Capital Markets, FX Specialist

United States Digital Space LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in New York seeks an experienced FX pricing and risk professional to build pricing models, hedging strategies, and FX infrastructure. You will partner with Engineering, Data Science, Product, and Finance to manage FX risk and support global payments.

The role requires 5+ years in FX or treasury, strong Python/SQL skills, and a proven ability to turn complex data into actionable insights, with an eye for model validation and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FX, market risk, trading, quantitative research, or treasury operations.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL to build analytics and tools.
• Strong foundation in statistics, time series, and risk measurement.
• Experience using AI tools to streamline analysis and automation.
• Excellent ability to translate complex data into clear insights.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Monitor FX risks, execute trades, reconcile positions, and attribute costs.
• Build automated risk monitors, alerting tools, and analytical models using SQL and quantitative coding.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to guide the design and scaling of core FX infrastructure, trade execution flows, and liquidity provider integrations.
• Develop risk-based FX pricing methodologies across products and currency pairs, factoring in volatility, transaction costs, netting efficiency, and embedded optionality like rate guarantees.
• Design hedging strategies to mitigate FX risks on financial statements while maintaining robust policies, controls, and operational runbooks.

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistics

Time series

Data analysis

AI tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Job description

Who we are About the company

the company is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use the company to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

At its core, the company is a treasury company, and the Treasury Finance team (TFIN) is key to building the Global Payments and Treasury Network (GPTN). Within TFIN, the FX team collaborates closely with product, engineering, sales, and finance teams to manage the company’s Corporate and User related FX risk. This includes creating pricing models to keep pace with product expansion and developing hedging strategies to mitigate the risks to the company’s profitability.

What you’ll do

the company supports global commerce across 135+ currencies including digital assets.As a result, the company needs to build and maintain platform systems capable of pricing, estimating and hedging the resulting FX exposures. Grounded in an understanding of FX market conventions and dynamics, you will partner with Engineering, Data Science, Product, and Finance to maintain operational rigor today while shaping long-term pricing and hedging strategies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor FX risks, execute trades , reconcile position, and attribute costs
• Build automated risk monitors, alerting tools, and analytical models using SQL and quantitative coding to enable observability and minimize operational toil
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to guide the design and scaling of core FX infrastructure, trade execution flows, and liquidity provider integrations
• Develop risk-based FX pricing methodologies across products and currency pairs, factoring in volatility, transaction costs, netting efficiency, and embedded optionality like rate guarantees.
• Design hedging strategies to mitigate FX risks on financial statements while maintaining robust policies, controls, and operational runbooks

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 5+ years in FX, market risk, trading, quantitative research, or treasury operations, with working knowledge of FX market structure and instruments
• Proficiency in Python and SQL to build analytics and tools, backed by a strong foundation in statistics, time series, and risk measurement
• Exceptional attention to detail and a proven ability to turn complex, imperfect datasets into clear insights
• Practical experience using AI tools to streamline analysis and automation, paired with a critical eye for model validation and verification
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to turn complex data into clear narratives and accelerate issues concisely under time pressure
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred qualifications

• Degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Physics
• Experience with automated trading and familiarity with option theory and greeks
• Experience building data pipelines and systems working alongside technical teams