Electronic Trading Risk Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key member of the Risk function, supporting the safe and efficient operation of systematic and electronically executed trading strategies across global markets.

• Provide proactive oversight of trading risk exposures, helping to identify emerging risks and ensuring appropriate controls remain effective in dynamic market conditions.

• Partner with investment, trading, and technology teams to assess risk implications of trading activity, system changes, and new business initiatives.

• Analyze trading behaviour, market events, and portfolio exposures to identify potential vulnerabilities and recommend practical risk mitigation measures.

• Develop and enhance quantitative risk monitoring tools, frameworks, and reporting to improve the firm's ability to detect, measure, and respond to risk events.

• Challenge and review trading practices, controls, and risk assumptions, providing independent assessment and constructive feedback where necessary.

• Support the governance and implementation of risk limits, scenario analysis, and stress-testing methodologies to evaluate the impact of extreme but plausible market events.

• Investigate trading incidents, unusual market activity, and operational exceptions, coordinating with relevant stakeholders to drive timely resolution and process improvements.

• Collaborate with Risk Technology teams to improve automation, surveillance capabilities, data quality, and real-time risk monitoring infrastructure.

• Produce risk analysis and management information for senior stakeholders, contributing to risk committees, governance forums, and strategic decision-making processes.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related discipline.

• Experience gained within risk management, quantitative trading, market risk, electronic trading, or a similarly analytical environment.

• Strong understanding of trading workflows, market structure, and risk management principles within fast-paced and technology-driven trading businesses.

• Ability to evaluate complex datasets, draw meaningful conclusions, and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience working alongside traders, quantitative researchers, software engineers, and operational teams in a collaborative environment.

• Strong programming and data analysis skills, particularly in Python and SQL.

• Demonstrated critical thinking, sound judgement, and the confidence to challenge decisions where appropriate.

• Self-motivated with a continuous learning mindset and a desire to improve processes, controls, and analytical approaches.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across a range of business functions.