Tech Lead - Trading

We are helping ABFinance to hire few roles. ABFinance is a US-based firm looking to build and enable digital finance for the future. Our vision is to build a full financial ecosystem where digital assets, traditional finance, and everyday money management live in one seamless experience, made available to everyone. Founded by a team of innovators, traders, and compliance professionals, our mission is to bring the emerging world of digital assets to everyone. Our flagship product is a secure, regulated crypto exchange where we build trading tools for both retail and institutional clients - such as spot trading, yield generation products with a focus on compliance and security. Role Introduction As a Trading Risk Lead, you will be responsible for safeguarding the integrity and stability of our trading platform. This role goes beyond traditional enterprise risk: you will design and operate front-line trading risk controls, set and tune trading rules, and work directly with product, quant, and engineering teams to monitor markets in real time. You will still shape the overall risk framework and KRIs, but with a strong emphasis on hands-on, data-driven control of trading activity across our exchange. Core Competencies (must-haves) Proven expertise in trading and market risk management within a trading venue (e.g., exchange, broker-dealer, prop trading firm, or electronic trading platform). Strong knowledge of cryptocurrency markets and trading mechanisms (order books, liquidity, derivatives, funding, liquidations), crucial for maintaining platform integrity and regulatory compliance. Prior compliance or risk management experience, ideally within a cryptocurrency exchange or financial institution, with a demonstrated ability to identify suspicious trading patterns, including wash trading and other market-abuse behaviours. Demonstrated ability to design and manage trading rules and controls, such as position/credit limits, margin and leverage rules, price bands, circuit breakers, and market-abuse surveillance. Strong data and quantitative skills, with hands-on experience analyzing order/trade/position data (e.g., SQL, Python, or similar tools). Experience leading or heavily contributing to risk frameworks and KRIs that are tightly integrated with live trading systems and monitoring tools. Leadership in cross-functional environments: able to influence product, trading, quant, engineering and operations to align on risk appetite, limits, and control design. Factors of Growth and Impact Trading Rules & Risk Appetite Translate high-level risk appetite into concrete trading controls and parameter settings for our exchange. Continuously refine risk limits and rules based on market conditions, product changes, and incident learnings. You may be a fit for this role if you have: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or Risk Management, with a strong quantitative orientation. 10+ years of progressive experience in risk management or trading, including at least 5 years focused on trading or market risk in a trading venue or similar environment. Hands-on experience in crypto or digital-asset markets with strong knowledge of trading mechanics (spot, derivatives, funding, liquidations, market microstructure). Prior experience in compliance, surveillance, or trading-risk functions where you directly identified and investigated suspicious trading patterns (e.g., wash trading, spoofing, layering, cross-venue manipulation). Demonstrated experience working with trading data (order books, trades, positions, P&L) using tools like SQL, Python, R, or similar. Experience implementing or overseeing trade-surveillance / market-abuse controls and/or real-time risk-limit frameworks. Proven ability to lead small to medium-sized teams or cross-functional initiatives, including mentoring junior risk and analytics staff. Strong communication and presentation skills, capable of explaining complex trading risk topics to both technical (quants/engineers) and non-technical (executives/board) stakeholders. Deep knowledge of relevant trading and market-related regulations and best practices. Bonus Points Experience in crypto or digital asset trading platforms (spot and/or derivatives) at launch or scale-up stage. Professional risk certifications (FRM, PRM, CFA, CAMS, or similar). Experience using or integrating surveillance tools, real-time monitoring systems, or anomaly-detection models. Prior work in consulting or audit focused on trading / market risk.