Global Head of Risk Management

Responsibilities

• Define and drive enhancements to the firm’s Risk Framework
• Update and maintain the firm’s Risk Manual
• Supervise and manage all employees of the Risk team globally
• Model, analyze, and optimize existing and new risk matrices
• Drive the development and implementation of analytical risk models
• Monitor risk on a real time basis and communicate information to traders and management
• Collaborate with trading and development teams to design risk controls in proprietary software
• Conduct regulatory reporting and manage trading limits

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in a quantitative discipline (physics, finance, economics, statistics, mathematics, etc.)
• At least 7 years of relevant experience as a Senior Risk Manager in a derivatives trading environment
• Experience with futures, options, cryptocurrency, and power trading strategies
• Experience building models such as Historical Simulation, VaR, Scenario Analysis, Stress Testing, and Greeks
• Deep understanding of futures and options trading (Fixed Income, FX, Equities, Commodities) and their Greeks
• Detailed knowledge of exchange traded derivative products
• Deep understanding of US, European, and Asian regulatory environments (Dodd-Frank, MiFID II, etc.)
• Ability to handle high pressure situations and manage others

Preferred Qualifications

• CFA, JD, and/or MBA
• Experience managing risk through a market-crisis event

About the Company

Founded in 1999, Geneva Trading is a premier global principal trading firm with strategically located offices in Chicago, Dublin, and London, focusing on trading excellence and technological innovation.