Risk Manager

Radley James; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Job summary

Radley James is seeking an experienced Risk Manager for our London office to lead prime brokerage risk across multi-asset portfolios in a hybrid role. You'll own intraday risk, margin management, and client onboarding discussions while shaping risk policy and technology choices.

You'll work closely with trading and engineering teams, applying strong quantitative skills to stress testing, margin calculations, and risk reporting for institutional clients.

Qualifications

• Extensive Prime Brokerage or trading risk experience.
• Strong quantitative and analytical ability.
• Experience with margin, risk analytics and stress testing.
• Comfortable working with institutional clients.
• Knowledge of equities and fixed income is a plus (options).

Responsibilities

• Manage risk across prime brokerage client portfolios.
• Monitor intraday exposures, margin requirements, and market risk.
• Engage with clients on onboarding, reviews and risk matters.
• Develop margin, stress-testing and risk methodologies.
• Analyze equities, fixed income and derivatives exposures.
• Collaborate with technology teams to enhance risk platforms.
• Automate risk analysis and reporting.
• Communicate exposures and risk issues to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Prime Brokerage Risk

Trading Risk

Client facing

Quantitative analysis

Risk management

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

Risk Manager | London | Up to £150k + Bonus + Equity

I'm working with a rapidly growing financial technology firm that is building modern infrastructure for global capital markets. They're looking to hire an experienced Prime Brokerage Risk Manager into their London team.

This is a highly visible position covering global markets and multi-asset portfolios, combining quantitative risk management with significant client exposure. You'll have the opportunity to influence how the firm develops its risk framework and technology as the business continues to scale.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing risk across prime brokerage client portfolios
• Monitoring intraday exposures, margin requirements and market risk
• Working directly with clients on onboarding, portfolio reviews and ongoing risk matters
• Developing margin, stress-testing and risk methodologies
• Analysing equities, fixed income and derivatives exposures
• Partnering with technology and product teams to enhance risk and margin platforms
• Automating risk analysis and reporting
• Communicating key exposures and risk issues to senior stakeholders

What we're looking for:

• Strong experience within Prime Brokerage, Trading Risk or a closely related function
• Good understanding of equities and fixed income, with options knowledge
• Experience with margin, portfolio risk and stress testing
• Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities
• Confident working directly with institutional clients
• Python and/or SQL would be advantageous
• Experience developing or implementing risk policies
• Comfortable partnering with engineering and technology teams

Location: London - hybrid, 3 days per week in the office

Compensation: Up to £150,000 base + Bonus + Equity