Market Risk Lead

🕒 May 27

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Decibel

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1 - 10 employees

₿ Crypto

💳 Fintech

Crypto • Fintech

Decibel is an onchain trading engine built on the Aptos blockchain that offers spot, perpetuals, and vault-based strategies with cross- and multi-collateral margining. It executes order matching, fills, and cancellations transparently on-chain (no off-chain sequencer) to deliver low-latency trading, deep liquidity, and composable DeFi integrations for traders and builders. Decibel plans Mainnet launch with support for institutional integrations, tokenized real-world asset perps, and a native token for governance and ecosystem incentives.

📋 Description

• 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

• 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

• Insurance premium coverage • Flexible vacation time • Competitive Salary • Protocol Token Grants