Deputy Chief Risk Officer

Coins.ph

Job Overview

Location

Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As Deputy Chief Risk Officer at Coins.ph, you will play a critical role in safeguarding the integrity and compliance of the Philippines’ leading cryptocurrency platform, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and supporting the company’s mission to expand financial inclusion through secure digital asset services.
• Your day-to-day responsibilities will include overseeing risk identification, assessment, and mitigation across financial, operational, and compliance domains; developing and implementing risk management frameworks; monitoring regulatory changes; leading internal audits; and collaborating with product, engineering, and legal teams to embed risk controls into product lifecycle processes.
• You will join a pioneering crypto brand that is the first in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses from a central bank, serving over 18 million users with a trusted, regulated platform for crypto trading, remittances, bill payments, and e-wallet services across 100,000+ merchants.
• In this role, you will deepen your expertise in financial regulation within emerging digital asset ecosystems, lead cross-functional risk initiatives in a high-growth fintech environment, and contribute to shaping the future of compliant crypto innovation in Southeast Asia.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Law, Risk Management, or a related field; advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CFA, FRM, PRM, CIA) preferred
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in risk management, compliance, or internal audit within financial services, fintech, banking, or regulated cryptocurrency environments
• Proven experience navigating regulatory frameworks, particularly those issued by central banks or financial authorities (BSP experience highly advantageous)
• Strong understanding of AML/KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and virtual asset risk typologies
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with ability to influence senior leadership and collaborate across technical, legal, and product teams
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks and risk reporting dashboards

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to shape risk strategy for one of Asia’s first regulated crypto platforms with national impact
• Exposure to cutting-edge financial innovation at the intersection of blockchain, digital payments, and central bank regulation
• Work with a mission-driven team serving over 18 million Filipinos, including the unbanked and underbanked
• Professional growth in a high-visibility role reporting directly to the Chief Risk Officer with access to executive leadership
• Competitive compensation package aligned with industry standards for senior risk leadership in fintech
• Hybrid work flexibility based in Taguig City, Metro Manila, with access to modern office amenities

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About Coins.ph

Coins.ph is a Philippines-based fintech platform (launched in 2014) that combines cryptocurrency exchange, digital payments, and mobile wallet services. It is regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, holding licenses for both virtual currency exchange and electronic money issuance. Users can buy, sell, store, and send cryptocurrencies; convert between Philippine pesos and crypto; pay bills; load mobile phones; and perform remittances. The platform aims to increase financial inclusion for those underserved by traditional banking services in the Philippines.

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