Manager/Senior Manager - Risk - Algo Trading Firm

Position: Manager / Sr Manager

Profile: Risk - Algo Trading

Responsibilities:

1. Provide the overall leadership, vision and direction for risk management

2. Establish an integrated risk management framework for all aspects of risks across the Organization

3. Develop risk management policies, including the quantification of our risk appetite through specific risk limits

4. Implement a set of risk metrics and reports including key risk exposures and early warning indicators

5. Develop the analytical, systems and data management capabilities to support the risk management

6. Oversight of risk at an organizational level and adequate communication with the top management

Given the non symmetric risk posed by algorithmic trading, a dedicated team is setup within the risk team which focuses on all the risks emanating from algorithmic trading and trading technologies across the organization.

This profile is for senior role within this team. The candidate will be managing a team of 8-10 members comprising of Engineers as well as MBA from top colleges looking after the day to day risk management activities.

- An important aspect of this role will be to understand the underlying technical complexities and identifying the potential risks emanating from different algorithmic trading setups.

- This person in this role will also play an important role in the defining the landscape of the future growth of algorithmic trading within the company and for the same he / she will be involved in frequent communication with senior leaders across businesses.