Market Risk Lead

Decibel

Head of Market Risk responsible for risk management framework at Decibel. Requires deep expertise in crypto markets, derivatives risk modeling, and financial engineering.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🌎 Anywhere in the WorldSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Overseeing and enhancing the firm’s risk management framework across market, trading, and exchange operational risks.
Ensure robust risk controls, real-time monitoring, and crisis response mechanisms.
Develop and refine market risk models, including Value-at-Risk (VaR), stress testing, and scenario analysis.
Collaborate with engineers to design and execute stress tests, scenario analyses, and sensitivity tests.
Establish automated alerting systems and on-call response processes for risk-related emergencies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

VP - MD level experience. 6+ years of experience.
Strong foundation in statistics, probability, and financial modeling.
Experience in derivatives pricing, risk modeling (VaR, Greeks, stress testing).
Programming skills (Python, or similar) for risk analytics and automation.
Must have deep expertise in derivatives risk modeling, crypto markets, and financial engineering.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Insurance premium coverage
Flexible vacation time
Competitive Salary
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Hard Skills & Tools

risk managementValue-at-Risk (VaR)stress testingscenario analysisfinancial modelingderivatives pricingprogramming (Python)risk analyticsautomationfinancial engineering

Soft Skills

collaborationcrisis responsereal-time monitoringproblem-solvingleadership