As Celsion Finance strengthens its Risk Control Function in preparation for becoming a fully licensed digital-asset bank, we are seeking an experienced Operational Risk Manager to take ownership of our non-financial risk processes. In this hands-on role, you will help build a strong control environment, maintain a high-quality Internal Control System (ICS), and contribute to a growing risk culture across the bank.
While operational risk is at the core of the role, you will also gain exposure to broader risk areas, regulatory developments, and bank-wide projects as Celsion continues to scale.
Your responsibilities
Maintain, update, and enhance the risk and control registers, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with the bank’s processes and taxonomy.
Work closely with process owners to assess control design and support effectiveness testing; document findings and ensure remediation actions are followed through.
Monitor and coordinate risk events, including documenting impacts, supporting root-cause analysis, tracking action plans, and integrating lessons learned into updated controls and processes.
Support the execution of risk assessments such as RCSA, BIA, outsourcing reviews, and other non-financial risk activities.
Keep risk documentation, procedures, and policies up to date and aligned with regulatory expectations.
Prepare documentation and materials for auditors, regulators, and internal committees, ensuring audit-ready standards within the ICS.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on operational, ICT, compliance, and resilience-related matters requiring risk input or review.
Contribute to bank-wide initiatives, regulatory implementations, and new frameworks where risk and control considerations are relevant.
Support continual improvement of risk processes, methodologies, and documentation standards as the bank evolves.
What you offer
Required qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
5+ years of experience in operational risk, internal control, non-financial risk, compliance advisory, or internal audit, ideally within a bank or other regulated financial institution.
Strong understanding of operational risk practices, risk events, controls, and internal control frameworks.
Proven experience working with process owners to ensure controls are performed, evidenced, and effective.
Familiarity with banking regulations and supervisory expectations (e.g., EBA, FMA, Basel principles, MiCAR, DORA).
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage registers, recurring tasks, and structured follow-up.
Clear communication skills and the ability to challenge constructively across the organisation.
Business-level German for day-to-day interactions and strong English skills for documentation.
Valid Swiss or EU/EFTA work and residence permit.
Preferred qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
Experience maintaining a risk register, control register, or using GRC tooling.
Exposure to operational resilience, ICT/cyber risk, or outsourcing/vendor risk.
Basic understanding of BI tools or reporting automation (e.g., Power BI, Excel).
Interest in developing towards financial risk, ICT risk, or broader non-financial risk areas as the bank grows.
What we offer
A central and hands-on role in shaping Celsion’s operational risk and internal control framework during license-go-live and beyond.
The opportunity to deepen your expertise across operational risk, ICS, regulatory risk topics, ICT/cyber risk, and financial risk, depending on your interests and how the bank grows.
Broad exposure to bank-wide initiatives, regulatory projects, and new frameworks as Celsion scales.
Short decision paths and a modern, collaborative start-up environment.
A Competitive compensation package.
About Celsion Finance
Celsion Finance is a pioneering force in the digital assets space, offering a seamless blend of traditional financial services and innovative crypto solutions. As a trusted partner for professional clients, corporates and financial intermediaries, we are committed to setting new standards for the digital age. We empower our clients by providing secure, scalable and user-centric financial solutions that integrate the latest in blockchain technology and digital asset management. Celsion Finance has applied for a banking license in Liechtenstein.
Please apply for this exciting opportunity by sending your application to jobs@celsion-finance.com.
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