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Risk Manager

Jump Trading LLC is a proprietary trading firm headquatered in Chicago, IL.

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Risk Manager

Jump established a mainland Europe footprint with the launch of our Amsterdam office in 2018. At its core, the Amsterdam office is responsible for managing Jump’s European trading activity across a variety of front-and-back-office functions. The office offers the feel of a small start-up with the benefit of being a critical fixture of one of the leading quantitative trading firms in the world.

As a Risk Manager you will be part of our Global Risk Management team.  The department operates closely with trading and technology teams to manage the inherent risks in Jump’s trading strategies across various exchanges. We are looking for someone who can bring risk management experience in addition to a critical, quantitative, and proactive hands-on approach.

 

What You’ll Do:

  • Work closely with key stakeholders across our global business including trading teams, technology, and numerous back-office functions (e.g. treasury, clearing, business development, compliance).
  • Represent Risk Management within the governance structure of Jump Trading Europe B.V. (Jump’s EU regulated entity) and assist Compliance with any risk-related regulatory matters.
  • Partner with the European Risk Management team to:
    • Identify, monitor, and mitigate known and potential sources of risk to the firm.
    • Manage the firm’s electronic trading risk (day-to-day operations, trading team requests).
    • Further develop the firm’s market risk toolkit.
    • Engage/liaise with key external business partners (e.g. brokers, exchanges).
    • Use a technical skillset (e.g. Python) to drive automation solutions and risk analytics.
  • Other duties as assigned or needed.

 

Skills You’ll Need:

  • At least 5-10 years of institutional risk management and/or trading experience from a multi-asset proprietary trading firm, multi-strategy hedge fund, asset manager, or investment bank.
  • Skilled communicator with an expected audience of senior management, traders, technical staff, and other external parties.
  • Strong technical skillset. Python and extensive experience with Pandas and Numpy are preferred. Experience with Linux is preferred.
  • Experience utilizing third-party market risk packages (e.g. Barra, Axioma, RiskMetrics).
  • Familiarity with exchange connectivity, networking, trading systems, and distributed systems.
  • Strong academic record with a degree in a scientific, mathematical, or business discipline.
  • Experience and/or qualifications in quantitative and/or computational finance preferred.
  • Reliable and predictable availability 

 

Bonus Points:

  • The ideal candidate hire has interest and experience in managing electronic trading risk at an HFT (optimally in European markets), market risk knowledge in a quantitative capacity (ideally with expertise in at least one asset class, optimally options), and a strong technical background (optimally, Python).