Operations Risk Lead - Equity & Growth Markets

Kalshi; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Kalshi in NYC is hiring an Operations Risk Lead to oversee post-trade processing, monitor risk across markets, and protect participant positions. You’ll be the first point of contact for clients and clearing members facing operational issues.

You’ll work with engineering and risk teams to refine monitoring, develop automated controls, and drive incident post-mortems for continuous improvement. The role requires a finance degree and 5–6 years in derivatives or related markets; strong analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in finance, economics, or related field.
• Familiarity with clearing processes and operational risk management best practices.
• 5–6 years of experience in listed derivatives, repo, treasury, or OTC markets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily trade and clearing operations across Kalshi’s current and new markets.
• Serve as the primary contact for clients, brokers, and clearing members facing trade or system issues.
• Continuously monitor risk exposure, system performance, and operational controls; elevate and address issues with engineering and risk teams.
• Identify operational risks proactively and contribute to automated monitoring and exception-handling systems.
• Lead incident response, root-cause analyses, and post-mortems for actionable outcomes and improvements.
• Partner cross-functionally to drive improvements in risk management processes, governance, and documentation.

Skills

Operational risk

Derivatives

Analytics

Excel/Sheets

Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Finance or Economics

Tools

Excel/Google Sheets

Job description

Kalshi in NYC is hiring an Operations Risk Lead to oversee post-trade processing, monitor risk across markets, and protect participant positions. You’ll be the first point of contact for clients and clearing members facing operational issues.

You’ll work with engineering and risk teams to refine monitoring, develop automated controls, and drive incident post-mortems for continuous improvement. The role requires a finance degree and 5–6 years in derivatives or related markets; strong analytical