Trading Risk & Surveillance Lead

Neobankbeat; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 441,000 - 661,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study Growth Fund

Internal Events

Global Collaboration

Career Advancement

Internal Mobility

Job summary

Bybit is seeking a Trading Risk Control Lead to oversee risk frameworks, surveillance and regulatory reporting in Abu Dhabi. Join a regulated digital asset firm shaping the future of crypto finance in a fast-growing market.

You will lead the design and implementation of risk controls, coordinate with Compliance and Legal, and drive governance for licensing projects across jurisdictions, partnering with product and operations teams to ensure regulatory readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in risk management, market surveillance or regulatory oversight in a digital asset or regulated finance setting.
• Hands-on experience investigating trading activity, with strong understanding of market abuse, microstructure and order books.
• Experience developing risk frameworks, governance documentation and management reporting for licences or regulatory reviews.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain risk frameworks, assessments, risk appetite measures and controls for regulated digital asset businesses.
• Oversee market surveillance, investigate potential market abuse and coordinate escalations and regulatory reporting with Compliance and Legal.
• Improve surveillance systems, monitoring scenarios and alert thresholds with effective data coverage and investigation processes.
• Lead risk and surveillance workstreams for VASP licensing applications, including regulatory documentation, regulator engagement and operational readiness.
• Report key risks, surveillance findings and remediation progress to management and boards.

Skills

Risk management

Market surveillance

Regulatory reporting

Data analysis

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Finance/Economics/Law degree

FRM/CFA

Tools

SQL

Python

Nasdaq SMARTS

Eventus

Job description

Bybit is seeking a Trading Risk Control Lead to oversee risk frameworks, surveillance and regulatory reporting in Abu Dhabi. Join a regulated digital asset firm shaping the future of crypto finance in a fast-growing market.

You will lead the design and implementation of risk controls, coordinate with Compliance and Legal, and drive governance for licensing projects across jurisdictions, partnering with product and operations teams to ensure regulatory readiness.