Risk Technology Lead

Cross Atlantic Partners; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm is seeking a Risk Technology Lead to drive the engineering and calculation workflows for their Risk Management function. This hybrid role offers hands-on leadership, requiring expertise in Python and R, alongside strong experience in financial technology. Candidates should have over 8 years of software engineering experience and a preferred background in hedge funds or asset management. You will be responsible for modernizing legacy workflows and delivering accurate risk analytics.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in financial or risk technology.
• Expert-level Python and R for building production analytics and calculations.
• Direct experience building risk platforms, calculation engines, or trading systems.
• Familiarity with TypeScript, Java (legacy systems), AWS, Docker, and CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of financial market data, pricing inputs, and portfolio analytics.
• Direct experience building risk platforms, calculation engines, or trading systems.
• Hedge fund or asset management background strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own development, maintenance, and operations of all technology supporting Risk Management.
• Write and maintain production-quality code for risk calculations and services.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentor development resources.
• Translate CRO requirements into technical roadmaps and iterative delivery plans
• Modernize legacy workflows and build next-generation, cloud-native risk platform
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentor development resources

Skills

Python

R

Statistical risk models

TypeScript

Java

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

AWS

Job description

Location: New York or Fort Worth, TX (Hybrid)

Reporting to: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Multi-manager hedge fund seeking a Risk Technology Lead to own the engineering and calculation workflows powering the firm's Risk Management function. This is a hands-on leadership role delivering fast, accurate, and scalable risk analytics in direct partnership with the CRO.

What You'll Do

• Own development, maintenance, and operations of all technology supporting Risk Management
• Write and maintain production-quality code for risk calculations and services in Python and R
• Deliver accurate, timely, and scalable risk calculations across exposure, limits, and portfolio analytics
• Translate CRO requirements into technical roadmaps and iterative delivery plans
• Modernize legacy workflows and build next-generation, cloud-native risk platform
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentor development resources

What We\'re Looking For

• 8+ years hands-on software engineering experience in financial or risk technology
• Expert-level Python and R for building production analytics and calculations
• Experience with statistical risk models supporting multi-PM equity long/short portfolios
• Familiarity with TypeScript, Java (legacy systems), AWS, Docker, and CI/CD
• Strong understanding of financial market data, pricing inputs, and portfolio analytics
• Direct experience building risk platforms, calculation engines, or trading systems
• Hedge fund or asset management background strongly preferred