Senior Market Risk Manager

What you will do

• Partner closely with trading desks to understand strategies, exposures, and emerging risks across ETFs, Fixed Income, FX, Digital Assets, and Options
• Support the development and oversight of the market risk framework, including risk appetite, limits, stress testing, and intraday controls
• Monitor portfolio risk, investigate breaches and P&L anomalies, and drive risk mitigation initiatives
• Design and enhance cross-asset stress-testing, risk analytics, and monitoring methodologies in collaboration with Quant and Technology teams
• Leverage AI and automation to improve risk monitoring, reporting, and operational efficiency
• Support regulatory requirements (including ICARA/IFR-IFD), governance processes, audits, and risk committee reporting
• Provide independent challenge on new trading strategies and mentor junior team members within the team.

 

What you need to succeed 

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in market risk, front-office risk or trading, ideally at a proprietary trading firm, market maker or investment bank
• Hands-on experience across at least two of our core asset classes (ETFs, bonds, FX, Digital Assets, Options), with appetite to grow across all of them
• Experience in an IFR/IFD (or equivalent CRR/Basel) environment, including Internal Capital and Risk Assessment Process (ICARAP) or similar processes
• Strong understanding of VaR, stress testing, Greeks and concentration metrics; familiarity with options and derivatives preferred, particularly in the context of ETFs and Digital Assets
• Proficient in SQL, Excel and Python
• Curiosity and hands-on interest in applying AI tools to improve risk processes and operational efficiency
• Relevant university degree in a quantitative field (Finance, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics), ideally complemented by an FRM or CFA qualification
• Independent judgment, credible challenge, excellent communication with traders, senior management
• Proactive, hands-on and fluent in English.