Senior Market Surveillance & Risk Lead

Location: Austria
(Digital Assets / Financial Services Platform)

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About the Company

Our client is a fast‑growing international company operating in the digital asset and financial services sector, with regulated activities across Europe. The organisation develops technology‑driven products supporting digital transactions and market infrastructure in a compliant and secure manner.

The company places strong emphasis on market integrity, risk management, and regulatory alignment, and operates in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.

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The Role

We are seeking a Senior Market Surveillance & Risk Lead to establish, lead, and continuously enhance the firm’s market surveillance and risk management function in Austria.

This role is critical in monitoring trading activity, identifying market abuse risks, and ensuring ongoing alignment with EU and local regulatory expectations, including MiCA.

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What You’ll Do

• Lead the market surveillance and risk management framework for the Austrian entity

• Design and implement methodologies to detect market manipulation, abusive behaviour, wash trading, and suspicious activity

• Oversee real‑time surveillance tools, alerts, escalation, and investigation processes

• Ensure compliance with EU and Austrian regulatory requirements, including MiCA‑related conduct, risk, and market abuse obligations

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive risk management framework, covering:

  • Operational risks

  • Market risks

  • Custodial risks

  • Counterparty risks

• Produce internal and regulatory reporting on risk indicators, incidents, and remediation measures

• Partner closely with Compliance, Product, and Technology teams to assess risks related to product changes, system upgrades, and business growth

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What You’ll Need

• University degree in Finance, Economics, Law, Risk Management, or a related discipline

• 5–8+ years of relevant experience in:

  • Market surveillance

  • Risk management

  • Compliance
    within financial institutions, trading venues, fintechs, or digital asset platforms

• Strong understanding of EU market abuse regimes and MiCA requirements

• Experience working with surveillance, monitoring, and analytics tools

• Strong analytical, investigative, and leadership capabilities

• Fluency in English; German is strongly preferred

• Based in Austria

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Why Join

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Build and lead a key control function in a growing, regulated environment

• Work at the intersection of finance, technology, and regulation

• Have a tangible impact on market integrity and risk governance in Europe