Digital Asset Risk - Senior - Tech Consulting - Location Open

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​Digital Asset Risk Senior

Whole industries have been disrupted and transformed in recent years by digital technology. EY advises clients to understand, architect, select and implement bleeding edge solutions required to efficiently run their businesses, with a focus on Digital and Cloud. These service areas span E-commerce, Blockchain, Solution Architecture, Mobile Applications, Digital Platform Architecture, Digital Technology Strategy, and Digital IT Operations.  

 

The opportunity  

As a Blockchain Risk Senior, you will lead teams working closely with Financial Services clients to define how to operate products and solutions using blockchain technology and support the successful delivery of digital asset transformation projects through your technical and business expertise.  You will advise clients to understand, architect, select and implement bleeding edge controls required to effectively mitigate unique risks that digital asset products introduce to their organization. These product areas span crypto custody, crypto exchange, cross-border payments, stablecoin issuance, crypto staking, and asset/securities tokenization. 

Your key responsibilities   

• Supporting a team of risk analysts and working with client personnel to plan and perform risk assessments, analyze and evaluate company's complex IT systems, infrastructure, and risk issues, and identify risks associated with various digital asset products.
• Developing new leading practice controls for novel risks posed by digital asset and crypto products
• Contributing to the generation of new business opportunities for operational risk management including developing long-term client relationships, understanding the changing business and regulatory environment, and actively assessing/presenting new ways to serve clients. 

 

Skills and attributes for success  

• You're an innovator. You keep up to date on emerging technologies (especially blockchain) and are constantly thinking about potential applications. 
• You're a people developer. You find and cultivate talent to achieve outstanding results. You give your team creative freedom to innovate while holding them accountable for making good decisions and delivering results. 
• You're comfortable with ambiguity. In fact, you thrive in the face of complex problems with no obvious solutions. 
• You're entrepreneurial at heart. You have a passion for making your ideas a reality, building prototypes, and ultimately launching production-scale solutions in the market.   

 

 To qualify for the role, you must have  

• Bachelor's degree
• In-depth understanding of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and the underlying mechanics of various blockchains. Awareness of the unique risks associated with blockchains and crypto assets
• 3+ years of experience in technology risk, compliance, controls, and/or audit roles for Financial Institutions or crypto natives
• Strong attention to detail and experience supporting a risk and compliance program, working with Risk and Control Matrices and Enterprise Risk Frameworks
• A strong understanding of the shifting regulatory considerations of digital assets and how they impact Financial Institutions
• Comfort and experience dealing with ambiguity, uncertainty, and task switching
• Self-driven with a strong sense of accountability and ownership and proven experience driving outcomes with minimal oversight 

 

Ideally, you'll also have

• Digital/Crypto industry experience in areas such as tokenization, staking, digital funds, and crypto cu