Head of Market Risk (Decibel)

Remote, USA • Full-time • Posted 2026-05-04

The Head of Market Risk (Decibel) is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing and enhancing the firm’s risk management framework across market, trading, and exchange operational risks.
This individual will ensure robust risk controls, real-time monitoring, and crisis response mechanisms while working closely with engineering, trading, and executive teams.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in derivatives risk modeling, crypto markets, and financial engineering, with prior experience at top-tier trading firms, exchanges, or investment banks.

Crypto Derivatives Exchanges: Binance, Bybit, OKX, dYdX, Deribit, BitMEX, Hyperliquid.
Years of Experience: VP - MD level experience. 6+ years of experience.
Traditional Finance: Senior market risk roles at investment banks (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan) or prop trading firms (Jump Trading, Jane Street, DRW, Citadel).
Options & Derivatives Trading: Experience in options trading, index arbitrage, or volatility strategies.
Crypto Hedge Funds & Market Makers: Wintermute, Cumberland, Amber Group, etc.
Fintech & DeFi: Risk professionals from Robinhood, BlockFi, Aave, Compound, or similar platforms.
Degrees: Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, Actuarial Science, or related fields.
Quantitative Expertise: Strong foundation in statistics, probability, and financial modeling.
Experience in derivatives pricing, risk modeling (VaR, Greeks, stress testing).
Programming skills (Python, or similar) for risk analytics and automation.