Senior Risk Manager

Àlber Blanc Capital; Haarlem; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High salary + exceptional bonuses

Direct impact on the business

Flat structure & fast growth

Talented team with top-tech backgrounds

Job summary

A leading high-frequency trading company in Haarlem is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to design and monitor risk controls. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and at least 5 years of relevant experience. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field and proficiency in Python or C++ are required. The position offers a high salary and exceptional bonuses, with a flat structure promoting direct impact on the business.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in risk management or quantitative technology.
• Strong understanding of derivatives and margin trading.
• Experience with time-series data and real-time monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage real-time trading and position risk.
• Develop tools and dashboards to visualize key risk metrics.
• Analyze trading system behavior to identify anomalies.

Skills

Risk management

Trading systems

Python

C++

Data analysis

Real-time monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics

Job description

Alber Blanc is an international prop high frequency trading company with more than 13 years of experience. We are in the top 5 companies trading on the biggest crypto exchanges.

We are seeking a Senior Risk Manager with a strong technical background to join our high-frequency trading firm.

You will design, implement, and monitor real-time risk controls, system safeguards, and data-driven frameworks to measure and mitigate market, operational, and technology-related risks. The ideal candidate combines a deep understanding of trading dynamics with hands‑on technical expertise in automation, systems analysis, and data engineering in real time.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and manage real-time trading and position risk across multiple asset classes and exchanges.
• Collaborate with traders, developers, and infrastructure teams to ensure risk checks are tightly integrated into the trading stack.
• Develop tools and dashboards to visualize key risk metrics such as exposure, P&L attribution, liquidity usage, and system performance.
• Analyze trading system behavior to identify anomalies, unexpected exposures, or systemic weaknesses.
• Perform post‑trade and real time risk analysis using large data sets from execution, market data, and system logs.
• Collaborate with compliance and operations teams to align real‑time and end‑of‑day risk controls.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in risk management, trading systems, or quantitative technology within a proprietary trading, hedge fund environment or exchange.
• Strong understanding of derivatives and margin trading.
• Proficiency in Python or C++ for automation, analysis, and integration with trading systems.
• Solid experience with time‑series data, and real‑time monitoring systems.
• Understanding of market, liquidity risk, liquidation, depeg risk, credit, and operational risk principles in automated trading environments.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge quantitative, technical, and operational perspectives.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

What we offer:

• High salary + exceptional bonuses
• Direct impact on the business
• Work directly with the founders, flat structure & fast growth
• A-player team – talented people with Olympiad backgrounds and top‑tech degrees