Risk Analyst UK

We value candidates who are passionate about blockchain and cryptocurrency innovation, possess energy, act as owners, and uphold excellent work ethics. Responsibilities Monitor and analyze real-time and historical portfolio risk, including exposure, leverage, margin utilization, concentration, and liquidation.Investigate large position changes or anomalies in market behavior and assess systemic risk exposure to counterparties or tokens.Perform scenario analysis and stress testing across various crypto market conditions.Provide risk input into product onboarding, listing reviews, and regular risk parameter reviews such as haircuts, margin levels, liquidation thresholds, and position limits.Support the development and maintenance of internal risk dashboards and analytical tools using Python and SQL.Collaborate with Risk Engineers and Data Teams to manage risk tools deployment, versioning, and testing via GitHub and CI pipelines.

Requirements 2-5 years of experience in market risk, preferably within crypto, fintech, derivatives trading, or digital asset exchanges.Proficiency in Python (pandas, NumPy, matplotlib) for analytics and tool development.Experience with SQL and handling large structured/unstructured datasets.Familiarity with Git/GitHub and collaborative development workflows.Ability to interpret and modify risk models (e.g., VaR, margin modeling).Knowledge of crypto markets and derivatives such as perpetuals, futures, options, and margin trading is advantageous.Strong communication skills, especially in explaining technical and statistical results to cross-functional teams.Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.Comfort with flexible hours and occasional coverage during non-standard time zones, market events, or system incidents, considering the 24/7 nature of crypto markets.