Our client, a rapidly growing proprietary trading firm handling hundreds of millions of dollars in trading volume, is looking for a Risk Manager in Trading to help strengthen their fraud prevention and detection capabilities across their fast-growing trading platform.

Our Client is a rapidly scaling fintech organization with over 40,000 users and 120,000 active accounts. They are on a mission to provide a seamless and secure trading experience, and as they grow, they’re committed to ensuring the safety and integrity of their platform. This role plays a critical part in protecting their customers and the business from fraudulent activity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct real-time and post-trade audits to identify irregular trading patterns, wash trades, spoofing, and other fraudulent activities.
• Develop and implement risk assessment frameworks and fraud detection models.
• Monitor trade execution to ensure adherence to internal policies and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with compliance, legal, and operations teams to mitigate risks and enforce policies.
• Stay up to date on trading regulations and implement all necessary compliance updates accordingly.
• Analyze trade data to detect anomalies, leveraging data analytics tools and machine learning insights.
• Lead investigations into suspicious transactions and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide regular reports and risk assessments to senior leadership.
• Monitor activity across social channels (Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp) to identify fraud risks.
• Audit disputed trades and communicate findings with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the tech team to build and implement automated fraud detection systems.
• Recommend process and policy improvements to reduce fraud exposure.
• Create incident reports and summarize fraud trends for executive visibility.
• Contribute to a scalable fraud operations strategy as the company grows.

Qualifications:

• Experience in trading, fintech, or a related financial services environment.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills; keen attention to detail.
• Familiarity with trading platforms and execution systems.
• Extensive knowledge of financial markets and trading principles/strategies.
• Deep understanding of various types of trading orders and their strategic applications.
• Familiarity with online communities and communication platforms (Telegram, Signal, etc.).
• Experience with risk mitigation, fraud detection, or auditing (formal or informal).
• Comfortable working with data to identify patterns and anomalies.
• Excellent written communication skills for incident documentation and reporting.
• Self-starter with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Location: United States preferred (Remote)