Decibel Foundation
Finance
MarketRiskLead
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“Market Risk Lead at Decibel Foundation. Skills: Market Risk Management, Derivatives risk modeling, Crypto markets. Manage risk engine. Develop market risk models”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure accurate pricing; Ensure accurate margin modeling; Ensure accurate liquidation mechanisms; Ensure robust risk controls; Ensure real-time monitoring; Ensure crisis response mechanisms; Mitigate future risks
Industry & Context.
Anticipates risks; Implements preemptive controls
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years of experience, VP - MD level experience, Mathematics degree, Quantitative Finance degree, Actuarial Science degree, Foundation in statistics, Foundation in probability, Foundation in financial modeling, Experience in derivatives pricing, Experience in risk modeling, Experience in VaR, Experience in Greeks, Experience in stress testing, Programming skills (Python), Risk analytics automation
Nice to Have
CFA charterholder preferred, CPA preferred, FRM preferred, Series 7/63/65 preferred, CAIA preferred, CFP preferred, ACCA preferred, ACA preferred
What You'll Do.
Develop market risk models
Identify emerging risk exposures
Build real-time monitoring tools
Establish automated alerting systems
Maintain documentation
Work closely with traders
Develop risk dashboards
Monitor trading desk exposure
Implement surveillance mechanisms
Evaluate DeFi protocol risks
Lead crisis management
Conduct incident analyses
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with engineering teams; Work closely with trading teams; Work closely with executive teams; Collaborate with engineers; Work closely with traders; Works effectively with traders; Works effectively with engineers; Works effectively with executives
Communication Scope
Clearly articulates risk strategies
Full Job Description
About Decibel Decibel is a high-performance, fully on-chain trading platform built in collaboration with Aptos Labs and the Decibel Foundation. Designed to match the speed of high performance trading, Decibel offers spot, perpetuals, and yield products through a unified, self-custodial interface. The platform runs on the Aptos blockchain, leveraging its sub-20ms block times and parallel execution to support real-time settlement, cross-margining, and modular vault strategies. Decibel aims to serve as the execution layer for the Aptos global trading engine, empowering traders, developers, and institutions with scalable, composable financial infrastructure. Position Overview The Head of Market Risk (Decibel) is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing and enhancing the firm’s risk management framework across market, trading, and exchange operational risks. This individual will ensure robust risk controls, real-time monitoring, and crisis response mechanisms while working closely with engineering, trading, and executive teams. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in derivatives risk modeling, crypto markets, and financial engineering, with prior experience at top-tier trading firms, exchanges, or investment banks. Key Responsibilities 1. Market Risk Management Risk Engine & Framework: Continuously improve and manage the firm’s risk engine, ensuring accurate pricing, margin modeling, and liquidation mechanisms. Risk Modeling & Analysis: Develop and refine market risk models, including Value-at-Risk (VaR), stress testing, and scenario analysis. Risk Surface Assessment: Identify emerging risk exposures, assess business impact, and implement mitigation strategies. Stress & Sensitivity Testing: Collaborate with engineers to design and execute stress tests, scenario analyses, and sensitivity tests. Market Surveillance: Build and enhance real-time monitoring tools for liquidity risks, market manipulation, and abnormal liquidation events. Alerting & Emergency
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