AMLO (MiCAR)

Key Responsibilities: What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and implement risk management strategies to support KuCoin EU’s expansion across the EEA under the MiCAR and other regulatory frameworks.
• Drive risk assessment, mitigation, and control processes across both financial and non-financial risks, including market, counterparty, liquidity, operational, compliance, technology, and third-party risks.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to embed a strong risk culture and proactively manage risk exposure.
• Lead deep-dive risk reviews, documenting processes, assessing controls, and identifying areas for enhancement.
• Develop and monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) and provide clear, data-driven risk reporting to senior management.
• Support regulatory compliance efforts, including risk-related regulatory interactions and reporting obligations across the EEA region.
• Conduct scenario analysis and stress testing, ensuring KuCoin EU is prepared for evolving market conditions.
• Act as a strategic risk advisor, partnering with senior management to align risk management with business objectives.

What We Look For In You

• +5 years of experience in risk management within financial services, fintech, or digital assets.
• Strong expertise in Financial Risk (market, counterparty, liquidity) or Non-Financial Risk (operational, compliance, cybersecurity, third-party)—with a willingness to develop across both.
• Ability to independently manage risk projects, conduct risk-control assessments, and engage effectively with stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, methodologies, and regulatory expectations — experience with MiCAR or other European regulatory frameworks is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to deliver clear and concise risk insights to senior leadership.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, where priorities evolve quickly.
• Possess a bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business, Finance, Accounting & Economics, or a related field; alternatively, demonstrate equivalent professional experience with relevant certifications.
• Passion for fintech, crypto, and blockchain, with a strong interest in shaping risk strategies in the digital asset industry.