Hedging & Risk Advisor for Local Businesses

Kalshi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalshi is expanding its team in New York to engage with local businesses, helping them understand and deploy Kalshi markets to offset risk. You’ll explore how current events, weather, and policy shifts affect client needs and craft practical hedging solutions.

Ideal candidates bring finance or consulting background, strong relationship skills, and a talent for turning complex risk into accessible products. Equity is offered; base salary aligns with NYC markets.

Qualifications

• Founding or helping build a company, with firsthand experience of decisions and uncertainties business owners face.
• Strategy consulting at top firms (McKinsey/Bain/BCG) or investment banking internship experience.
• Trading, derivatives, treasury or client-facing financial work helping businesses understand exposures.
• Underwriting bespoke insurance with pricing and tailoring policies around client exposures.
• Building long-term business or community partnerships and practical financial education.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with business owners and community organizations to understand local economies and the risks businesses face.
• Find creative hedging opportunities by connecting current events, weather, policy, and economic changes to business needs.
• Educate owners about using Kalshi to offset risk, with clear explanations of costs, benefits, and limitations.
• Help businesses use relevant markets and work with the Markets team to develop new ones where needed.
• Support onboarding, follow through with owners, and bring their feedback back to Kalshi.

Skills

Founding or helping build a company

Strategy consulting (McKinsey/Bain/BCG

Investment banking internship

Trading/derivatives/treasury

Underwriting bespoke insurance

Building business partnerships

Job description

Kalshi is expanding its team in New York to engage with local businesses, helping them understand and deploy Kalshi markets to offset risk. You’ll explore how current events, weather, and policy shifts affect client needs and craft practical hedging solutions.

Ideal candidates bring finance or consulting background, strong relationship skills, and a talent for turning complex risk into accessible products. Equity is offered; base salary aligns with NYC markets.