Senior Manager, Market Risk (trading & Derivatives)

Kraken

United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Remote
Market risk management
Derivatives trading expertise
Risk frameworks design
Build risk frameworks governing spot, derivatives, options, and OTC trading, defining exposure limits, position controls, and escalation frameworks

Job Summary

  • Build risk frameworks governing spot, derivatives, options, and OTC trading, defining exposure limits, position controls, and escalation frameworks.
  • Develop analytics and controls for managing options and derivatives exposures, monitoring risk factors and evaluating scenarios during extreme market volatility.
  • Analyze how crypto market structure affects Kraken's risk profile and provide insights to trading teams and leadership during periods of market stress.

Matching Summary

Build risk frameworks governing spot, derivatives, options, and OTC trading, defining exposure limits, position controls, and escalation frameworks.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Market risk management
  • Derivatives trading expertise
  • Risk frameworks design
  • Options and derivatives risk
  • Trading risk analytics
  • Market structure analysis

Nice-to-have

  • Deep trading intuition
  • Building systems at scale
  • Crypto conviction
  • Financial freedom and inclusion

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in market risk, derivatives trading, or trading desk risk
  • Strong understanding of options, derivatives, and trading risk management
  • Experience working closely with trading desks or market-making businesses
  • Deep familiarity with risk metrics such as VaR, stress testing, and options Greeks

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