Risk Associate

About the Job

As the Risk Associate, reporting to the Director of Risk, you will play a key role in understanding and managing risks surrounding the platforms, participants, and transactions that zerohash works with every day, and in ensuring that strong risk controls are in place and operating effectively.

If you’re looking for a fast-paced role where you can make a visible contribution to a high growth financial services firm, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Work tightly with cross-functional teams to analyze risks, to evaluate internal controls, support internal audit activities, and to understand current business operations and future developments
• Own remediation plans and follow through from discovery to completion
• Support the Internal Audit function by performing control assessments, spot checks, and remediation activities
• Monitor for and assess risks presented by patterns and evolving risk trends, such as transaction flows, parties, services, or market structures that present aggregated risk
• Evaluate and document internal controls and required mitigations, ensuring that risks remain well-controlled and holding the organization accountable to applicable risk mitigations
• Understand and process information received by risk and audit teams
• Participate in reviews of data and reports provided to external parties and stakeholders
• Assist in the identification of risks to be managed
• Conduct audits and reviews of company activities to ensure that regulations, rules, and policies are being followed
• Conduct risk assessments of internal and external vendors, jurisdictions, regulations, competitors, services, and a variety of other topics
• Develop and advise on risk mitigation strategies
• Collaborate with various departments as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in risk, audit, or a closely related field
• Ability to conceptualize abstract concepts and communicate effectively to a diverse audience
• Demonstrated ability to see through the data to identify trends and patterns
• Experience in one or more of the following:
• Financial risk management
• Cryptocurrency settlement, custody, and markets
• Data security and privacy
• Fintech Product go to market process
• Dependable and diligent, with solid follow-through
• Self-directed, driven, with a burning desire to dig deeper and learn more
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• English language proficiency
• Willingness to work North American hours

Preferred

• Previous fintech or startup experience

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: zerohash covers roughly 100% of employee premiums as well as a portion of spouse/children (U.S. only)
• Vision & Dental Insurance (U.S. only)
• Chance to earn equity
• Maternity & Paternity leave (after 6 months)
• WeWork All Access Membership
• WFH Yearly Stipend
• L&D Yearly Stipend (after 6 months)

About zerohash

zerohash is the leading crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform and the operating system for digital money, powering the next generation of financial services. Founded in 2017, zerohash enables banks, brokerages, fintechs, and payment companies to offer crypto trading, stablecoin payments, and tokenized assets without having to build or manage complex blockchain infrastructure on their own.

The zerohash platform supports three core pillars: Trade, Transact, and Tokenize. Through a single integration, customers can launch regulated crypto buy, sell, and custody services; enable 24/7 stablecoin-based funding, payouts, and settlement; and issue and manage tokenized assets with built-in compliance, risk controls, and reporting. By abstracting away technical, regulatory, and operational complexity, zerohash allows partners to treat digital assets as just another financial primitive: fast, programmable, and global.

zerohash is trusted by some of the world’s most recognized financial and consumer brands, including Interactive Brokers, Morgan Stanley, Stripe, Franklin Templeton, BlackRock, DraftKings, Gusto, Worldpay, Kalshi, One Pay, among others. Today, zero infrastructure supports millions of end users across brokerage, wealth, payments, and marketplace platforms globally.

The company is deeply regulated and compliance-first, operating across the U.S. and internationally with licenses and approvals that allow partners to enter crypto and stablecoins with confidence. zerohash has become a trusted partner for enterprises seeking to modernize financial products while meeting the highest standards for security, risk management, and regulatory oversight.

To date, zerohash has raised over $280 million in funding from a mix of leading venture firms and strategic investors, including Morgan Stanley, Interactive Brokers, SoFi, Point72 Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and more.

zerohash has been featured in top-tier media outlets such as Bloomberg, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Reuters, Forbes, and CoinDesk,