Head of Risk
Join a pioneering digital trading firm that empowers independent traders using proprietary capital and blockchain-based infrastructure. As Head of Risk & Treasury, you'll lead the firm's risk strategy, overseeing capital exposure, liquidity optimization, and hedging decisions. This is a high-impact leadership role at a fast-growing company backed by significant investment.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee real-time exposure across trading activity, ensuring capital is safeguarded without stifling performance.
- Determine post-payout hedging strategies to balance risk and capital efficiency.
- Manage liquidity pools to maintain optimal capital availability.
- Develop and refine quantitative models for hedging, payout scheduling, and reserve allocation.
- Detect and respond to irregular or harmful trading behaviors.
- Partner with engineering to embed risk protocols into automated systems.
- Maintain transparent reporting tools for exposure, liquidity usage, and hedge effectiveness.
Key Requirements
- Expertise in derivatives and hedging instruments (e.g., perpetuals, margin systems).
- Proven background in liquidity and capital management within trading environments (prop firms, hedge funds, exchanges).
- Strong quantitative acumen with hands-on experience in live risk modeling.
- Demonstrated success in treasury or risk leadership roles.
Note: This is a fully remote position, with standard working hours aligned to UTC+3.
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