Head of Product – Risk Management Platform (CFD & Crypto Markets)

Management & Operations
United Arab Emirates
January 8, 2026
Full Time

Job Overview

Job Description

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Overview

Employment: Full-time

Remote: Yes (remote-first)

Timezone: GMT+3 ±1

About the Role

The company islooking for a hands-on Head of Product to lead the evolution of their institutional risk management platform used in CFD, FX, and crypto trading.

The platform already exists — it has a solid technical foundation and an experienced development team — but its current functionality does not meet their standards. Your mission will be to transform it into a best-in-class institutional-grade risk engine, capable of real-time monitoring, compliance reporting, and scalable performance across thousands of instruments and accounts.

This is a high-impact, high-ownership role — ideal for a product leader who has already built or scaled similar systems and is ready to make a strategic difference.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the full product lifecycle of the risk management platform;
  • Collaborate closely with engineering (backend, frontend, DevOps, QA), CTO, and trading / business stakeholders;
  • Translate institutional trading and risk workflows into clear, detailed product specifications;
  • Implement and optimize real-time margining, leverage, netting, VAR, NOP, exposure, and P&L logic;
  • Oversee integrations with MetaTrader, cTrader, PrimeXM, OneZero, FIX API, and liquidity providers;
  • Continuously benchmark the platform against industry leaders like Murex, Calypso, and Imagine;
  • Influence the team structure and product budget — including hiring if appropriate;
  • Define and prioritize the product roadmap using agile methodologies (SAFE knowledge is a plus);
  • Ensure full alignment with institutional client requirements, auditor standards, and regulatory expectations.

Team Composition

  • CTO;
  • Backend and frontend developers;
  • DevOps and QA engineers;
  • No in-house quants currently — potential for future collaboration or advisory.

Requirements

  • 5–10 years of experience in fintech, trading infrastructure, or risk system product management;
  • Solid domain knowledge in CFD, FX, or crypto markets;
  • Deep understanding of risk and trading metrics : VAR, margining, net open position (NOP), exposure, real-time P&L;
  • Experience with platforms like Murex, Calypso, Imagine, OneZero, PrimeXM, or FIX protocols;
  • Proven ability to deliver complex financial products in an institutional environment;
  • Technical fluency — able to communicate effectively with engineers and understand system architecture;
  • Strong academic background in Finance, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related fields;
  • Fluent English (C1 / C2).

Nice to Have

  • Experience building institutional-grade b2b risk platforms from scratch;
  • Background in regulated high-risk industries : brokerage, crypto, FX, etc.;
  • Experience leading a team of product managers or cross-functional squads;
  • Familiarity with compliance workflows, audit trails, and reporting standards;
  • SAFE 6.0 or scaled agile delivery experience.

Success in This Role Means

You will have transformed a structurally sound but functionally weak platform into a high-performance, scalable, and regulator-ready institutional risk engine, ready to support a global trading operation across asset classes and client types.

What They Offer

  • Remote-first work environment within GMT+3 ±1;
  • A critical product role with direct influence over product vision, roadmap, and team building;
  • Close collaboration with company leadership — CTO, product heads, trading teams;
  • An opportunity to reshape and scale a real-time, data-heavy financial product;
  • Agile, non-bureaucratic environment focused on delivery and excellence;
  • Long-term mission to become a benchmark in institutional-grade trading infrastructure.

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2025-12-15 11:05:20

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