Electronic Trading Risk Manager

Electronic Trading Risk Manager

Full-Time No working from home possible
Revolut
Join to apply for the Market Risk Manager role at Revolut . About Revolut People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 65+ million customers get more from their money every day. About The Role Risk at Revolut operates across all functions, products, and regions to monitor front‑line performance and ensure the business operates safely. They’re among the first to be involved in new initiatives, from tech to customer support. We’re looking for a Market Risk Manager with deep experience across equities, fixed income, and derivatives, and a strong grasp of market structure, trading infrastructure, algo behaviour, and market dynamics. You’ll lead the design and improvements of our real‑time trading risk monitoring model, bringing strong regulatory awareness and the ability to translate complex risk and market insights into scalable, high‑impact controls. What You’ll Be Doing Defining the target‑state trading risk management model, ensuring alignment with UK business strategy Leading the governance and oversight of electronic and algorithmic trading, and compliance with MiFID II and related UK regulatory standards Overseeing real‑time monitoring of trading activity, algorithm behaviour, venue interactions, platform health, and trading desk conduct to ensure safe and controlled execution Supervising and challenging front‑office execution controls, validating the appropriateness of limits and thresholds Owning and maintaining electronic trading risk policies, frameworks, and standards, ensuring consistency with global principles and local regulatory requirements Partnering with engineering and product teams to design and optimise system architecture Investigating and resolving electronic trading incidents, near misses, and risk events Driving the design, implementation, and effectiveness testing of pre‑trade, at‑trade, and post‑trade risk controls, ensuring robust alerting, escalation, and remediation processes Identifying and managing non‑market risks like operational, conduct, regulatory, and technology risks across all electronic trading activities Maintaining the algorithm inventory, ensuring accurate documentation, ongoing assessments, and annual reviews What You’ll Need A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, or a related technical field Strong foundational knowledge of electronic trading and risk management Extensive experience within investment banks, hedge funds, market makers, or other regulated financial institutions Proven track record of defining, implementing, and optimising electronic trading risk frameworks and controls in fast‑paced trading environments Deep expertise in securities markets, particularly equities and derivatives, with strong understanding of the full electronic trading lifecycle An understanding of key global regulatory frameworks, including MiFID II (especially RTS 6), EMIR, SEC rules, and related market structure standards Hands‑on experience with algorithm and model lifecycle governance, including testing, validation, performance monitoring, and change controls Solid technical understanding of trading platforms (OMS/EMS), market connectivity, smart order routing, and electronic execution infrastructure Nice to have SQL, Python knowledge Fixed income knowledge Important notice for candidates Only apply through official Revolut channels. We don’t use any third‑party services or platforms for our recruitment. Always double‑check the emails you receive. Make sure all communications are being done through official Revolut emails, with an @revolut.com domain. Location: London, England, United Kingdom Salary: $200.00–$400.00 (UK) #J-18808-Ljbffr
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