Risk Manager

ABOUT HUT 8

Imagine the ultimate destination for those who want to work at the cutting edge of technology, energy, and infrastructure. Hut 8 is on a mission to build and operate some of the world’s largest data centers for next-generation computing workloads, including AI, Colocation, Cloud, and Bitcoin Mining. We are proud to offer interesting and challenging opportunities for individuals who want to build teams, solve problems, and make an impact from day one. If you’re an ambitious individual looking for a career that is as rewarding as it is challenging, you’ve come to the right place.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Risk Manager will be responsible for identifying, assessing, mitigating, and managing risk across Hut 8’s diverse operations — from energy infrastructure and bitcoin mining to high-performance data centers and construction projects. This role will act as the company’s risk steward, ensuring Hut 8 is properly insured, contractually protected, operationally secure, and financially prepared to scale responsibly and sustainably.​

Some of the key responsibilities you should expect are the following:​

Enterprise Risk Management​

• Design and lead a comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework aligned with Hut 8’s strategic and operational priorities.​
• Build and maintain a dynamic, org-wide risk register and heat map.​
• Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation through collaboration with teams. ​
• Develop scenario models and simulations to support executive decision-making.

Insurance Strategy & Program Management​

• Own and manage all corporate insurance programs, including: Property & Equipment Insurance, Builder’s Risk & Construction Liability, General Liability, Business Interruption, Crime Insurance, Cybersecurity & E&O Insurance, Workers’ Compensation, Environmental Liability, and Specialized coverages like hashrate insurance.​
• Ensure ongoing compliance with state, provincial, and federal insurance regulations.​
• Optimize coverage and cost through benchmarking, broker management, and program design​
• Stay current on market trends and benchmark costs across the insurance world.​

Multi-Entity & Project Risk Governance​

• Assess risk exposure across Hut 8’s legal entity structure​
• Standardize the way risk is understood and managed across entities and functions​
• Create risk playbooks and standardized processes for new infrastructure and development projects​

Contract & Vendor Risk​

• Partner with Legal, Finance, EPC, and Data Center Development teams to assess vendor and contractor risk exposure​
• Standardize insurance requirements in contracts, indemnities, and service agreements​
• Develop subcontractor and JV partner protocols for insurance and liability compliance​
• Track and manage Certificates of Insurance (COIs) to ensure compliance with internal standards​

Operational & Strategic Risk Oversight​

• Anticipate and mitigate risks related to construction delays, equipment transport, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity​
• Serve as a central escalation point and advisor to leadership on major risk decisions​
• Lead post-mortem reviews of incidents, claims, or near misses, and develop controls to prevent recurrence​

Financial Planning & Cost Efficiency​

• Partner with Finance team to forecast risk-related costs and monitor budget performance​
• Support cost optimization by evaluating opportunities to reduce premiums and eliminate unnecessary coverage​
• Quantify risk exposure in financial terms to inform planning, reserves, and executive decision-making​
• Recommend program structures (e.g., consolidated policies, self-insurance, etc.) that improve cost-to-coverage ratios​

Regulatory Compliance & Resilience​

• Ensure compliance across a wide array of regulatory domains: DOT, OSHA, EPA, NERC, FinCEN, cybersecurity, and cross-border (U.S./Canada) mandates​
• Build and test a Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) program to prepare for systemic shocks (e.g., cyberattacks, weather events, infrastructure failures)​
• Identify critical business functions, design recovery timelines, and lead cross-functional readiness simulations​

ABOUT YOU

Experience​

• 5+ years in risk management, insurance, audit, or related functions within a publicly traded company​
• Track record of leading risk programs in infrastructure-heavy sectors: energy, construction, data centers, or advanced manufacturing​
• Experience working across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions ​
• Familiarity with capital-intensive and operationally complex environments​
• Expertise in commercial insurance structures and contractual risk management​
• Operational mindset — able to walk a site and identify risk exposures​
• Financial literacy — can model risk implications and budget trade-offs​
• Able to communicate complex risk concepts clearly and confidently across functions, and influence executive decision-making with well-supported insights.​
• Highly organized and adept at managing complexity across policies, vendors, and legal entities​

Nice to Haves:​

• Exposure to crypto mining, hashrate economics, or AI compute infrastructure​
• Experience with alternative insurance models (captive insurance, self-insurance, etc.)​
• Credentials like ARM, CRM, CPCU, or RIMS-CRMP​
• Built a BC/DR program or run full-scale incident simulations

ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is in office at our corporate headquarters in the Brickell area of Miami, Florida. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WHAT MAKES HUT 8 A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Hut 8 offers a benefits and wellness program that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as paid time off. We are proud to invest in building the best team in the industry. At all levels of the organization, we are driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, radical transparency, and relentless growth mentality.

At Hut 8, you will have the opportunity to:

▶ Work with bright, driven peers from a range of educational and professional backgrounds including software development, energy, engineering, entrepreneurship, investment banking, private equity, and management consulting

▶ Design and pitch new products, services, and other initiatives to a leadership team consisting of serial entrepreneurs and seasoned executives and backed by a board of directors consisting of industry veterans of energy, finance, and government

▶ Debate ideas and alternatives in a truly meritocratic setting where the learning curve is steep and the lessons come from both senior and junior members of the team

▶ Build a lifelong network of friends and professional connections at the cutting-edge intersection of technology, energy, and infrastructure