Apply for Head of Risk at Keyrock in Madrid, MD, ES. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth. About Keyrock Since 2017, Keyrock has been a change-maker in digital assets. We're a global, remote-first team of 200+ people across 40+ nationalities, with hubs in Brussels, London, Paris and New York. We provide liquidity across 80+ centralized and decentralized exchanges - a position cemented by our Series C, led by SC Ventures.

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Today we run a full spectrum of capital markets businesses across centralized and on-chain venues: market making, high-frequency trading, options, OTC, De Fi trading desks, advisory, and asset management. We're building toward the agentic investment banking capabilities for the era of digital finance. A proprietary agentic layer runs the mechanics of the market, so our people can focus on the work code cannot do: the deal, the relationship, and the judgement.

We're not just envisioning the future of finance - we're building it.

What we are looking for

We are seeking a Head of Risk to own and develop the Firm's risk function end-to-end. This is a senior leadership role with direct accountability for the design, implementation and enforcement of a Firm-wide risk framework across all activities. The role requires strong quantitative risk expertise and the ability to apply rigorous methodologies to complex, real-time markets across both traditional finance and digital assets.

The successful candidate will co-design the firm's risk architecture with the COO and CIO, covering data, analytics and real-time risk aggregation.



You will have full oversight of risk across trading (spot and derivatives), treasury and investments, including exposures across Ce Fi and De Fi environments. This includes defining risk appetite, implementing advanced risk metrics and ensuring disciplined risk-taking across the organization.

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The candidate reports to the COO but this is not a reporting role, but a quantitative risk management system-building role. We look for self-aware candidates who bring both the core skills required for the role and a deep alignment with our performance principles. We seek fiercely passionate, mission-driven people who communicate with purpose and practice proactive ownership.

The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who prioritizes mission over ego, maintains a commercial mindset, and delivers long-term value through pragmatic flexibility.

Our offer A competitive salary and global benefit package Annual Team Retreats: a yearly offsite dedicated to strategy, celebration of our wins and fun team activities Autonomy in your time management thanks to semi-adaptable working hours= Fast-paced, highly intellectually stimulating working environment The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence Keyrock offers you both a career and a large range of benefits that we will gladly discuss in the course of the application process As an employer we are committed to building an inclusive, diverse and non-discriminating work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, creed and sexual orientation. xugodme We hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.

📌 Head of risk at keyrock (Madrid)
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