Risk Analyst, UK

The exchange team develops and maintains a cutting-edge trading platform. With a global presence across APAC, EMEA, and North America, the team has since grown with the goal to provide a seamless and secure trading experience for our clients. We are looking for a risk analyst to join our exchange team. You will be contributing to the building of a fast-growing trading platform with innovative crypto products. For all roles, we look for people who are passionate about blockchain and cryptocurrency innovation and equipped with energy, act as owners, and have exemplary work ethics.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze real-time and historical portfolio risk, including exposure, leverage, margin utilization, concentration, and liquidation.
• Investigate large position changes or anomalies in market behavior and assess systemic risk exposure to counterparties or tokens.
• Perform scenario analysis and stress testing across a range of crypto market conditions.
• Provide risk input into product onboarding, listing reviews, and regular risk parameter reviews: haircuts, margin levels, liquidation thresholds, and position limits, etc.
• Support the build and maintenance of internal risk dashboards and analytical tools using Python and SQL.
• Work with Risk Engineers and Data Team to manage risk tools deployment, versioning, and testing using GitHub and CI pipelines.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in market risk, preferably in crypto, fintech, derivatives trading, or digital asset exchanges.
• Strong coding skills in Python (pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, etc.) for analytics and tool development.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and working with large structured/unstructured datasets.
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub and collaborative software development workflows.
• Comfortable interpreting and tweaking risk models (VaR, margin modeling, etc.).
• Knowledge of crypto markets and derivatives is a plus: perpetuals, futures, options, and margin trading.
• Strong communication skills, especially in explaining technical or statistical results to cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• The crypto market is 24/7, and while this role is not expected to work around the clock, the candidate should be comfortable with flexible hours and occasional coverage during non-standard time zones, market events, or system incidents.

Life @ Crypto.com

• Empowered to think big. Try new opportunities while working with a talented, ambitious, and supportive team.
• Transformational and proactive working environment. Empower employees to find thoughtful and innovative solutions.
• Growth from within. We help to develop new skill sets that would impact the shaping of your personal and professional growth.
• Work Culture. Our colleagues are some of the best in the industry; we are all here to help and support one another.
• One cohesive team. Engage stakeholders to achieve our ultimate goal - Cryptocurrency in every wallet.
• Work Flexibility Adoption. Flexi-work hours and hybrid or remote set-up.
• Aspire career alternatives through us - our internal mobility program offers employees a new scope.

Work Perks: crypto.com visa card provided upon joining.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Attractive annual leave entitlement including: birthday, work anniversary.
• Work Flexibility Adoption. Flexi-work hours and hybrid or remote set-up.
• Aspire career alternatives through us. Our internal mobility program can offer employees a diverse scope.
• Work Perks: crypto.com visa card provided upon joining.

Crypto.com is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating an environment where opportunities are presented to everyone in a fair and transparent way. Crypto.com values diversity and inclusion, seeking candidates with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills that complement and strengthen our team. Personal data provided by applicants will be used for recruitment purposes only. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.