Associate Vice President - Digital Assets & Cybersecurity

Role Overview

Associate Vice President - Digital Assets & Cybersecurity at RAK BANK. This role is part of the Risk Management function and oversees cybersecurity governance, risk assessments, control reviews, and security oversight of digital asset platforms, wallets, custody solutions, and smart contract environments.

Role Purpose

To lead cybersecurity strategy and governance for digital assets and blockchain technologies, ensuring robust risk management, regulatory compliance, and security controls across digital asset platforms, custody solutions, and smart contract environments.

Key Responsibilities

Digital Asset Security Oversight

• Lead cybersecurity reviews of digital asset platforms, products, and services.
• Oversee security reviews and monitoring of smart contracts and blockchain-based applications.
• Review digital asset custody solutions, wallet security controls, and key management practices.
• Define security requirements and monitoring use cases for digital asset security solutions.
• Assess and monitor cybersecurity risks, findings, and remediation activities related to digital asset environments.

Risk Assessment & Governance

• Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and governance documentation for digital assets.
• Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments and control reviews.
• Drive closure of cybersecurity findings arising from audits, penetration testing, assessments, and regulatory reviews.
• Prepare cybersecurity dashboards, KRIs, management reports, and risk insights.

Stakeholder Management & Compliance

• Provide cybersecurity guidance to business, technology, cybersecurity teams, and third-party providers.
• Support regulatory engagements and ensure compliance with applicable requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 4-6 years of experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, information security, security architecture, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience with digital asset security and/or custody platforms, including wallet security, key management controls, and security monitoring.
• Experience in cybersecurity risk assessments, control reviews, governance reporting, audits, penetration testing remediation, and findings management.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of blockchain, smart contracts, digital asset wallets, custody solutions, and cryptographic key management.
• Strong stakeholder management and analytical thinking capabilities.
• Risk-based decision-making abilities.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and senior management stakeholders.