leading trading platform that is ambitiously expanding to the four corners of the globe.

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We are a leading trading platform that is ambitiously expanding to the four corners of the globe. Our top-rated products have won prestigious industry awards for their cutting-edge technology and seamless client experience. We deliver only the best, so we are always in search of the best people to join our ever-growing talented team.

We are looking for a senior risk leader who has operated in a regulated, multi-jurisdictional financial services environment and has the credibility, pace, and ownership instinct to lead at ExCo level. Beyond the technical credentials, we are looking for someone whose operating style matches ours.

You will sit on ExCo and work in close partnership with the Founder and the broader leadership team. Your mandate is to lead the risk agenda end-to-end - setting the framework, building the function, engaging regulators proactively, and ensuring Capital.com grows fast without growing reckless. The risk function today comprises a central group team and local risk heads across key markets. It is in a build phase. You are inheriting the foundation and shaping what it becomes.

Design and continuously evolve the enterprise risk framework - risk appetite, taxonomy, governance, and the operating model across the three lines - for a business spanning six regulated entities and growing
Lead all risk domains: market, credit, liquidity, operational, conduct, technology, regulatory, and crypto risk
Oversee the 24-hour risk monitoring function that supports Capital.com's global trading platform
Own hedging strategy oversight and client exposure management in partnership with the Dealing function
Drive capital planning, ICAAP/ILAAP, stress testing, VaR back-testing, and scenario analysis across all entities
Ensure full DORA compliance across ICT risk management, digital operational resilience, and third-party ICT oversight
Own the MiCA and CASP risk obligations as Capital.com expands into spot crypto across the EU
Lead regulatory relationships proactively across the FCA, CySEC, ASIC, DFSA, and CMA - and build those relationships in new markets as licences are secured
Support new jurisdiction entry from day one - providing risk leadership on market expansion before launch
Build and develop the risk team - developing talent, managing inherited structures, and building the function the business needs for 2028, not just today
Report to ExCo and the Board on risk matters - translating complexity into clear business language and decisions that enable growth

Significant senior risk leadership experience in a regulated financial services environment - trading, brokerage, CFD, or closely adjacent
Deep multi-jurisdictional regulatory knowledge - FCA and CySEC are essential; ASIC, DFSA, CMA, and MiCA/CASP experience are a strong advantage
Proven track record building or materially maturing a risk function - not just maintaining one that already works
Strong technical depth across market risk, operational risk, regulatory capital, and digital resilience (DORA)
CFA or FRM preferred - exceptional experience may substitute

You move without being directed. When you see a problem, you act on it - you do not wait to be asked.
You take end-to-end ownership. You drive outcomes. You do not pass the buck.
You bring fresh thinking. You do not default to how it was done in your last role.
You listen. You build trust across teams. You develop the people around you.
You are commercial. You understand that risk management exists to enable growth - not to obstruct it.
You are board-ready. You can hold your own in a regulator meeting, an ExCo debate, or a conversation with the founder.