Senior Trading Risk Control Specialist New Abu Dhabi, UAE

Bybit Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 661,000 - 1,175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth Fund

Internal Events

Global Collaboration

Career Advancement

Internal Mobility

Job summary

Bybit Limited in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Risk & Surveillance professional to develop and enhance monitoring across spot, futures, and options. You will work with product, compliance, and data teams to build robust detection rules and risk controls, leveraging SQL and Python to analyze order-flow and behavior patterns.

The role requires hands-on experience in derivatives risk management, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with market-abuse regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience in trading risk management for derivatives.
• Strong SQL skills and Python experience desirable.
• Ability to design and validate detection approaches using trade data.
• Analytical mindset with ability to translate risk concepts into detection logic.
• Experience with order-flow analysis and market surveillance.
• Familiarity with market abuse regulations and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously improve risk and surveillance strategies for identifying abusive or manipulative activity across spot, perpetual futures, options, and related trading products.
• Investigate potentially coordinated or suspicious trading activity using order-flow analysis, self-trading and crossing behaviours, order-book signals, and account-linkage indicators.
• Define behavioural patterns for new or evolving manipulation methods, particularly in thinly traded assets, leveraged instruments, and liquidation-driven market events.
• Assess the impact of identified risks, including possible market disruption, financial exposure, and concentration of risk, to inform prioritisation and leadership reporting.
• Partner with Product, Compliance, and other relevant teams to design, test, and implement appropriate monitoring rules and risk controls.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to translate trading-risk concepts into effective detection logic, models, and monitoring workflows.

Skills

Derivatives trading risk

Market surveillance

Risk analysis

SQL

Python

Tools

SQL

Python

Graph analytics

Entity resolution

Job description

Established in 2018, Bybit is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges and digital financial platforms, serving over 80 million users across more than 200 countries and regions. Powered by world-class technology and a user-first mindset, Bybit delivers a seamless ecosystem across trading, payments, wealth management, custody, institutional services, and Web3 — connecting users to the future of digital finance.

Our core values define how we build. We listen, care and improve to create products and experiences that put users first. Backed by a global team of ambitious builders, problem-solvers, and innovators, we foster a high-performance and fast-moving environment where talent is empowered to drive real impact at the global scale. Supported by 24/7 multilingual customer service and a strong commitment to innovation, we are shaping the future of finance through technology, collaboration, and bold execution.

Today, Bybit is recognized as one of the most trusted and transparent platforms in the digital asset industry, continuing to expand its global presence while building the infrastructure for the next generation of financial services.

What You’ll Do

Develop and continuously improve risk and surveillance strategies for identifying abusive or manipulative activity across spot, perpetual futures , options, and related trading products.

Investigate potentially coordinated or suspicious trading activity using order-flow analysis, self-trading and crossing behaviours, order-book signals, and account-linkage indicators.

Define behavioural patterns for new or evolving manipulation methods, particularly in thinly traded assets, leveraged instruments, and liquidation-driven market events.

Assess the impact of identified risks, including possible market disruption, financial exposure, and concentration of risk, to inform prioritisation and leadership reporting.

Partner with Product, Compliance, and other relevant teams to design, test, and implement appropriate monitoring rules and risk controls.

Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to translate trading-risk concepts into effective detection logic, models, and monitoring workflows.

What You Bring

Practical experience trading or managing risk in derivatives, with strong knowledge of futures, perpetual swaps, and options.

Solid understanding of leverage, margin requirements, liquidation processes, insurance-fund structures, and auto-deleveraging mechanisms.

Demonstrated experience in trading-risk management, market surveillance, or preventing market-abuse activity such as spoofing, layering, wash trading, front-running, or misuse of privileged information.

Strong analytical ability; advanced SQL skills are essential, and Python experience is highly desirable.

Ability to independently create and validate detection approaches using order-level and trade-level data.

A mindset that anticipates how bad actors may build positions, obscure their behaviour, and exploit market or product mechanics.

Preferred Qualifications

Background in market surveillance, trading risk, or market-conduct roles at a digital-asset exchange, brokerage, or trading venue.

Familiarity with conventional financial-market abuse regulations, surveillance frameworks, or vendor platforms.

Knowledge of blockchain analytics and on-chain transaction tracing.

Experience using graph analysis or entity-resolution methods to uncover coordinated account networks and fund flows.

Familiarity with market-quality and anomaly indicators, such as VPIN and HHI.

Why Join Us

At Bybit, we are committed to fostering a supportive and enriching work environment.

Our benefits include:

• Study Growth Fund: We support your professional development and continuous learning.
• Internal Events: Participate in regular team-building activities, workshops, and events designed to promote collaboration and innovation.
• Global Collaboration: Be part of a diverse, international team, working alongside colleagues from around the world.
• Career Advancement: Access opportunities for growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding global company.
• Internal Mobility: Grow with us- Your long-term development is important to us. We offer internal job opportunities to help build your career path.