About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Risk Manager – Digital Assets to work for our client within the Financial Services sector. This is initially a 12‑month contract with the potential to extend and will be a on site role based in Dublin.
Our client is seeking an experienced specialist to lead and enhance the regulatory, compliance, and governance framework underpinning their digital‑asset activities, ensuring alignment with evolving EMEA regulations and internal risk standards.

Responsibilities:

Monitor, interpret, and communicate regulatory developments across EMEA, including MiCA, AMLD, FATF guidance, and relevant digital‑asset licensing regimes.
Conduct regulatory gap analyses and define enhancements to policies, controls, and procedures for digital‑asset operations.
Oversee regulatory‑related risk assessments for new products, services, and custody models.
Partner with Compliance and Legal on AML/CTF, sanctions, and financial‑crime controls specific to blockchain activity (e.g., mixers, privacy technologies, high‑risk wallets).
Support the preparation of regulatory submissions, supervisory responses, and audit documentation.
Contribute to incident‑management processes, including regulatory notifications for operational, cyber, or market‑abuse events.
Provide subject‑matter expertise to cross‑functional teams on regulatory risk, digital‑asset classifications, and licensing implications.

About You

Requirements:

Strong knowledge of digital‑asset regulation, including MiCA, AML/CTF obligations, FATF Travel Rule, and jurisdiction‑specific licensing.
Demonstrated experience in regulatory risk, compliance risk, or operational risk within financial services, fintech, or digital assets.
Familiarity with blockchain fundamentals, custody models, and digital‑asset risk factors (on‑chain analytics, smart‑contract risk, crypto‑counterparty risk).
Ability to interpret complex regulatory language and translate it into practical policies and controls.
Excellent communication skills with experience engaging senior stakeholders and regulators.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a relevant risk or compliance function.

About Us

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us:

Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
Annual leave and workplace pension

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