Chief Risk Officer, Capital.com

Group

Salary not provided

Senior and Expert level

London

Trading platform & app

Open for applications

Trading platform & app

1001+ employees

FintechB2CTradingMobile

Open for applications

Salary not provided

Senior and Expert level

London

1001+ employees

FintechB2CTradingMobile

Company mission

To empower individuals worldwide with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to make better financial decisions.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Significant senior risk leadership experience in a regulated financial services environment - trading, brokerage, CFD, or closely adjacent
Deep multi-jurisdictional regulatory knowledge - FCA and CySEC are essential; ASIC, DFSA, CMA, and MiCA/CASP experience are a strong advantage
Proven track record building or materially maturing a risk function - not just maintaining one that already works
Strong technical depth across market risk, operational risk, regulatory capital, and digital resilience (DORA)
CFA or FRM preferred - exceptional experience may substitute
You move without being directed. When you see a problem, you act on it - you do not wait to be asked
You take end-to-end ownership. You drive outcomes. You do not pass the buck
You bring fresh thinking. You do not default to how it was done in your last role
You listen. You build trust across teams. You develop the people around you
You are commercial. You understand that risk management exists to enable growth - not to obstruct it
You are board-ready. You can hold your own in a regulator meeting, an ExCo debate, or a conversation with the founder

What the job involves

We are looking for a senior risk leader who has operated in a regulated, multi-jurisdictional financial services environment and has the credibility, pace, and ownership instinct to lead at ExCo level
Beyond the technical credentials, we are looking for someone whose operating style matches ours
You will sit on ExCo and work in close partnership with the Founder and the broader leadership team
Your mandate is to lead the risk agenda end-to-end - setting the framework, building the function, engaging regulators proactively, and ensuring Capital.com grows fast without growing reckless
The risk function today comprises a central group team and local risk heads across key markets
It is in a build phase
You are inheriting the foundation and shaping what it becomes
Design and continuously evolve the enterprise risk framework - risk appetite, taxonomy, governance, and the operating model across the three lines - for a business spanning six regulated entities and growing
Lead all risk domains: market, credit, liquidity, operational, conduct, technology, regulatory, and crypto risk
Oversee the 24-hour risk monitoring function that supports Capital.com's global trading platform
Own hedging strategy oversight and client exposure management in partnership with the Dealing function
Drive capital planning, ICAAP/ILAAP, stress testing, VaR back-testing, and scenario analysis across all entities
Ensure full DORA compliance across ICT risk management, digital operational resilience, and third-party ICT oversight
Own the MiCA and CASP risk obligations as Capital.com expands into spot crypto across the EU
Lead regulatory relationships proactively across the FCA, CySEC, ASIC, DFSA, and CMA - and build those relationships in new markets as licences are secured
Support new jurisdiction entry from day one - providing risk leadership on market expansion before launch
Build and develop the risk team - developing talent, managing inherited structures, and building the function the business needs for 2028, not just today
Report to ExCo and the Board on risk matters - translating complexity into clear business language and decisions that enable growth

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Our take

Historically, the wealth-building opportunities afforded by investment have been reserved for those who already have money to spare, but Capital.com is working to change this. The company supplies a trading platform for everyday people to access trading opportunities and training resources, harnessing the power of technology to do so.

Founded in 2016, Capital.com is now a global company, boasting year-on-year growth since it launched. Its platform gives users access to over 3,700 markets for investing directly in global stocks and ETFs, or trade derivatives across the world. Focused on removing the barriers of entry for trading, the company supplies 24/7 customer service, on top of learning tools such as rolling news feeds, access to a demo account, and a YouTube channel.

Capital.com is one of Europe’s fastest-growing investment-trading platforms and aims to continue its expansion whilst solidifying current operations. With an active and growing user base, that continued to grow despite a downturn in the market in 2022, the company is poised to maintain its successes into the future.