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Head of Risk
Ondo Finance
United StatesRemote1mo ago
- Employment
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Lead
About the role
- Implement a comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework and playbook across smart contract, market, liquidity, and counterparty risk, with clear ownership and escalation paths
- Oversee and optimize the risk engine to manage margin requirements, liquidation protocols, risk-adjusted limits for collaterals, and liquidity parameters with the goal to balance growth and downside protection
- Embed risk-aware product design into all new launches, including perps and other leveraged products covering oracle reliability, tail-risk and exploit vectors
- Develop an automated Risk Dashboard with real-time monitoring and implement reporting systems that provide clear visibility into firm-wide risk exposure
- Oversee resilient and rigorous risk engine design to ensure system stress tests handling capabilities, scenario analysis (flash-crash, black swan de-pegs, liquidity shocks), ensure adequacy of capital buffers to maintain platform stability
- Mapping out custody risk: qualified custodians, segregation of assets, insurance if possible, proof-of-reserves, hot wallet exposure, and operational controls around key management / multisig / MPC
- Design and calibrate withdrawal, redemption, and liquidity mechanisms to reduce systemic risk while maintaining a strong user experience
- Define and implement Ondo’s holistic ERM framework across protocol, financial, and operational domains
- Own risk parameterization including collateral requirements, leverage limits, liquidation thresholds, and liquidity buffers
- Evaluate smart contract architectures and protocol designs for potential vulnerabilities and systemic risks
- Design and enforce risk controls around treasury management, stablecoin exposure, and onchain liquidity
- Assess and manage due diligence process for all counterparty risk across exchanges, market makers, custodians, and other partners
- Partner with engineering and product teams to embed risk considerations into all stages of the development lifecycle
- Architect monitoring systems and dashboards to track real-time exposures and trigger risk alerts
- Lead scenario analysis and stress testing across market conditions, liquidity shocks, and protocol failures
- Establish governance processes for risk decisions, including escalation frameworks and cross-functional alignment
- Advise leadership on tradeoffs between growth, capital efficiency, and risk tolerance
- 8+ years of experience in risk management, trading, or related quantitative roles, spanning both traditional finance and crypto
- Deep understanding of equities markets, derivatives (including perpetual futures), crypto markets, collateralized lending, and exchange mechanics across both CeFi and DeFi
- Proficiency with quantitative tooling for risk modeling and simulation
- Strong familiarity with smart contract systems and common DeFi risk vectors
- Experience defining and managing risk parameters such as margining, liquidation engines, auto-deleveraging, and liquidity controls
- Demonstrated ability to operate at both strategic and highly technical levels
- Strong quantitative intuition with ability to model and evaluate market, liquidity, credit, and counterparty risk
- Proven track record of owning risk decisions in high-stakes, fast-moving environments with material capital at risk
- Experience at a centralized crypto exchange, derivatives venue, or market maker
- Insurance domain knowledge, particularly in ****D&O, crime, cyber, and smart-contract coverage
- Background in building or scaling risk functions from scratch
- Hands-on experience with onchain analytics tools and real-time risk monitoring infrastructure
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks relevant to tokenized securities
- Experience working with hybrid or distributed teams
- Competitive compensation including but not limited to salary, future token rights, and/or equity (according to your preferences) — We are well-funded and believe that great talent deserves great compensation.
- Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental) and flexible vacation policy (PTO).
- Remote-first team across many countries — You will be an early team member helping shape our vision, culture, and design practices.
- A+ colleagues — Our team includes alumni from: Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Two Sigma, Bridgewater, SpaceX, AWS, Meta, Google, McKinsey, Circle, Uniswap.
- Best-in-class investors — We are proud to be backed by leading crypto experts and VCs, including Pantera Capital, Founders Fund and Coinbase Ventures.
Perks & benefits
- Distributed Team
- Unlimited Vacation
- Paid Time Off
- Equity Compensation
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