Manager, Trading Credit Risk (Margin & Options) at Altruist · LumiJobs

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Altruist is launching and scaling Margin and Options, two of the most risk-intensive capabilities at a modern custodian. We're hiring a Manager, Trading Credit Risk (Margin & Options) to own the credit and market risk framework that keeps these products safe: house margin requirements, stress testing, concentration and liquidity surveillance, and the escalation decisions that protect clients and the firm.
This role sits within the Trading & Brokerage Operations organization and reports to [reporting manager]. It is an individual contributor role, not a people leadership role. You will own the credit risk function end to end, write the playbook, and set the standard that a future team will run. It is built for someone who aspires to lead and wants to earn that seat by building the function first.
If you want to own the risk framework behind margin and options at a fast-growing custodian, with a clear path toward leadership, this role offers meaningful scope.
As Manager, Trading Credit Risk (Margin & Options), you will be accountable for identifying, measuring, and acting on credit and market risk across margin and options accounts. You will also be a core builder: deeply embedded with Product and Engineering as risk controls are designed, tested, and launched.
Margin & Credit Risk Oversight
Own daily credit risk surveillance across margin accounts using Stream Credit Monitor (SCM) and Sterling Risk Monitor (SRM)
Design, calibrate, and maintain house margin requirements, including security-level and account-level add-ons
Monitor concentration, liquidity, and volatility risk and run stress scenarios on the book
Set and maintain collateral treatment across security types, including haircuts, liquidity tiers, and concentration limits for fixed income positions held as margin collateral
Approve margin requirement changes, extensions of time, and exception cases, and own the rationale behind each decision
Review debit balance trends and escalate accounts approaching liquidation thresholds
Direct the Trade Desk on liquidation decisions, sequencing, and timing when accounts must be brought back into compliance

Manager, Trading Credit Risk (Margin & Options)

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Altruist

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