Senior Market Risk Manager

Flow Trader is a leading global proprietary trading firm and a principal liquidity provider and market maker across ETFs bonds FX & Digital Assets. As an investment firm regulated under the IFR/IFD framework risk management is central to how we grow responsibly. Our EMEA Risk team works hand-in-hand with Trading Quant and Technology.

The Senior Market Risk Manager you will provides second-line oversight of market risk across all trading activities. Reporting into the Market Risk Lead this senior individual contributor role is accountable for the day-to-day execution and continuous improvement of the market risk framework limits monitoring stress testing and analytics and acts as a trusted advisor to the trading desks. A core part of the role is working side-by-side with the trading desks to build a first-hand understanding of their strategies and exposures and translating that insight into a risk framework that is both robust and commercially relevant. This is a senior specialist role (not a people-management role).

What you will do

• Partner closely with trading desks to understand strategies exposures and emerging risks across ETFs Fixed Income FX Digital Assets and Options
• Support the development and oversight of the market risk framework including risk appetite limits stress testing and intraday controls
• Monitor portfolio risk investigate breaches and P&L anomalies and drive risk mitigation initiatives
• Design and enhance cross-asset stress-testing risk analytics and monitoring methodologies in collaboration with Quant and Technology teams
• Leverage AI and automation to improve risk monitoring reporting and operational efficiency
• Support regulatory requirements (including ICARA/IFR-IFD) governance processes audits and risk committee reporting
• Provide independent challenge on new trading strategies and mentor junior team members within the team.

What you need to succeed

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in market risk front-office risk or trading ideally at a proprietary trading firm market maker or investment bank
• Hands-on experience across at least two of our core asset classes (ETFs bonds FX Digital Assets Options) with appetite to grow across all of them
• Experience in an IFR/IFD (or equivalent CRR/Basel) environment including Internal Capital and Risk Assessment Process (ICARAP) or similar processes
• Strong understanding of VaR stress testing Greeks and concentration metrics; familiarity with options and derivatives preferred particularly in the context of ETFs and Digital Assets
• Proficient in SQL Excel and Python
• Curiosity and hands-on interest in applying AI tools to improve risk processes and operational efficiency
• Relevant university degree in a quantitative field (Finance Mathematics Physics Engineering Econometrics) ideally complemented by an FRM or CFA qualification
• Independent judgment credible challenge excellent communication with traders senior management
• Proactive hands-on and fluent in English.

What we offer

At Flow Traders we create the conditions for hardworking highperforming people to do their best work. From a thorough onboarding and ongoing access to Flow Academy to latest technology and a collaborative nonhierarchical culture we give you the tools ownership and support to move fast and drive outcomes. We keep a closeknit smallcompany feel while offering competitive salary annual discretionary profit share and comprehensive benefitsso talent can grow here and stay here.See our benefits below:

• Flow Academy and opportunities to attend domain-related conferences
• Daily catered lunch great coffee and a fully stocked kitchen and snack bar
• In-house Bar and Lounge with arcade table tennis billiards and game consoles
• Company boat
• In-house gym and sessions with our nutritionist or personal trainer
• Bi-weekly massages
• Annual company trip and a variety of events throughout the year such as the New Years Event
• Global rotations across our offices worldwide
• and more

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes and any other information identifying potential candidates submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.

Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1