Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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Sygnum is the world’s first regulated Digital Asset Bank, founded on Swiss and Singapore dual heritage, operating globally. We make digital assets bankable, secure and convenient, empowering our clients to invest in the digital asset economy with complete trust. For the first time with Sygnum, major currencies and digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and digital CHF and asset tokens are seamlessly integrated in one account.

We are seeking an entrepreneurial Risk Manager to join our Risk Management team in Zurich.

Tasks
  • Working together with the CRO (Chief Risk Officer) as well as senior leaders to continuously develop a robust risk management framework and architecture for Sygnum – encompassing regulatory risk, market risk, credit risk, operational risk, stress testing, modelling and analytics, etc.
  • Supporting in building a highly collaborative and proactive risk function that is able to navigate the increasingly complex business and regulatory environment that the Company operates in, with a focus on Switzerland and Singapore initially, but eventually across Europe and Asia
  • Compiling, assessing, and reporting risk information
  • Ensuring that systems and procedures are set up to recognise, identify, measure, monitor and control risks incurred by Sygnum and adapting them to new businesses and products
  • Identifying control weaknesses, reporting them and suggesting corrective actions when possible
  • Fostering a culture of confident and informed risk-taking and strong risk governance through training, communication, and promotion of the agreed risk framework
  • Supporting strategic projects which are also relevant from a risk perspective, particularly with regards to technology (e.g. core banking system implementation, custody module)


Requirements
  • Business degree (Uni/FH) or experience in the regulated Financial Services sector with degree as certified public accountant
  • Understanding in and knowledge of digital assets (”cryptocurrencies”)/ blockchain/ “ICOs”
  • Professional experience in IT-audit / IT-security / cyber-risks / IT-risk frameworks
  • Professional experience in the Financial Service business and several specific Financial Services processes
  • Sound knowledge in the area of risk control / risk management, especially in the Financial Service Industry
  • Profound functional knowledge in relevant areas of risk frameworks & swiss regulations, i.e. regarding regulatory matters (Swiss laws and regulations and preferably EU financial law concepts, ideally also from Singapore)
  • Deep knowledge of MS-Office applications, especially Powerpoint, Word and Excel (including macro)
  • Conceptual thinker with strong analytical and technical skills as well as courage to provide clear guidance based on own assessments
  • Goal and results oriented, able to work with minimal direction and providing hands-on and practicable solutions
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal in German & English

Nice to have:
  • Education in the field of risk management and/or auditing (CIA, CRMA, FRM, etc.)
  • Experience/knowledge in programming and databases
  • Strong interest in or knowledge of crypto-currencies/blockchain/cryptography
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Deadline: 10-05-2024

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