Risk Manager

<p><span class="s4">IMC is a proprietary trading firm active in cryptocurrency markets around the clock, every day of the week. To support our expanding trading operations, we are seeking a Risk Manager specialized in digital assets to join IMC Zug. This role suits a detail-oriented individual who can work independently and take ownership of our digital risk management framework. You will have real opportunities to contribute to scaling, refining, and improving our risk processes. Based in Zug, you will be part of our European Risk team, with direct management responsibility for our growing local crypto risk team.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="s3"><strong>Your Core Responsibilities:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li class="s3"><span class="s4">Identify and manage market, credit, and operational risks across IMC's existing and new digital asset activities</span></li> <li class="s3"><span class="s4">Maintain and develop risk monitoring tools to measure and mitigate market and credit risk exposures</span></li> <li class="s3">Contribute to operational risk management by designing, testing, and implementing key controls to strengthen our risk framework</li> <li class="s3">Develop and implement policies and procedures to manage, control, and optimize these risks</li> <li class="s3">Analyze digital asset market developments and help build, revise, and enhance risk methodologies and processes</li> <li class="s3">Perform risk control self-assessments, including analysis of potential impact and likelihood of risk events</li> <li class="s3"><span class="s4">Collaborate daily with Trading, Finance, and Compliance</span></li> </ul> <p class="s3"><strong><span class="s2">Why This Role</span></strong></p> <div class="s6"> <ul> <li><span class="s4">You enjoy solving problems and tackling complex challenges</span></li> <li>You want to provide insights and make decisions that directly impact the company's risk appetite</li> <li>You want broad exposure to risk across trading, technology, and IMC's quantitative disciplines</li> <li>You are looking for early responsibility and the freedom to grow</li> </ul> </div> <p class="s3"><strong>Your Skills and Experience:&nbsp;</strong></p> <div class="s6"> <ul> <li><span class="s4">3 to 7 years of experience in financial risk management with<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="s4">relevant</span><span class="s4"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>exposure to digital assets, ideally in proprietary trading or a related area</span></li> <li>Genuine interest in and understanding of digital asset market structure, including custodians, exchanges, and DeFi</li> <li>Experience with a programming language such as Python, MATLAB, or R</li> <li>Ability to communicate complex topics clearly to business stakeholders</li> <li>Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills</li> <li>Self-starter with a proactive attitude who works well independently and as part of a team</li> <li>Academic background in a quantitative field such as statistics, physics, or financial mathematics</li> </ul> </div> <p class="s3"><strong><span class="s2">Location and Office Culture</span></strong></p> <div class="s6"> <ul> <li><span class="s4">IMC office in Zug, Switzerland</span></li> <li>A dynamic, fast-paced environment with a steady stream of challenges and opportunities</li> <li>Real responsibility from day one, with the support to make an impact</li> <li>Flat structure and an open, collaborative culture built on sharing ideas, knowledge, and technology</li> <li>This role is primarily on-site; remote working options are limited</li> </ul> </div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>About Us</strong></p> <p>IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>