Risk Specialist

Robinhood • Menlo Park, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Risk Specialist supports execution of Robinhood Crypto’s risk management program, partnering closely with Crypto Risk leadership to monitor, assess, and report on risk across the business. The role has a hands-on focus on operational risk management, particularly technical and product risk, and helps the company launch new products while protecting customers and the firm.

The position assesses new products and business changes, conducts risk and control self-assessments, analyzes incidents and issues, tracks operational losses, and prepares reporting for governance forums. It also translates technical risks into actionable language for non-engineering colleagues and works with engineering, product, compliance, crypto operations, and enterprise risk teams to maintain a consistent view of risk.

The role is based in the New York, NY or Menlo Park, CA offices, with in-person attendance expected at least three days per week.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in operational risk, enterprise risk management, or technology risk at a regulated financial services or crypto/fintech firm.
• Hands-on experience facilitating risk assessments, including RCSAs and technology, product, or process risk assessments, working directly with business, product, and engineering owners.
• Experience designing, running, or materially contributing to business continuity or disaster recovery exercises, including scenario design, facilitation, and after-action reporting.
• Experience performing root cause or thematic analysis across incidents and identifying patterns and systemic issues from operational data.
• Deep understanding of risk management methodologies, including risk taxonomies, control design, KRIs, and issue management.
• Technical exposure and comfort working in a technical environment, including the ability to read engineering design documents and incident postmortems and extract the risk.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical colleagues and presenting risk findings to stakeholders across the organization.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to independently identify and address risk.

Nice To Haves

• US-based enterprise risk management experience.
• Direct cryptocurrency industry experience, with familiarity with crypto products, custody, and blockchain fundamentals.
• A computer science or engineering degree, especially alongside a career in risk, compliance, or another non-engineering role.
• Experience building or operating an operational loss event program.
• Exposure to third-party and vendor risk management, particularly for critical technology or custody providers.
• Familiarity with operational resilience regulatory expectations such as NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500, DORA, or MiCA.
• Experience with governance, risk, and compliance tools such as LogicGate or similar platforms.
• Analytical background with knowledge of SQL, Python, or a BI tool.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate technical risk assessments and product risk assessments for new and existing crypto products, features, and business changes; document and assess risks and controls with engineering and product owners.
• Analyze incident and issue data to identify recurring root causes, control weaknesses, and systemic themes; lead or support retrospectives on material events and turn findings into actionable risk insights for leadership.
• Mature operational loss tracking, including loss definitions, intake, taxonomy, linkage to incidents and issues, and trend reporting.
• Manage the issue management lifecycle from identification and prioritization through remediation tracking and closure, ensuring appropriate handling and escalation.
• Perform and refresh Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs) and support Business Impact Analyses.
• Monitor, refine, and develop key risk indicators (KRIs), and prepare risk reporting for governance forums, including risk committee and board materials and escalations.
• Translate technical risks into clear, actionable terms for non-engineering stakeholders and partners.
• Partner with engineering, product, compliance, crypto operations, and enterprise risk teams to maintain a consistent view of risk across the organization.

Benefits

• Performance-driven compensation, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
• 100% paid health insurance for employees, with 90% coverage for dependents.
• Flexible lifestyle benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
• Fertility benefits and mental health benefits.
• Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more.
• Catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
• Bonus opportunities, equity, and benefits in addition to base pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed