Job Description

Job Summary

The Team Lead - Risk Operations / System Risk (Finance) will be responsible for overseeing and mitigating operational and systemic risk within the trading infrastructure of the firm, ensuring robust risk controls are in place. You will lead a team focused on analyzing trading behavior, system vulnerabilities, and risk exposures related to CFD instruments across global markets.

Key Responsibilities

Risk Oversight & Controls


Monitor real-time trading activity for anomalies, system abuse, latency arbitrage, and other trading risks. Design and implement risk rules to mitigate market exposure and technical exploitation. Develop and enforce pre-trade and post-trade risk checks, including margin, leverage, and exposure limits. Ensure proper controls for pricing, execution, and slippage mechanisms.
Team Leadership


Lead and mentor a team of risk analysts and system monitors. Drive a culture of proactive risk identification and collaboration with other departments.



System Risk & Monitoring


Work closely with IT to ensure stability, performance, and security of trading platforms. Analyze latency, order flow, and quote manipulation to identify and eliminate vulnerabilities. Conduct stress testing, back-testing, and scenario analysis on risk models.



Cross-Functional Collaboration


Liaise with relevant teams to align on system behavior and regulatory standards. Provide input on system design and updates to mitigate operational risk. Engage with liquidity providers and partners to understand risk exposure on external venues.



Reporting & Documentation


Generate daily, weekly, and/ or monthly risk reports. Maintain comprehensive documentation on risk frameworks, procedures, and incidents.

Qualifications & Requirements

3+ years experience in risk management or trading operations, ideally in a CFD, FX, or brokerage environment. Solid understanding of CFDs, market microstructure, and trading platforms (e.g., MT4/MT5, cTrader). Proficient in risk modeling tools and data analysis (Excel, SQL, Python preferred). * Strong leadership and decision-making abilities under pressure.