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Risk Manager - Digital Assets

Switzerland·Zugmid

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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.

Responsibilities

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→Identify and manage market, credit, and operational risks across IMC's existing and new digital asset activities
→Maintain and develop risk monitoring tools to measure and mitigate market and credit risk exposures
→Contribute to operational risk management by designing, testing, and implementing key controls to strengthen our risk framework
→Develop and implement policies and procedures to manage, control, and optimize these risks
→Analyze digital asset market developments and help build, revise, and enhance risk methodologies and processes
→Perform risk control self-assessments, including analysis of potential impact and likelihood of risk events
→Collaborate daily with Trading, Finance, and Compliance

You enjoy solving problems and tackling complex challenges
You want to provide insights and make decisions that directly impact the company's risk appetite
You want broad exposure to risk across trading, technology, and IMC's quantitative disciplines
You are looking for early responsibility and the freedom to grow

Requirements

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3 to 7 years of experience in financial risk management with relevant exposure to digital assets, ideally in proprietary trading or a related area
Genuine interest in and understanding of digital asset market structure, including custodians, exchanges, and DeFi
Experience with a programming language such as Python, MATLAB, or R
Ability to communicate complex topics clearly to business stakeholders
Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills
Self-starter with a proactive attitude who works well independently and as part of a team
Academic background in a quantitative field such as statistics, physics, or financial mathematics

IMC office in Zug, Switzerland
A dynamic, fast-paced environment with a steady stream of challenges and opportunities
Real responsibility from day one, with the support to make an impact
Flat structure and an open, collaborative culture built on sharing ideas, knowledge, and technology
This role is primarily on-site; remote working options are limited

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.