Tech Stack

Description

You will lead trading credit risk oversight for margin lending and options trading at Altruist, setting risk strategy and managing exposure during steady-state and market stress. You'll partner with Trading, Product, Engineering, and Compliance to build a scalable risk framework and mentor a team of risk professionals.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in trading credit risk, margin risk, or brokerage risk management
• Deep, hands-on expertise in margin lending and options trading
• Strong understanding of customer leverage, options strategies, and liquidation mechanics
• Experience managing OCC collateral and clearing risk requirements and familiarity with OCC Encore
• Extensive experience in a second-line risk oversight or independent risk function
• Proven people leadership experience, including managing managers or leading larger teams
• Ability to make sound risk decisions under pressure and during volatile market conditions
• Strong executive communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Excellent judgment, strategic thinking, and operational discipline
• Series 7 and Series 63 required
• Series 24 and Series 4 required
• Series 57 required, or ability to obtain within 90 days of employment

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership for trading credit risk oversight related to margin lending and options trading
• Set and maintain credit risk strategy, limits, thresholds, and escalation frameworks
• Oversee monitoring of customer leverage, buying power, margin balances, and options exposure
• Lead response to market stress events, including elevated margin calls, forced liquidations, and systemic risk scenarios
• Review and challenge margin methodologies, options risk frameworks, and liquidation strategies
• Serve as a senior escalation point for high-risk accounts, complex scenarios, and firm-wide credit risk events
• Oversee and manage collateral requirements and firm obligations at The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
• Partner with Trading, Product, and Engineering on risk rule changes, automation, and platform enhancements
• Lead preparation and presentation of credit risk reporting to senior leadership and risk committees
• Support and lead regulatory exams, audits, and supervisory interactions
• Own and maintain credit risk policies, WSPs, and governance documentation
• Lead, mentor, and develop managers and analysts; build a strong, resilient risk team
• Drive continuous improvement of risk analytics, controls, and monitoring tools