Risk Manager | Equities
Jump TradingAbout the Role
As a Risk Manager at Jump Trading's Global Risk Management team, you will manage moment-to-moment risk for all trading teams and evaluate new trading strategies, markets, and products. You'll serve as the NYC operational risk partner, monitoring exposures across strategies and firm-level aggregates while collaborating with Market Risk and the front office. This position is ideal for seasoned professionals with strong risk management expertise and technical skills, operating at a high bar within high-pressure trading environments.
Requirements
- At least 7 years in equities-focused risk or trading across developed/emerging markets.
- Backed by cash equities experience, most preferred; equity derivatives and index products also useful.
- Bachelor's degree required; including a strong academic record.
- Operational risk fluency across the trade lifecycle, prime brokerage/clearing (margin/financing), short inventory/locates, market access controls, and exchange connectivity/trading systems.
- Factor literacy: experience consuming outputs from factor models (e.g., Barra, Axioma) and common measures (e.g. VaR) to interpret and communicate risk.
- Practical US equity market microstructure knowledge and how it informs monitoring, limits, controls, and scenarios.
- Ability to communicate in a way that is crisp, credible at the desk, effective with traders and technologists, and calm under pressure.
- Reliable and predictable availability, including onsite presence in New York with flexibility for occasional off-hours support.
What You'll Get
- $150k–$200k base salary
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation plus paid holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness Programs