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Chief Risk Officer

Capital
United Arab Emirates
Posted April 08, 2026
Hybrid

Job Overview

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.

 

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.

 

Responsibilities

    • 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

Requirements

    Experience and credentials

    • 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

      • How you operate

      • 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.

What you will get in return:

• Competitive Salary: We believe great work deserves great pay! Your skills and talents will be rewarded with a salary that makes you feel valued and motivated.
• Work-Life Harmony: Join a company that genuinely cares about you - because your life outside of work matters just as much as your time on the clock. #LI-Hybrid
• Generous Time Off: Need a breather? Our annual leave policy lets you recharge and enjoy life outside of work without a worry.
• Employee Referral Program: Love working here? Share the love! Bring your talented friends on board and get rewarded for growing our awesome team.
• Comprehensive Health & Pension Benefits: From medical insurance to pension plans, we’ve got your back. Plus, location-specific benefits and perks!
• Workation Wonderland: Live your digital nomad dreams with 30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply). Adventure awaits!
• Volunteer Days: Make a difference! Take two additional paid days each year to support causes you care about and give back to the community.

Be a key player at the forefront of the digital assets movement, propelling your career to new heights! Join a dynamic and rapidly expanding company that values and rewards talent, initiative, and creativity. Work alongside one of the most brilliant teams in the industry.

Applicable for Poland: Our company has an Internal Reporting Procedure. It is available from the Human Resources Department upon request [email protected]. You may report a violation referred to in the Procedure under the terms specified therein.

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