Operational Risk Manager
Core
Manage market access and pre-trade risk controls, perform trading limit reviews, and handle operational/trading incidents for a proprietary trading firm.
Role type
Senior IC operational risk manager (trading)
Builds
Risk controls, policies, and incident resolution processes for trading operations
Domain
Financial services / Proprietary trading
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Market access and pre-trade risk controls, Trading limit review and control testing, Operational/trading incident management, Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, Strong verbal and written communication, Ability to work effectively with Trading, Technology, Risk, and Compliance, Ability to independently own and drive work to completion, Proactive and takes initiative, Independent and comfortable learning unfamiliar subject matter, Strong follow-through and accountability
Preferred skills
Experience with clearing and executing broker risk questionnaires, Policy and procedure development, Experience supporting new trading businesses, products, systems, or regulatory initiatives, Experience improving or automating risk processes
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Manage market access and pre-trade risk controls, Perform trading limit review and control testing, Manage operational/trading incidents, Work directly with traders and Technology teams, Prepare risk-related documentation and respond to information requests, reviews, and counterparty risk questionnaires, Support new trading businesses, products, systems, and regulatory initiatives, Improve and automate risk processes, Develop policies and procedures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
