Risk Management Associate

Fasanara; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in the UK is looking for a Risk Management Associate to oversee daily risk monitoring and maintain internal risk models. The candidate should have over 3 years of experience in risk management, strong skills in Python and SQL, and a solid understanding of market risk. This role offers competitive benefits including a bonus scheme and health perks, in a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment.

Benefits

Competitive bonus scheme

Bupa health & dental

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced pension

Generous annual leave

Enhanced parental leave

Team events

Quarterly town halls

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in risk management, trading, or quantitative operations.
• Strong understanding of market risk and portfolio construction.
• Detail-oriented mindset and strong quantitative foundation.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Research, Operations, and Technology teams.
• Monitor real-time risk metrics through dashboards.
• Maintain documentation of risk policies and frameworks.
• Prepare risk reports for management.
• Assist in stress tests and analytics.

Skills

Risk management

Trading

Quantitative operations

Python

SQL

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Risk Management or related field

Job description

Overview

Fasanara Digital was established 7 years ago and is the crypto arm of Fasanara Capital, a 14-year-old boutique alternative asset manager. We are a Quantitative Investment fund applying a scientific approach to investing in crypto assets. Our goal is to achieve exceptional risk-adjusted returns. We pursue a range of diversified and highly sophisticated investment strategies that seek to profit from inefficiencies in the market structure and range from market making to cross-exchanges arbitrage.

We are strong believers in meritocracy, and we reward people based on impact and excellence. There is no bureaucracy of large organisations, the environment is collaborative, entrepreneurial, and is based on trust. We set ambitious goals, work hard, stress teamwork, and adhere to the highest level of excellence in everything we do. We are only as good as our team. Thus, we are building the firm around exceptional talent.

The Role

The Role Fasanara Digital is seeking a Risk Management Associate to join our team. This person will oversee daily risk monitoring through proprietary dashboards, maintain and enhance internal risk models, and collaborate with traders, technologists, and operations to ensure sound and scalable risk management across our trading strategies.

The role offers exposure to cutting-edge digital asset markets and the opportunity to contribute to the continuous evolution of risk systems within a top-tier institutional fund.

Responsibilities

• Liaise daily with Research, Operations, and Technology teams to ensure consistency across trading, systems, and exposures.
• Monitor real-time risk metrics through dashboards, identifying anomalies or breaches for prompt resolution.
• Maintain accurate documentation of risk policies, frameworks, and limits.
• Prepare and present recurring and ad-hoc risk reports for management and committees.
• Assist in refining and implementing new stress tests, analytics, and automation tools.
• Support enhancements to internal risk models and exposure analytics across asset classes.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in risk management, trading, or quantitative operations within financial markets.
• Strong understanding of market risk, portfolio construction, and derivatives.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL (essential).
• Strong quantitative foundation; structured and detail-oriented mindset.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Nice-to-Haves

• Master’s degree in Risk Management, Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, or related field.
• Experience in crypto, digital assets, or systematic trading strategies.
• Prior exposure to hedge funds or trading firms.

Benefits

• Competitive bonus scheme.
• Bupa health & dental, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced pension, and generous annual leave.
• Enhanced parental leave, special leave allowances, and charity giving options.
• Regular team events, legendary summer & Christmas parties, knowledge sharing sessions, and quarterly town halls.
• Team lunches, dinners, Friday drinks, team sport activities.