Senior Associate, Operational Risk

Paxos

. Run Risk and Control Self-Assessments with first-line business and engineering owners .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $123,000 - $141,375 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in operational risk management within financial services, including conducting Risk and Control Self-Assessments and maintaining risk inventories. Proficient in preparing audit evidence and responding to regulatory inquiries while effectively communicating with stakeholders.

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Operational Risk ManagementRisk And Control Self-AssessmentsRisk Register MaintenanceAudit PreparationIndependent Monitoring And Testing

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Hard Skills

Risk Assessment MethodologyControl Gap IdentificationRegulatory ComplianceProcess Inventory ManagementRisk RatingIssues Management ProgramBlockchain KnowledgeCrypto ExperienceOCC ExpectationsBasel Operational Risk Principles

Soft Skills

Clear WritingStakeholder Agreement Facilitation

Tools & Technologies

AI Tools

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesRegulatory ExamsSOC 2Third-Party Risk Guidance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Run Risk and Control Self-Assessments with first-line business and engineering owners
Rate risks consistently using Paxos’s severity and likelihood methodology
Maintain the enterprise process, risk, and control inventory and the firm’s process, risk, and control inventories
Oversee implementation of an issues management program
Identify control gaps, document owners and remediation dates, and track issues to closure
Assess operational risk in new products, vendors, blockchains, and regulatory changes before production
Prepare evidence for internal audits, external audits, and regulatory exams
Respond to examiner requests
Design and run independent monitoring and testing of key controls
Report risk themes and key risk indicators to senior leadership and risk committees

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–7 years in operational risk at a financial services institution, financially regulated company, consultancy, or regulator that built or enforced operational risk requirements
Hands-on experience running Risk and Control Self-Assessments
Experience maintaining a risk register and rating risks using a defined severity and likelihood methodology
Working knowledge of OCC expectations, Basel operational risk principles, SOC 2, and third-party risk guidance
Experience preparing audit and regulatory exam evidence and answering examiner questions directly
Clear, concise writing
Track record of getting business and engineering owners to agree on ratings and remediation plans
Comfort using AI tools for research, drafting, and analysis
Experience building independent monitoring and testing programs, process/risk/control inventories, or working in blockchain or crypto is a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Bonus opportunity based on individual and company performance
10% annual salary bonus
Competitive total compensation and benefits package
Remote-first work arrangement
Globally distributed workforce