Senior Risk Manager
New York, NYRemote5+ YOE
Summary
Own all risk functions for a crypto perpetual futures exchange: build risk frameworks, design liquidation protocols, and monitor exposure using Python/SQL tooling. Requires deep derivatives trading experience and crisis management skills.
About the role
What You'll Do
- Build the risk framework. Define and own the parameters that will govern how the exchange operates: max open interest, position size limits, leverage tiers, and margin requirements across account types.
- Design liquidation and insurance fund protocols. Establish the processes and infrastructure for managing liquidations and offloading risk through hedging or counterparty relationships when needed.
- Build risk monitoring infrastructure. Design the systems and tooling that will give the team continuous visibility into account health, exposure concentration, and exchange solvency.
- Establish operating protocols. Define the playbooks for how the team responds to stressed market conditions, large position buildups, and potential exchange dislocations.
- Build your own tooling. Use Python, SQL, or whatever you need to build internal tools for evaluating risk and staying ahead of developing exposures.
What We're Looking For
- Deep trading experience with a background at a trading firm or exchange
- Hands-on experience managing liquidations and navigating crisis moments in live markets
- Strong grasp of how the major crypto exchanges operate
- In-depth knowledge of margin mechanics, funding rates, index price, and mark price across crypto derivatives exchanges
- Ability to act quickly and decisively under pressure with real money on the line
- Strong counterparty relationships and comfort working with trading firms to offload risk
- (Plus) Proficiency in Python, SQL, or other data analysis tools for building risk monitoring infrastructure
Benefits
- Competitive salary & equity
- Unlimited PTO
- Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage
- 401k match
- Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories
Skills
PythonSQLRisk ManagementDerivatives TradingMargin MechanicsLiquidation ManagementCrypto ExchangesFunding RatesIndex PriceMark Price