System Risk Team Lead

3 days ago

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hytech Full time 150,000 - 250,000 per year

About Us

Hytech is a leading player in the Contract for Difference (CFD) trading industry, committed to providing cutting-edge trading solutions and services to our clients. Our Risk Management team plays a crucial role in ensuring the stability and integrity of our trading platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Risk Oversight & Controls

  • Monitor real-time trading activity for anomalies, system abuse, latency arbitrage, and other trading risks.
  • Design and implement risk rules to mitigate market exposure and technical exploitation.
  • Develop and enforce pre-trade and post-trade risk checks, including margin, leverage, and exposure limits.
  • Ensure proper controls for pricing, execution, and slippage mechanisms.

Team Leadership

  • Lead and mentor a team of risk analysts and system monitors.
  • Drive a culture of proactive risk identification and collaboration with other departments.

System Risk & Monitoring

  • Work closely with IT to ensure stability, performance, and security of trading platforms.
  • Analyze latency, order flow, and quote manipulation to identify and eliminate vulnerabilities.
  • Conduct stress testing, back-testing, and scenario analysis on risk models.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Liaise with relevant teams to align on system behavior and regulatory standards.
  • Provide input on system design and updates to mitigate operational risk.
  • Engage with liquidity providers and partners to understand risk exposure on external venues.

Reporting & Documentation

  • Generate daily, weekly, and/ or monthly risk reports.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation on risk frameworks, procedures, and incidents.

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 3+ years experience in risk management or trading operations, ideally in a CFD, FX, or brokerage environment.
  • Solid understanding of CFDs, market microstructure, and trading platforms (e.g., MT4/MT5, cTrader).
  • Proficient in risk modeling tools and data analysis (Excel, SQL, Python preferred).
  • Strong leadership and decision-making abilities under pressure.

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