Head of Market Risk & Risk Reporting
Company: AMINA
Role summary
Head of Market Risk & Risk Reporting is a full-time role at AMINA in Zug, Zug, Switzerland (on-site). Posted 2026-10-22. Experience level: 10+.
- Job title
- Head of Market Risk & Risk Reporting
- Company
- AMINA
- Location
- Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Software Engineering
- Experience level
- 10+
- Date posted
- 2026-10-22
You’ll be leading risk strategy at a pioneering Swiss bank that bridges the gap between traditional finance and the evolving digital asset space. It is a unique chance to shape global risk frameworks across multiple jurisdictions while working at the intersection of banking and crypto innovation.
Job description
At a Glance: The Story Behind AMINA
Founded in April 2018 and headquartered in Zug, AMINA Bank is a pioneer in the financial industry. In August 2019, AMINA received a Swiss banking and securities dealer license from FINMA. The broad, vertically integrated spectrum of services, combined with the highest security standards, make AMINA’s value proposition unique.
AMINA operates globally from its regulated hubs in Switzerland, Abu Dhabi, and Hong Kong to offer fiat and crypto services to progressive investors, traditional and crypto-native alike, whether individuals, corporates, or institutions.
CVVC Global Report and CB Insights named AMINA as one of the Top 50 Companies within the blockchain ecosystem. Aite Group awarded AMINA their 2021 Digital Wealth Management Impact Innovation Award in the ‘Digital Startup of the Year’ category, and LinkedIn listed AMINA as one of the Top Startups 2021 in Switzerland. In 2022, AMINA won the Digital Assets Offering or Service at the WealthBriefing Swiss EAM Awards, and the bank was also recognised for its product offering SEBAX and won the Best ETP of the Year award at the Swiss ETF Awards 2022. In 2023, AMINA won the European WealthBriefing Award in the Digital Assets Solution, Fund Manager category.
Your Mission (Should You Choose to Accept It)
We are looking for a Head of Market Risk & Risk Reporting to lead the bank’s market risk oversight and ensure robust, data-driven risk governance aligned with our risk appetite. In this role, you will develop and maintain advanced market risk monitoring infrastructure, deliver high-quality regulatory and internal reporting, and drive process optimisation across the function. You will collaborate closely with Trading, senior management, regulators, and external partners to strengthen market risk controls, stress testing, and compliance in a rapidly evolving digital assets landscape.
Your AMINA To-Do List
Monitor and report on the Bank's daily risk profile for credit/market/liquidity and regulatory risks to ensure consistency with risk appetite and limits
Develop and maintain the Bank’s internal risk and regulatory reporting infrastructure, including FiRE, Ambit Focus and internally developed tools, across the Bank and its subsidiaries
Prepare and submit quarterly regulatory reports to FINMA and SNB
Act as an expert for regulatory matters across the Bank and monitor relevant Swiss and international regulatory developments and assess their impact on the Bank, particularly in relation to prudential regulation and digital assets
Collaborate closely with Trading and other business units and provide independent risk challenge and subject-matter expertise for new products, derivatives activities and other strategic initiatives
Deliver comprehensive market risk reporting to the CRO, Executive Management, ALCO and the Board Risk Committee, including contributions to the Bank’s Quarterly Risk Report.
Non-voting member and contributor to the Asset & Liability Committee (ALCO)
Conduct stress testing, scenario analysis and sensitivity assessments to evaluate the Bank’s resilience under adverse market conditions
Contribute to the development, maintenance, and periodic review of the Bank’s Risk Management Framework, as well as Market Risk policies and related directives
Define, calibrate and periodically review market risk limits, ensuring alignment with the Bank’s risk appetite, capital position, business strategy and stress-testing outcomes
Support internal and external audits in relation to market risk and regulatory reporting and ensure the timely remediation of relevant findings
Provide input for the disclosure reporting according to FINMA circ. 2016/01 “Disclosure requirements banks”
Identify and lead process optimization and automation initiatives within the risk reporting function to enhance efficiency, scalability, data integrity, and control effectiveness.
Manage a small team of market risk and reporting professionals
Your golden ticket to the AMINA team:
In-depth knowledge of the Swiss banking regulatory framework and FINMA requirements
Strong expertise in market risk measurement, monitoring, stress testing, limit frameworks and management reporting
Significant experience in banking or financial services in a comparable risk-management or regulatory-reporting role
Proven experience in designing, implementing and overseeing market risk and regulatory reporting frameworks
Ability to plan, build and maintain the technical infrastructure for monitoring risks. Strong interest in technology and sound understanding of digital assets and their associated financial and regulatory risks
Good knowledge of the reporting duties as a bank to SNB and FINMA
Solid understanding of banking systems, data architecture, interfaces and end-to-end data flows
Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and business intelligence tools, SQL knowledge is an advantage
Practical experience with coding in Python
Conceptual thinker with strong analytical skills and problem-solving attitude
Proven ability to maintain independent perspective and constructively challenge risk-taking and management decisions
Demonstrated ability to manage expectations of multiple senior internal and external stakeholders
Strong communicator, leader and manager; goal- and results-oriented, able to operate independently and deliver results in a dynamic, evolving and project-driven environment
German & English fluency mandatory. Any further languages are a plus
Why We’re Awesome
We owe our exponential growth to our innovative and collaborate team spirit and talented workforce. Every voice counts as we are always committed to learning from diverse perspectives and backgrounds because our people make the difference at AMINA Bank. Regardless of your age, gender, belief, and background, at AMINA EVERYONE is welcome!
Join our skilled team and together redefine finance.