Risk Manager – Start-Up Prop Trading Firm

4 weeks ago


London, UK, United Kingdom Venture Search Full time

Risk Manager – Start-Up Prop Trading Firm (London)



A start up Prop Trading firm is looking for a risk manager for their London office. The group is well financially backed by a parent global Physical Commodities firm and has aggressive growth plans for prop trading business.



Located in London, the team consists of 4 Traders currently, so a Risk Manager is required to mitigate losses and create and manage the risk management framework. Current asset classes traded are Equities, FX / Currencies, Metals and Fixed Income – ideally the Risk Manager will have cross-asset experience, but they’d be willing to look at candidates with a specialty in either and willingness to learn.



Ideal Candidates will have:


  • Direct experience in a Risk Management role related to Trading
  • Confident in interacting with Traders
  • Experience setting up and running a robust risk management framework
  • Strong educational background
  • Excellent communication skills and English fluency
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team


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