Head of Product – Risk Management Platform (CFD & Crypto Markets)

OnHires; Dubai; Remote; AED 440,000 - 551,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company in Dubai is seeking a Head of Product to lead the transformation of their institutional risk management platform. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in fintech and a strong understanding of risk and trading metrics. This role offers the opportunity to shape product vision and collaborate closely with leadership in a remote-first work environment.

Benefits

Remote-first work environment

Influence over product vision

Agile, non-bureaucratic environment

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in fintech or trading infrastructure product management.
• Proven ability to deliver complex financial products.
• Experience leading teams of product managers.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the full product lifecycle of the risk management platform.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and business stakeholders.
• Define and prioritize the product roadmap using agile methodologies.

Skills

Domain knowledge in CFD, FX, or crypto markets

Risk and trading metrics understanding

Technical fluency

Fluent English (C1/C2)

Education

Strong academic background in Finance, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering

Tools

Experience with platforms like Murex, Calypso, Imagine

FIX protocols

Job description

Overview

Employment: Full-time

Remote: Yes (remote-first)

Timezone: GMT+3 ±1

About the Role

The company islooking for a hands-on Head of Product to lead the evolution of their institutional risk management platform used in CFD, FX, and crypto trading.

The platform already exists — it has a solid technical foundation and an experienced development team — but its current functionality does not meet their standards. Your mission will be to transform it into a best-in-class institutional-grade risk engine, capable of real-time monitoring, compliance reporting, and scalable performance across thousands of instruments and accounts.

This is a high-impact, high-ownership role — ideal for a product leader who has already built or scaled similar systems and is ready to make a strategic difference.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the full product lifecycle of the risk management platform;
• Collaborate closely with engineering (backend, frontend, DevOps, QA), CTO, and trading / business stakeholders;
• Translate institutional trading and risk workflows into clear, detailed product specifications;
• Implement and optimize real-time margining, leverage, netting, VAR, NOP, exposure, and P&L logic;
• Oversee integrations with MetaTrader, cTrader, PrimeXM, OneZero, FIX API, and liquidity providers;
• Continuously benchmark the platform against industry leaders like Murex, Calypso, and Imagine;
• Influence the team structure and product budget — including hiring if appropriate;
• Define and prioritize the product roadmap using agile methodologies (SAFE knowledge is a plus);
• Ensure full alignment with institutional client requirements, auditor standards, and regulatory expectations.

Team Composition

• CTO;
• Backend and frontend developers;
• DevOps and QA engineers;
• No in-house quants currently — potential for future collaboration or advisory.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of experience in fintech, trading infrastructure, or risk system product management;
• Solid domain knowledge in CFD, FX, or crypto markets;
• Deep understanding of risk and trading metrics : VAR, margining, net open position (NOP), exposure, real-time P&L;
• Experience with platforms like Murex, Calypso, Imagine, OneZero, PrimeXM, or FIX protocols;
• Proven ability to deliver complex financial products in an institutional environment;
• Technical fluency — able to communicate effectively with engineers and understand system architecture;
• Strong academic background in Finance, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related fields;
• Fluent English (C1 / C2).

Nice to Have

• Experience building institutional-grade b2b risk platforms from scratch;
• Background in regulated high-risk industries : brokerage, crypto, FX, etc.;
• Experience leading a team of product managers or cross-functional squads;
• Familiarity with compliance workflows, audit trails, and reporting standards;
• SAFE 6.0 or scaled agile delivery experience.

Success in This Role Means

You will have transformed a structurally sound but functionally weak platform into a high-performance, scalable, and regulator-ready institutional risk engine, ready to support a global trading operation across asset classes and client types.

What They Offer

• Remote-first work environment within GMT+3 ±1;
• A critical product role with direct influence over product vision, roadmap, and team building;
• Close collaboration with company leadership — CTO, product heads, trading teams;
• An opportunity to reshape and scale a real-time, data-heavy financial product;
• Agile, non-bureaucratic environment focused on delivery and excellence;
• Long-term mission to become a benchmark in institutional-grade trading infrastructure.