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Head of Trading Risk

bybit • APAC - Remote; Dubai, UAE; Europe - Remote

No Relocation

Posted: July 16, 2026

Job Description

 

  • About the Role

     
    We are looking for a senior leader to head our newly formed Trading Risk team. This is a critical leadership role created as part of a strategic reorganization to consolidate all business-risk-related functions across our trading verticals into a single, dedicated team. The Head of Trading Risk will own end-to-end business risk operations and logic design across multiple product lines, reporting directly to senior leadership.
     
    Key Responsibilities
     
    Team Leadership & Strategy
     
    • Lead and grow the Trading Risk team, setting the strategic vision for business risk management across the organization
    • Build a high-performing, risk-focused culture with strong accountability and ownership
    • Define team OKRs, establish performance standards, and drive continuous improvement
    • Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to embed risk thinking into product development
     
    Risk Coverage — Multi-Product Line Oversight
     
    • Own business risk operations and logic design across:
    • Spot Trading — market risk, counterparty exposure, and trading anomaly detection
    • Derivatives (Futures, Options, CFD, Perps) — margin risk, liquidation logic, settlement risk, and position limits
    • Loan / Earn — collateral risk, interest rate risk, and protocol-level exposure management
    • Design and maintain risk control frameworks, alert systems, and escalation protocols for each product line
    • Conduct ongoing risk assessments for new product launches and feature changes
    • Provide risk-related logic design recommendations and improvement proposals for all business units
     
    Operational Risk Management
     
    • Oversee real-time risk monitoring systems and ensure timely incident response
    • Define and enforce risk parameters (position limits, margin requirements, circuit breakers, etc.)
    • Lead post-mortem analysis on risk incidents and drive systematic remediation
    • Work with the Engineering/Tech team to ensure risk control systems are robust, scalable, and properly maintained
     
    Requirements
     
    Must-Have
     
    • 8+ years of experience in risk management within financial services, fintech, or crypto/digital assets
    • 3+ years in a leadership role managing risk teams (team size 5+)
    • Deep understanding of derivatives risk (futures, options, perpetual swaps, CFDs) — including margin models, liquidation engines, and settlement processes
    • Experience with multi-product risk management covering at least 3 of: spot, derivatives, lending, earn/yield products
    • Strong quantitative background — ability to design and validate risk models, parameters, and control logic
    • Excellent communication skills — able to translate complex risk concepts for product and business stakeholders
    • Proven ability to build and scale risk teams from the ground up or through significant transformation
    • AI-first mindset — actively leverages AI/ML tools and techniques to enhance risk detection, automate workflows, and improve decision-making efficiency
    • Programming proficiency in Python and/or C++ — able to build risk models, prototype monitoring tools, and work directly with quantitative codebases
    • Fluent in English; proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is strongly preferred
     
    Nice-to-Have
     
    • Experience in crypto/digital asset exchanges or high-frequency/algorithmic trading environments
    • Background in TradFi risk management (banks, prop trading, hedge funds) transitioning to crypto
    • Familiarity with market surveillance tools and techniques
    • Experience with risk-related system architecture and working closely with engineering teams
    • Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) in quantitative finance, financial engineering, mathematics, or related field
     
    What We Offer
     
    • Direct leadership of a strategically important, newly formed team with executive visibility
    • Opportunity to define risk frameworks from the ground up across an expanding product ecosystem
    • Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience
    • Fast-paced environment with real impact on business decisions

Additional Content

 

  • About the Role

     
    We are looking for a senior leader to head our newly formed Trading Risk team. This is a critical leadership role created as part of a strategic reorganization to consolidate all business-risk-related functions across our trading verticals into a single, dedicated team. The Head of Trading Risk will own end-to-end business risk operations and logic design across multiple product lines, reporting directly to senior leadership.
     
    Key Responsibilities
     
    Team Leadership & Strategy
     
    • Lead and grow the Trading Risk team, setting the strategic vision for business risk management across the organization
    • Build a high-performing, risk-focused culture with strong accountability and ownership
    • Define team OKRs, establish performance standards, and drive continuous improvement
    • Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to embed risk thinking into product development
     
    Risk Coverage — Multi-Product Line Oversight
     
    • Own business risk operations and logic design across:
    • Spot Trading — market risk, counterparty exposure, and trading anomaly detection
    • Derivatives (Futures, Options, CFD, Perps) — margin risk, liquidation logic, settlement risk, and position limits
    • Loan / Earn — collateral risk, interest rate risk, and protocol-level exposure management
    • Design and maintain risk control frameworks, alert systems, and escalation protocols for each product line
    • Conduct ongoing risk assessments for new product launches and feature changes
    • Provide risk-related logic design recommendations and improvement proposals for all business units
     
    Operational Risk Management
     
    • Oversee real-time risk monitoring systems and ensure timely incident response
    • Define and enforce risk parameters (position limits, margin requirements, circuit breakers, etc.)
    • Lead post-mortem analysis on risk incidents and drive systematic remediation
    • Work with the Engineering/Tech team to ensure risk control systems are robust, scalable, and properly maintained
     
    Requirements
     
    Must-Have
     
    • 8+ years of experience in risk management within financial services, fintech, or crypto/digital assets
    • 3+ years in a leadership role managing risk teams (team size 5+)
    • Deep understanding of derivatives risk (futures, options, perpetual swaps, CFDs) — including margin models, liquidation engines, and settlement processes
    • Experience with multi-product risk management covering at least 3 of: spot, derivatives, lending, earn/yield products
    • Strong quantitative background — ability to design and validate risk models, parameters, and control logic
    • Excellent communication skills — able to translate complex risk concepts for product and business stakeholders
    • Proven ability to build and scale risk teams from the ground up or through significant transformation
    • AI-first mindset — actively leverages AI/ML tools and techniques to enhance risk detection, automate workflows, and improve decision-making efficiency
    • Programming proficiency in Python and/or C++ — able to build risk models, prototype monitoring tools, and work directly with quantitative codebases
    • Fluent in English; proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is strongly preferred
     
    Nice-to-Have
     
    • Experience in crypto/digital asset exchanges or high-frequency/algorithmic trading environments
    • Background in TradFi risk management (banks, prop trading, hedge funds) transitioning to crypto
    • Familiarity with market surveillance tools and techniques
    • Experience with risk-related system architecture and working closely with engineering teams
    • Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) in quantitative finance, financial engineering, mathematics, or related field
     
    What We Offer
     
    • Direct leadership of a strategically important, newly formed team with executive visibility
    • Opportunity to define risk frameworks from the ground up across an expanding product ecosystem
    • Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience
    • Fast-paced environment with real impact on business decisions
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