Head of Trading Risk

Bybit

Head of Trading Risk at Bybit overseeing risk operations and strategies across trading verticals. Leading the newly formed Trading Risk team and embedding risk in product development.

Posted 7/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

We are looking for a senior leader to head our newly formed Trading Risk team.
This is a critical leadership role created as part of a strategic reorganization to consolidate all business-risk-related functions across our trading verticals into a single, dedicated team.
The Head of Trading Risk will own end-to-end business risk operations and logic design across multiple product lines, reporting directly to senior leadership.
Lead and grow the Trading Risk team, setting the strategic vision for business risk management across the organization.
Build a high-performing, risk-focused culture with strong accountability and ownership.
Define team OKRs, establish performance standards, and drive continuous improvement.
Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to embed risk thinking into product development.
Own business risk operations and logic design across multiple product lines including spot trading, derivatives, and lending/earn products.
Design and maintain risk control frameworks, alert systems, and escalation protocols for each product line.
Oversee real-time risk monitoring systems and ensure timely incident response.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in risk management within financial services, fintech, or crypto/digital assets
3+ years in a leadership role managing risk teams (team size 5+)
Deep understanding of derivatives risk (futures, options, perpetual swaps, CFDs) — including margin models, liquidation engines, and settlement processes
Experience with multi-product risk management covering at least 3 of: spot, derivatives, lending, earn/yield products
Strong quantitative background — ability to design and validate risk models, parameters, and control logic
Excellent communication skills — able to translate complex risk concepts for product and business stakeholders
Proven ability to build and scale risk teams from the ground up or through significant transformation
AI-first mindset — actively leverages AI/ML tools and techniques to enhance risk detection, automate workflows, and improve decision-making efficiency
Programming proficiency in Python and/or C++ — able to build risk models, prototype monitoring tools, and work directly with quantitative codebases
Fluent in English; proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is strongly preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Study Growth Fund: We support your professional development and continuous learning.
Internal Events: Participate in regular team-building activities, workshops, and events designed to promote collaboration and innovation.
Global Collaboration: Be part of a diverse, international team, working alongside colleagues from around the world.
Career Advancement: Access opportunities for growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding global company.
Internal Mobility: Grow with us- Your long-term development is important to us. We offer internal job opportunities to help build your career path.