Risk Manager

About Grasshopper

Grasshopper is a quantitative trading technology provider based in Singapore, and is the holding company of Grasshopper Asset Management. Our state-of-the-art technology, built from the ground up in-house, puts us at the forefront of developments in electronic trading. An unbroken record of consistency and profitability is underpinned by firm values of curiosity, empowerment and flexibility.

About the role

As we continue to grow, Grasshopper seeks for an experienced and passionate professional with experience in trading risk management and regulatory controls to join our team. As a Risk Manager, you will work closely with trading and technology teams to manage new and existing risks in our firm across various technologies, markets, and strategies.

The ideal candidate brings critical risk identification, assessment and management expertise in addition to a critical, quantitative, and proactive hands-on approach. It will also be in your portfolio to sculpt the tools by which to measure, handle and mitigate these risks. Furthermore, this includes risk assessment and management responsibilities for the full suite of market and algorithmic risks.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with trading teams, developers, and trading operation departments to understand our existing needs to measure and manage risk and sculpt the future


• Cover day to day risk requests, consultations, troubleshoot issues, help trading teams, deal with brokers /exchanges, investigate strategies, monitor pricing exposure, hedging execution and verify trades


• Be able to understand algorithmic trades, identify key risks, and come up with potential risk mitigating solutions


• Design, document, and drive improvements in risk monitoring applications and alerting frameworks


• Leverage programming team to maintain and upgrade the overall risk platform

Requirements:

• 6 - 8 years of High Frequency Trading risk management and/or trading experience from a multi-asset proprietary trading firm, multi-strategy hedge fund, or asset manager


• Experience with electronic trading risk, along with familiarity with exchange connectivity/trading systems


• Strong academic record with a Degree (or equivalent) or concentration in a scientific and/or mathematical discipline. Experience or qualifications relating to quantitative finance is a plus.


• Comfortable with communicating with broad spectrum of stakeholders, including traders, technical staff, middle office and external parties


• Experience with 3rd party risk management calculation platforms a plus (E.g. Barra, Axioma, or RiskMetrics etc)


• Knowledge of trade practice and country risk

What we offer: 

• 21 days annual leave


• An opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, fostering mentorship opportunities and personal growth


• Comprehensive Insurance Package with extended coverage for dependents


• Well stocked pantry


• Annual Dental & Wellness budget


• Gym membership


• Competitive compensation

What you can expect working at Grasshopper:

At Grasshopper, you will be working in a diverse and dynamic environment with a flat hierarchy. With over 100 employees and 15 nationalities working in an open office, communication is essential to performance. To keep our edge as the “small giant” of trading technology, we give employees a high level of autonomy and encourage them to get creative, take risks, make mistakes and learn from them. The sprint is on!

Grasshopper is an equal opportunity employer.