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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