Backed by Sequoia, Y Combinator and a16z.
About the role
Own and continuously refine Kalshi Prime's margin methodology so required margin reflects actual position risk Monitor customer positions and concentration in real time, setting house margin above exchange minimums where risk calls for it
What they're looking for
- Direct experience managing a risk function at an FCM, absent that, CFTC Swap Dealer risk experience is the next closest fit
- 4-7 years of experience minimum with a track record as a decision-maker and approver in a risk function
- Deep fluency in risk and margin models, with the ability to build them yourself
- Strong grounding in derivatives and financial markets, comfortable working with concepts like VaR
- Ability to independently build risk scenarios and forecasts, like modeling residual interest
- Working knowledge of the relevant regulatory landscape, or the ability to get up to speed on it fast
More about this role
Kalshi has defined a new category: prediction markets. Kalshi allows people to trade on the outcome of any events and turn any question about the future into a financial asset. Kalshi fought for years and legalized prediction markets in the US for the first time in history, is currently the fastest growing financial market in America, and has thousands of markets across politics, economics, financials, weather, tech, AI, culture and more.
We believe prediction markets have the potential to be the largest financial market because they turn anything into a financial position.
Our vision: well… build the largest financial market on the planet.
Our mission: bring more truth to the world through the power of markets.
Our culture is simple: we hire really talented people, work really hard, and enjoy the climb. We are looking for ambitious and exceptional people to join our (relatively small) team to help us build the next generation of financial markets.
As Kalshi Prime scales, our Risk role will strengthen and build out the risk function to match that growth.
This role is about staying ahead of customer exposure: refining margin methodology so it keeps pace with position risk, building...
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