Trading Risk Manager

Job descriptionRole Overview:The Trading Risk Manager is responsible for managing the Company's trading risk exposure across its FX and CFD brokerage operations, with a primary focus on protecting trading profitability, controlling market and client-related risks, and maintaining the stability and integrity of the trading environment.The role requires strong hands-on experience in retail brokerage risk management, including client flow analysis, exposure monitoring, hedging and book management, identification of toxic or high-risk trading behavior, and P&L optimization.The Trading Risk Manager will work closely with the Trading, Dealing, Technology, Database, Operations, and Management teams to continuously improve the Company's risk-management framework, monitoring capabilities, and trading infrastructure, particularly across MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5).Key Responsibilities:Monitor and analyze retail trading flows, market exposure, client P&L, and overall trading risk across FX and CFD products.Identify high-risk, abnormal, toxic, arbitrage, or other trading behaviours that may impact the Company's exposure or profitability.Manage and optimize A-Book, B-Book, and hybrid risk strategies, including internalization and external hedging decisions.Monitor hedging performance, execution quality, liquidity conditions, and trading P&L to identify risks and optimization opportunities.Establish and maintain appropriate exposure limits, risk parameters, alerts, and escalation procedures.Conduct trading analysis, scenario assessments, and stress testing to support risk-management decisions.Work closely with Database and Development teams to develop and enhance risk monitoring tools, dashboards, alerts, and automated controls.Support risk-related configuration and monitoring across MT4/MT5, including leverage, margin, symbols, trading groups, and execution settings.Provide senior management with regular reporting and strategic recommendations on trading exposure, risk trends, and risk-adjusted profitability.Stay informed of market developments, regulatory requirements, liquidity conditions, and technologies relevant to brokerage risk management.Qualifications & ExperienceBachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.Strong experience in trading risk, dealing, or risk management within an FX/CFD brokerage.Solid understanding of retail brokerage models, including A-Book, B-Book, hybrid-book, internalization, and hedging strategies.Strong knowledge of retail trading flows, client behaviour, market exposure, and trading P&L analysis.Hands-on experience with MT4 and/or MT5 and an understanding of trading and risk-related platform configurations.Experience working with liquidity providers, bridges, aggregators, or execution infrastructure is an advantage.Proven ability to analyze complex trading data and translate findings into practical risk-management actions.Experience collaborating with developers, database teams, or data analysts to develop risk-monitoring solutions.Strong analytical, decision-making, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.