Risk Manager – Centralized Exchange

Sei Labs

. Lead the FCM's independent Risk Management Unit and administer, maintain and enhance its Risk Management Program .

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Risk Management, including the development and oversight of Risk Management Programs under CFTC Regulation 1.11. Proficient in quantitative analysis, stress testing, and regulatory reporting, with a strong focus on market, credit, and margin risk management.

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Risk Management Program DevelopmentFutures And Derivatives MarginingStress Testing And Risk ReportingQuantitative Analysis (Python, SQL, Excel)Regulatory Compliance (CFTC, NFA)

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Hard Skills

Risk AssessmentExposure MeasurementMargin Risk ManagementStress TestingLiquidity MonitoringData AnalysisRisk ReportingScenario AnalysisLimits MonitoringCustomer-Fund Segregation

Soft Skills

Clear Written CommunicationIndependence And JudgmentCollaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

FRMCFA

Industry Keywords

FCMClearing FirmBroker-DealerDCOCFTC Regulation 1.11NFAPerpetual FuturesCryptoStablecoin CollateralRisk Management Program

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the FCM's independent Risk Management Unit and administer, maintain and enhance its Risk Management Program
Establish and monitor risk limits, assess customer and firm exposures, conduct stress testing, oversee margin and liquidation risk, and escalate material risk matters to senior management
Help write and maintain the FCM's Risk Management Program under CFTC Regulation 1.11
Set and monitor pre-trade and intraday limits for market, credit, margin, concentration and volume exposure
Develop and monitor the FCM's customer-margin and risk-limit framework, including margin add-ons, credit and concentration limits, deficit monitoring, liquidation thresholds and escalation procedures
Run stress tests, scenario analysis and exposure aggregation across customers, products and venues
Monitor liquidity, capital, counterparty and depository exposure with Finance
Provide risk oversight of customer-fund segregation and residual interest
Assess clearing, settlement, contract-expiration, technology, data and third-party risks
Prepare quarterly Risk Exposure Reports and interim reports for senior management, coordinate required regulatory filings, and track RMP changes and remediation items
Assess the risk of new products, venues and clearing relationships before launch
Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Technology and Compliance while maintaining RMU independence

Requirements

What you’ll need

4–8 years in market, credit or margin risk at an FCM, clearing firm, DCO, broker-dealer or trading firm
Strong command of futures and derivatives margining (SPAN or similar), exposure measurement and liquidation practices
Hands-on experience with limits, stress testing and risk reporting to senior management
Working knowledge of FCM risk obligations, including Regulation 1.11, segregation and capital
Strong quantitative and data skills (Python, SQL or advanced Excel)
Clear written communication for governance and regulatory reporting
Independence and judgment to challenge the business when needed
Comfort building process from scratch in a fast-moving 0-to-1 environment
Clean regulatory record, with no NFA or FINRA disciplinary history
Experience at a retail-facing or technology-first FCM (nice to have)
Perpetual futures, 24/7 markets, crypto or stablecoin collateral experience (nice to have)
Exposure to helping build or reviewing a Risk Management Program, or to CFTC/NFA exams (nice to have)
FRM, CFA or similar certification (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote-first team
Backing of an established company and an S-tier team