FSO Tech Consulting - FinTech - Digital Asset Risk - Manager

FSO Tech Consulting - Fin Tech - Digital Asset Risk - Manager

Location:

New York, Boston

Base salary range: $142,600 - $261,500 per year.

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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.

As a Blockchain Risk Manager, 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.

As a Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager, you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing a comprehensive framework that addresses all facets of risk, governance, and compliance. This is a chance to influence multiple functions, including risk assessment, governance integrity, data management, and fraud prevention, while ensuring alignment with regulations and oversight bodies. Your strategic direction will shape the controls and methodologies that safeguard our organization’s future.

• Lead a team of risk analysts and work with client personnel to plan and perform risk assessments, analyze and evaluate the client’s complex IT systems, infrastructure, and risk issues, and identify risks associated with various digital asset products.
• Develop new leading‑practice controls for novel risks posed by digital asset and crypto products.
• Contribute 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 and presenting new ways to serve clients.
• Manage and deliver solutions or projects with a focus on quality and risk.
• Seek process improvements and identify innovative solutions.
• Oversee billability, workstream deliveries, project management, and engagement economics.
• Engage in frequent travel and client interactions, contributing to sales growth and RFP responses.

• 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. You thrive in the face of complex problems with no obvious solutions.
• You’re entrepreneurial  have a passion for making your ideas a reality, building prototypes, and ultimately launching production‑scale solutions in the market.
• Compliance management software expertise.
• Enterprise risk strategy optimization.
• Organizational control model design.
• Client relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Critical thinking and a global mindset.

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Typically 4-6 years of relevant experience.
• In‑depth understanding of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and the underlying mechanics of various blockchains. Awareness of the unique risks associated…