Kalshi
Trade on the outcome of events
Operations Risk Lead
Location
New York
Posted
113 days ago
Salary
$160K - $220K / year
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Oversee daily trade and clearing operations across Kalshi’s current and new markets, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Serve as the primary contact for clients, brokers, and clearing members facing trade or system issues, ensuring fast resolution and clear communication
• Continuously monitor risk exposure, system performance, and operational controls; swiftly escalate and collaborate with engineering and risk teams to address and remediate issues
• Identify operational risks proactively and contribute to the development and refinement of automated monitoring and exception-handling systems
• Lead or participate in incident response, root-cause analyses, and post-mortems, ensuring actionable outcomes and continuous operational improvements
• Partner cross-functionally with other teams to drive continuous improvement in risk management processes, documentation, and governance, enhancing Kalshi’s operational resilience and compliance posture
• Support new clearing and risk initiatives aligned with Kalshi’s growth strategy and expansion into new markets and trading products
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a 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, ideally at a clearing house, trading firm, an exchange or a FCM
- Strong analytical capabilities and technical proficiency, including advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, macros) and a basic understanding of financial technology systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; capable of working effectively across technical and non-technical teams
- Detail-oriented mindset with the ability to balance daily operational rigor and long-term risk strategy
- Bonus: Experience working with clearing or exchange systems in a regulated environment
- Bonus: Interest in financial innovation, derivatives, and the future of event-based trading.
Benefits
- equity
- benefits
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